My cro-jo is in overdrive

[@angiemehrtens1320]

I love the panel! You are great at quilting. I enjoy this so much! I enjoy your crochet blanket as well. I'm always afraid to was them as well. My sister made me an Afghan for my bed and I am so particular. Lol Thanks for sharing.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

Thank you for the compliments on my quilting. I really appreciate it. I only do swirls and loops so I've had a lot of practice. I need to start branching out and learning new stitches. I think it's really cool that your sister made you a quilt. That's love. ❤️

[@dgraham719]

I use sewing as way to cope also, but I get so overwhelmed with life stuff, that I can't hardly get in there to sew. When I stop in the middle of a project to put away, I make notes about where I am in it, so I can puck it back up to work on easily.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

That's a really good idea. I always tell myself that I'm going to pick it right back up and so I'm going to remember. The problem is months go by and then I don't remember. I get being overwhelmed also. I'll ignore everything and just so but then the things that I'm ignoring will start to back up and make me even more overwhelmed. It's like a double-edged sword.

[@BettyCorke]

I love the quilt with the panel. You did a great job quilting. I finish a quilt from Fat Quarter Shop, but scared to quilt it don't know what to choose from straight line or swirls haven't done a quilt this big before. 72 1/2 x 93 1/2.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

That's a pretty nice sized quilt. I tend to straight line quilt on larger projects just because I'm lazy. I know that if I do free motion it's going to take me longer to finish the quilt than if I do straight lines.

[@Kathleen_Theriault]

I’m glad someone has their ‘jo’. I’m taking a break from work because I’m writing a report and the words are not exactly flowing. 😂. But it’s Friday!!

[@UndertheNeedle282]

I've been crocheting like a maniac but I can't seem to get back into sewing 😭😭😩. I think I'm just going to have to force it and see what happens.

[@lindafouse7059]

I understand what your saying, I lost my sew-jo too, trying to get it back.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

I normally feel lost when I go a couple of days without sewing but not right now. I don't understand it! 😭

[@patwelch1373]

I hear you girl, it feels like I am wasting time re figuring out a project.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

It's such a drag having to figure out where you left off. But it's my fault for having too many works in progress, lol. I did pull one of them out though so I'm going to try to focus on one at a time.

[@patwelch1373]

@@UndertheNeedle282 sounds like a perfect plan

[@helenpeddycord2241]

Chaunda, your wall hanging is really nice! From what I could see of your quilting, when you flashed it up,🤣, you had used a light thread for the front and a beautiful blue for the back. At NO time did I see the opposite thread showing thru the stitches. THAT’s the problem I have when I use 2 different opposing colors. Your stitches appeared even as well. It takes me a bit of testing on sandwich scraps to prevent this with my Juki. It doesn’t have a stitch regulator, but I’m getting more interested in having one. Would you mind sharing the name of the machine you have and if you like it please? Most of the time, the shops where you purchase a machine will give free lessons on how to use them. We’re you able to receive any classes? Thanks for the info my friend! 💕🧵🧵

[@UndertheNeedle282]

They offer classes but I haven't taken any. I'm going to revisit that because I can't figure out the stitch regulator. I tried using it in the border of the panel but was unsuccessful. So in the main body of the panel I didn't use it. There are a couple of spots with a bobbin thread does show on top but it's minuscule. As far as my stitches, some are pretty good and even and others aren't. But I'm learning more and more that it doesn't matter because you can't see the imperfections in the final quilt.

[@helenpeddycord2241]

@@UndertheNeedle282 - Hope it goes well for you💕💕🧵