Working Away

This monster quilt is definitely a challenge!  It's BIG.  Hard to turn and maneuver through the sewing machine.  It's not pinned as tightly as it should be either, thanks to that foam pad, so I have to stretch each section as I go, first the top, then flip it over and make sure the back is also tight.  The first section I quilted, I didn't do that. I just assumed that if the front was stretched, the back would be also.  Nope.  I had to rip it all out and re-adjust the pins and start again.  I learned my lesson!  So I have to flip the quilt a lot but it's better than tearing out quilting stitches.  I make a little "runway" between the seams where I want to sew, and make sure both sides are tight along that path.  It works pretty well.

The quilt is HEAVY too.  It falls off the table, and the weight of it pulls the quilt against the needle.  I have to work hard to keep it on the table, piled up close to the sewing machine.  I need a bigger table or a smaller quilt!