Originally Posted by RedGarnet222
Hi Karla,
Would you consider posting a close up of the boot? I love your boot quilt and is sure seems like hubby had a look in his mind how it should be. That is wonderful he has the talent to not only draw the boot but make the templets. My hubby would not even think to do such a thing! He thinks if you use the reverse on the machine the stitches come back out... LOL!
A big CONGRATUATIONS on your win. Will you be entering it in the other shows?
Hi,
I posted a close up pic of the boot block a few pages back as an afterthought. Hubby certainly did have some very specific ideas in mind, for sure. He used to paint some, so that artistic flair is still there; it just manifests itself in different ways now. :lol:
Sounds like our hubbys have about the same working knowledge of sewing machines. At one particular low point in this adventure, I threw up my arms and told him he could sew the boot pieces together if he was so sure they would produce a boot. He did sit down in front of my ol Bernina 730, and after about 10 nerve wracking minutes of watching him nearly kill my beloved machine, I finally took the project back over.
For one thing, he couldn't understand why the all purpose foot wouldn't sew the piping on very well. He couldn't figure out why he couldn't snuggle right up there against the piping. Thus, I introduced the zipper foot to him. He took one look at that and said, "This is NOT a zipper! It is whatchamacallit. Why do I need a zipper foot if I'm not sewing in a zipper? This, coming from an otherwise very smart and wise man who can operate just about any other piece of machinery he might encounter. :shock: :lol:
Suffice it to say, it was a very LONG and sometimes PAINFUL 4 years on this project. :lol: