The fabric isn't really green, it's just a poorly-lit shot with an iPod camera.
Even though I was having a good time by the end, this might be the last free motion project I do on my Singer 27. On Saturday I'm going to go pick up a new (well, new to me, it's really over 90 years old) Singer model 115. Because of the way the bobbin it situated it's very conducive to free motion quilting, so that will likely be my quilting machine, which means the 27 will be for piecing.
I know, it's kind of weird to have two machines for two different jobs. But I usually have two or more projects that I'm working on at once, and I like the idea of having a machine all set up with the right thread, foot, and tension settings for whatever I'm doing.
Of course, since space is limited in my little sewing corner of the basement, that means that my electric machine will have to be removed from its cabinet, put into a case, and stored on a shelf. Not that long ago I was writing about being nervous about putting my modern Brother machine away and using nothing but vintage machines. Now I'm going to have nothing set up but non-electric machines. I guess my attitude has changed!
I still have to do some straight-line quilting on the border of the quilt, but then it'll be ready for binding. Hopefully I can make friends with my new 115 by getting started on quilting my Dresden plate quilt. I'm nervous about quilting that one, but nothing will get better by putting it off.
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