Slowly -

She pokes along - LOL - ;))

I got the second pair sewn together on the LEFT side of the Imperial Bargello -

And then made the first "foursie" -

Un-sewed the next four strips - and sewed the next "twosie" -

I was asked yesterday if I pinned some of the seams or just used my fingers to match them -

I don't pin - I just use my fingers to match them -

And since I can't hold the fabric - push buttons - and take photos at the same time -

I'll show you in steps -

First - I take two strips to the machine -

The bottom button on the face of this machine is a Stop/Start button -

I LOVE it!! -

It beats the heck out of chasing a foot pedal all over the floor - LOL -

Anyway - I hit that button with my RIGHT thumb -
To Stop it about 1/2 way through the next "patch" -
When the machine is Stopped - I use both hands to realign the strips if I need to -

Then I "nest" the next seam - I can feel the "ridge" under my finger -
And hold the strips down with the middle and ring fingers of my LEFT hand -
Using my index finger and thumb to set up the next seam -
Hit Start again - with my RIGHT thumb -
Sew through the seam and a bit beyond -

Then hit that button again with my RIGHT thumb -
To Stop it about 1/2 way through the next "patch" -

Rinse and repeat - LOL -

I have found that I don't really need to have BOTH hands on the strips while I'm stitching -

I just take it slow - it's NOT a race -

And I only have to worry about the "next" two inches - as I go along -

I do my best - but some of the seams are not perfect -

And I'm OK with that -

Using prints is forgiving, too -

The bloopers aren't that noticeable -

Even if I'm off a bit in colors that are different -

You can see the mis-match here -

But it isn't that noticeable in this photo -

And even less so - in this one -

So - from across the room - who's going to see it? -

And if anyone does see a blooper or two -

I hope they will keep it to themselves -

Because I already know where they are - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -