Comments on: Progress http://emptybobbins.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/29/ adventures in fabric addiction Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Char http://emptybobbins.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/29/#comment-33 Char Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:59:26 +0000 http://emptybobbins.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/29/#comment-33 Hello! What a delightful surprise to learn that you are a middle school teacher! Me, too! Right now I am at home with my little boy, so I am not working at school (for a couple more years), but I am a teacher at heart, no matter where I am. Anyway, I was drawn to your bags and quilts, etc.--they are gorgeous! I am chomping at the bit to buy a new sewing machine, but since I'm not working, funds are a little low... so I was wondering whether you find all the fancy stitches to be useful on your machine? How do you do most of the quilting on your quilts--is it free motion? I'm a bit of a beginner at quilting, but so eager to try some new things. Anyway, I know that you are busy with school going full tilt boogie, but if you'd like to reply to me, I would really enjoy hearing what you'd recommend. (My current machine is from the cold war era--a workhorse, but not sophisticated enough for fancy stitches, free motion, and probably more cool stuff I don't know how to do yet.) Thanks for posting your beautiful, inspiring work! Best, Char Schmoker Hello!

What a delightful surprise to learn that you are a middle school teacher! Me, too! Right now I am at home with my little boy, so I am not working at school (for a couple more years), but I am a teacher at heart, no matter where I am.

Anyway, I was drawn to your bags and quilts, etc.–they are gorgeous! I am chomping at the bit to buy a new sewing machine, but since I’m not working, funds are a little low… so I was wondering whether you find all the fancy stitches to be useful on your machine? How do you do most of the quilting on your quilts–is it free motion? I’m a bit of a beginner at quilting, but so eager to try some new things. Anyway, I know that you are busy with school going full tilt boogie, but if you’d like to reply to me, I would really enjoy hearing what you’d recommend. (My current machine is from the cold war era–a workhorse, but not sophisticated enough for fancy stitches, free motion, and probably more cool stuff I don’t know how to do yet.)

Thanks for posting your beautiful, inspiring work!
Best,
Char Schmoker

]]> By: Helen Simpson http://emptybobbins.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/29/#comment-30 Helen Simpson Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:48:18 +0000 http://emptybobbins.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/29/#comment-30 Ohhhh, I love the colour combination for the note taker! Very nice! Ohhhh, I love the colour combination for the note taker! Very nice!

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