Lost and Found

Geese and four-patch have been made.  The geese are being attached to the four-patch.  Twelve blocks of two different colors. 

I have an Elna Expressive 900, Ellie.  She is not liking the layers of the geese and four patch being stitched together.  Skipping stitches in the middle where the most layers are.  Not good.

I have an Elna Super from 1971.  The Grand Dame.  She has been in a bit of retirement, but she was glad to work with me.  I had to get out the directions to make sure the bobbin was put in properly.  You can see the instruction booklet to the right of the machine.  Really glad that I knew where to find it.  The cabinet next to my cutting table where other directions are kept. 

Twelve blocks are being made in the red color.  Everything was going fine but I only had eleven blocks.  I knew that I began with twelve.  The hunt was begun.  Everywhere was looked in my sewing cave.  A bit of cleaning was even done.  Nothing.  Back to the machine I go.

 

Did you see the block in the picture above?  

All that was done was to move the direction booklet.  Bits can disappear so quickly.

Here are the twelve red four-patch attached to the geese.  Now the blue ones will be stitched.  Then the other two parts of each block will be made.  

Then there are twenty left to make of a third color.

Enjoy your threads today.  

Linking to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.