One of the big things I got done was my stitch sampler. I'm in a class to learn all about my new machine, Regina Bernina. One of our homework assignments, as it were, was to complete a stitch sampler. I felt pretty lucky compared to most of the ladies in the class -- I only have 85 stitches. There's one woman who has THE fanciest machine Bernina makes. She has over 1000 stitches she has to sample. Whew! Glad I'm not her! Anyway, here's the result:
It was a lot of fun to do, and one of my friends, whom I call Crazy, watched over my shoulder the whole time. I asked her if she was bored at all. She said no! Too fun to watch!
And I did a TON of cutting. I'm 5'10" and I own a very short table on which I cut. That means I can't cut for long periods of time without getting major back pain. The house we had the retreat in had a huge kitchen island that was nice and tall. I set up cutting shop on the island and cut the fabric for an entire table runner for myself.
That's all of it! It was so nice not to be in pain when I was done with cutting!
After the stitch sampler was finished, I worked on my mom's table runner, which is going to be bargello. I love bargello, and I've made one before. It turned out pretty darn good. So I had a honey bun of Blessings that I'm turning into a runner for Mom. I already have the tubes finished and ready to cut.
There's four different tubes that I'm going to use. It's going to be a lot of fun to put together. I'm even thinking about trying to cut really small strips, like 3/4" to see what happens! Wish me luck!
And here's an action shot of Regina Bernina because it's awesome!
I'll post pictures of my table runner when it's done -- just have to add the borders and do the quilting and binding! Woo-hoo!
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