JustAbitCrazy

quilterpurpledog, I didn't make these big stitch, though. I wanted it to look like hand quilting, and those berries are small so if I tried it with big stitches they'd have been cubes. On the sashiko machine you can control both the size of the stitch and the size of the spaces between them independently. This is done with the smallest setting on each, so the stitches and spaces are about one twelfth of an inch. I count 6 stitches to an inch.
GeriB, I did stitch it out with the piece unfolded, and before construction, so the backside is hidden inside the cuff. If you ever use the Magic Pillowcase technique and want embroidery, etc. to show up on the outside of the cuff instead of the inside, that part needs to be across the bottom of the cuff piece when you lay it down for layering with the other two pieces. If it's across the top half where you pin, it'll be on the inside of the pillowcase. Ask me how I know this....To answer your other questions, the sashiko machine has a setting for the pressure on the presser foot, so that when you are maneuvering the fabric to stitch curves it's not necessary to raise the presser foot at all. The pressure is light enough that you just guide the fabric all around easily. And you can set the machine for needle up or needle down upon stopping, so for something like this you use needle down. There's really no learning curve, aside from learning how to thread the machine, lol. It's entirely different from any other machine you've ever used. The dealer gave me a "lesson"/demonstration (when I bought the machine) on one of the floor models. I think that's really all that's needed.

Thanks for the compliments! I have more to make, so I'll post those soon. Most of the ones in the pics are pairs; I just photographed one of each different pillowcase.