I signed myself up for some sewing lessons in a couple nearby shops. I am really enjoying them so far. Aside from the quilt top in the last post (which I still haven't finished) I have made a wallet/clutch purse (which I still haven't finished) and a block for a block-of-the-month club. Well, I sort of made a block (yeah, still haven't finished).
Anyway, in class we used a three-hole couching foot to fix yarn or ribbons or anything really, onto fabric. We experimented with different stitches but since my machine is limited in how wide it will make stitches, my choices were limited as well.
I decided to use my in-class block as a testing sample and tried everything I could think of today. I am sure I now have it narrowed down to my favorites for my actual block.
Here are some lessons I figured out along the way:
1. I drew a line on the fabric but kept veering off course. Turned out that I was trying to align my yarn along the line and feed it through. It was easier to hold my yarn off to the side with my right hand and concentrate on lining up the foot itself.
2. I need to pay attention to the guide on the foot. As long as I kept the middle of the foot lined up with my line, the stitches would catch all the yarn evenly.
3. I need to hold on to the yarn. I let go and ended up with a tangled mess.
I had a lot of fun playing with it, might even finish soon!
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