She's Quilting.......

Emily has officially machine quilted her first quilt. Granted it is a small quilt (probably about 36" square)....but she managed to quilt the entire thing in about an hour and a half. She is so much like me it is scary. Once she got started.....she did not want to stop. I had to beg her to take a break and stretch out her shoulders.

And she is getting so comfortable with the machine that I find I can do other things (like cut out a pattern next to her) while she is sewing. She was a little disappointed that none of my walking feet seemed to work well on her Bernette 65. So we pulled out "Big Red" and hooked up the Bernina walking foot. This is such a great machine. I got it used last fall to take to classes and to use as basically a portable machine. The girls affectionately nicknamed it because the dust cover is a bright red canvas material. I also used it to quilt the little jacket I made Elisabeth last fall. That same jacket and matching skirt are now hanging on display in one of our local heirloom stores....because Elisabeth has still not worn it. Now you see my dilemma with Easter just around the corner.....I may have to come up with some good bribes in order to have matching Easter frocks. We'll see.....Any ideas??????