Playing -

 

 

Today I played a little more with the layout of the backing - 

 

For my Upstairs/Downstairs - Pastel Brights -

 

 

I think I'll use all of the orange on the right side -

And the pink on the left side -

 

That way - if I load it sideways -

The orange will be at the top -

And any "extra" will be the pink on the bottom -

Which I think will be a more "useful" scrap than the orange -

 

I also played with the photo issue - 

I think I have it figured out - 

I need to "edit/crop" it on my phone -

Then "share" it to the Photo app and upload it from there - 

It takes a few minutes - 

I thought it was automatic -

But I think I confused the "upload" with the "backup" - 

 

Anyway - 

 

I took two photos today and got them to Google Photos on my desktop - 

From there I can get them to my blog so it's all good -

Then I played with my new toy - 

 

A TOWA bobbin tension gauge that I got it in the mail today -

 

It was recommended by LindaS -
 

I just measured the tension on a couple of bobbins - 

And compared it to a chart that Superior Thread uses - 

Mine register at 120 and they recommend 170-200 for 50 wt. thread - 

Grace also recommends "2" for the top tension -

And mine is set at "4" -

So I've got some adjusting to do - 

 

According to them - my bobbin tension is too loose -

And my top tension is too tight - 

 

I think I'll set the top tension to "2" -

And set one bobbin to 180 -

Then see what happens - 

 

I know it's all a balancing act - 

 

And I can always go back to my "old" settings - 

 

But it can't hurt to play a little -

 

I have a practice quilt to play with - 

 

And the back isn't ready for the next quilt anyway -

 

So the timing is perfect - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -