Another day -

And some tension adjustments after I changed to white thread and stitched some loops. I want/need to get the tension right with this foot so that I don't have to switch back to my open-toe foot to do Free-Motion Quilting. It seems like it would be more efficient to use the same foot for both FMQ AND ruler work - ;))

The white thread doesn't show very well but it's not bad on the top -

And not bad on the back, either -

So that's progress!! - LOL - ;))

Then I tried the "clamshell" ruler again - vertically - and discovered that part of my problem going "backwards" was that the foot started to ride up on top of the ruler -
EDIT - I said that backwards - the ruler was riding on top of the ruler foot -
I had to push it down under the shaft in the back of the foot to keep the foot in the "groove" to go where it was supposed to go - after that - it was MUCH easier -

When the ruler is positioned horizontally - the stitching is side to side - and it's easier to hold the ruler but harder to stitch sideways - at least it is for me - but I like having the option of using the ruler either vertically OR horizontally - depending on what/where I'm stitching -

Then there's the part where you have to decide exactly how far to "travel" before you start stitching the next row -

I thought it would be one "width" of the ruler -

But it turns out to be two -

So now I know - LOL - ;))

I really like learning new stuff -

And I don't expect it to be "perfect" right away -

So I'm not really that hard on myself when it comes to the messy stitches -

I know that learning to do anything WELL takes time -

But sometimes the learning curve still sucks - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -