Basted -

 

 

The Opal KaBloom panel PINK flower is basted - 

 

First I chose some thread colors -
 

 

Then - using the EGGSHELL - the middle one above - 

 

I did a tension test in the top left corner - 

 

 

So I could unzip that corner to see the "bottom" - 

 

And it looked OK to me - 

 

But the real test would be what it looked like - 

 

With a colored top thread- 

 

And the EGGSHELL bobbin thread - 

 

And that looked OK, too - 

 

So I proceeded to outline the petals at the top of the panel - 

 

Using the EGGSHELL thread in the top and bobbin - 

 

Rolled it up on the back rail - 

 

And outlined the middle petals - 

 

And then rolled it again - 

 

And outlined the lower ones - 

 

I think outlining the petals - 

 

Will serve the same purpose as "basting" - 

 

And I don't have to remove the stitches -

 

 

So tomorrow I can start with the YELLOW part in the center -  

 

And work  my way out to the outer petals - 

 

 

After I figure out why my thread keeps breaking - 

 

I cleaned the machine - and removed the lint - 

 

I changed the needle - 

 

And I checked the bobbin - 

 

And re-threaded the machine - 

 

So - any suggestions as to what ELSE I should do? - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -