Here is another UFO that finally got finished; it will go on the CharityQuiltsBeginAtHome blog page and on the stack of
"warmies" waiting for new homes!

THE EAGLE FLIES

Ok, there is the little fellow, all done, bead work added and tweeked and ready to go to his new owner. He turned out rather well; learned a LOT about foundation piecing and cross hatching but really like the look........comments welcome..................ticia

The Eagle Almost Ready To Fly

Next post will show the eagle; he/she is done and only the binding and beading and signature is left to be done. Cross hatch became the choice and now that it's done; it was the perfect choice; stippling would have been way too busy for this little fellow is busy enough, just flying along, where to, we don't know, but the recipient of it, will. It's a birthday present for my Cousin, Rita and represents her tribal name. I like to think she will like it.........................ticia

I Love My Walking Foot!

Well, we put away the cute little expensive stipple foot and drug out the walking foot, remembering to go to "other people's" pages for GOOD instructions, as Bernina instructions are the pits and we did a trial run. Not having any masking tape (oh, remember this statement)
we used a 1" strip of muslin and pinned it for something to sew by.

This worked, we are happy again......................then we decide to splurge the .78 cents and buy a roll of masking tape.........................have you ever really READ those dimensions? You can no longer buy at Wal Mart a one inch roll of masking tape without going into the cutesy blue 2.88 tape. You can .75 and .90 but not 1.00..................grrrrrrrrrr So, wanting to finish the eagle that was redeemed from the black hole of UFO's, I gave in and bought the stuff; had no choice, had already started with one inch and the muslin.

Bottom line, Eagle looking good, will feel better when finished but did I mention that I just love my walking foot, absolutely love it........................ticia