Machine quilting class

Shelley and I taught a machine quilting class today at Quilt Essential Fabrics in Abbotsford. I just want to thank the ladies for their attention and enthusiasm. It was a pleasure to work with you and I'm sure you will all be successful quilters!!

A little story

As I am sitting here getting more and more tired of the rain, I'm reminded of a time when I was anchored  on my sailboat in La Paz, at the bottom of the Baja peninsula. Endless beautiful sunny and warm days. Great food, fishing, snorkeling. Every morning there was a cruiser's net on the radio. You would introduce yourself to the rest of the fleet and tell everyone what your trade or skill was. I let everyone know that I repaired sewing machines. After the net, one of the boats radioed me and asked me if I could come over and repair his portable sailmaker machine. I got in the zodiac and motored over to his boat, enjoying the sun and the sounds of this beautiful town. After I had fixed the machine, the owner asked me how much he owed me. It gave me great pleasure to tell him " Nothing" When he asked me why, I told him that it was warranty. They had bought the machine from the shop that I had in Victoria about 8 months prior. That was the longest distance I'd ever traveled for a service call!! He was quite surprised and happy and we were invited for supper. We took him up on it. That's how things work when your cruising. It's a great way of life!!

Merry Christmas!!

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!! It's been great to meet a lot of new people in this last year and to continue so many wonderful friendships. May 2012 bring everyone only good!!!!Bernie

Topstitchers Club

We have just finished another year of Club. I can't believe how fast it went by!! I want to congratulate everyone on how great your projects looked! I've never seen so many people do their homework.  This year was the most enjoyable one for Shelley and me since we started Club 15 years ago. You have been a great group and we hope to see you again next year. Thanks for making this such a pleasure!! Bernie

Barbara

Hi Barbara, Your question just showed up last night, even though it says it was posted 8 days ago. I check this every day but the question area showed as totally blank for a few days. I tried to answer twice, but my answer did not show up. I guess this technology has not been perfected! Let's get to your technology. It's a tough one to call without seeing the machine. It could be fibres caught in the presser bar bushing, or, possibly the adjustment screw where the lifter bar goes into the machine has come loose. If that was the case, the bar might feel a bit floppy. I am at the Cloth Shop on Tuesdays. It might be worth it to let me see the machine. I don't think it will be anything serious and we can get you fixed up quickly! Bernie
P.S Re: hitting your hand against the foot. You would have to hit it pretty hard
to dislodge anything. Does the foot look like it is not lined up straight with the
lines on the needle plate?

Anita

Hi Anita, Thanks for your question. Thanks for sending the picture to Shelley. I'm pretty sure that you need to tighten your bobbin tension. It is also possible that you have something lodged under the tension spring of the bobbin case itself, ie, thread or lint. Let me know if this helps and if not we'll explore some other possibilities. Bernie

Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild

     Shelley and I would like to thank FVMQG for the recent invitation to speak at their monthly meeting. We very much enjoyed seeing the show and tell and can see that there some very talented people in this new guild. We would also like to congratulate Cynthia Frenette for her excellent showing at the West Coast Quilt and Fibre Art Challenge. Way to go!!
     Thank you for your attention during our talk about machine tension. I hope it helps someone down the road!