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August 14, 2007

Turning 30...

I WISH!!!

Don't you love to try new gadgets?  well, I decided to take a break from reality (you know...all those projects I supposed to working on) and try some new gadgets using a 30's charm pack I picked up at VQF.

The first is the tumbler....after seeing my friend Kathie's cover the the 2008 American Patchwork and Quilting Calendar, I had to try my hand at tumbling...Calendar_cover

and then I strapped on my new #57 foot, thanks to the recommendation of Brenda, and started on a quick little project.

Tumbler

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And in no time at all I had a little 30's tumbler.  I think this will go off to my little friend....I can't tell you who, cause she reads my blog!

30s

Here's my review of these tools.....

LOVE the tumbler...quick and easy to use, I'm leaving this on my cutting table so I cut up scraps as they come along and sometime (way in the future), I'll have enough for a quilt.

LOVE the #57 foot.  The nice thing about this one is that it has a little spring action in it, so it can bounce over the pins (I'm a big pin-ner).  It's a shade different than my 1/4" foot, so I'm glad I didn't change feet in the middle of a project.

Makes me wonder....what other wonderful gadgets do I have that I haven't tried out yet?  do you?

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

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this is wonderful! I love tumbler quilts :)
I love this little quilt. glad you got to play and have some fun with a project just for fun...think we all need to do that once in a while!
So do I need that #57 foot, sure sounds like it!
Kathie

Posted by: kathie holland | August 14, 2007 at 07:53 AM

Love the quilt!

Posted by: pam | August 14, 2007 at 12:37 PM

I love your tumbler quilt. I have the template too. it was a gift from Kathie! I am going to make a tumbler quilt from all the fabrics I received from from my internet friends after and the last difficult weeks with my father and when he passed away. I love your tumbler version. it is so cheerful and bright!

Posted by: lucy | August 15, 2007 at 05:11 AM

The tumbler quilt is adorable.

I, too, love the #57 foot. I have a Bernina 1530. They didn't make the #57 foot for the older machines, but now they have! I am so happy! I like it so much better than the #37 patchwork foot.

Posted by: Amanda | September 25, 2007 at 10:57 AM

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