Quilting with Unconditional Love

Published: Wed, 05/09/18

Hello my quilting friend and Happy upcoming Mother's Day!

I have surprise for you today, - I've had a goddess quilt pattern in the works for awhile now and it's finally ready!

Click Here to check out the Eternal Love quilt pattern.

I drew this goddess design the first time when James was 8, yes, long after he was wrapped up like this in a baby blanket.

But I'll never forget those first months when he was this tiny. I truly believe I didn't know what love really was until I held him the first time. That deep peace and connection and unconditional love is what this goddess quilt pattern is all about.

Now a bit about this quilt pattern:

This is written for Fusible Applique and has lots of detailed instructions for cutting, fusing, and constructing the goddess design.

I've included full sized templates in the pattern for you to trace or you can print directly onto fusible web using an inkjet printer. My favorite fusible web is Lite Steam-a-Seam 2.

Now I'm sure you're wondering about videos and I'm actually wondering about that too. I would love to make another Eternal Love quilt and film the process and share another mini Quilt Along this summer. What do you think?

Reply to this email if you'd like to make Eternal Love with me this summer!

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How to Fit Your Free Motion Quilting Foot

I'm really wanting to start free motion quilting on my Eversewn Sparrow 20, but in order to do that, I had to have a free motion quilting foot (darning foot) and this machine doesn't come with that foot in the box.

So I already had an okay free motion quilting foot that fits, but I know how to make it even better. I broke the foot in two places so I could easily see the needle and to stop the foot from hopping up and down.

Click Here to find this video on fitting your foot to your machine.

Quick note on the Eversewn Sewing Machine: We've been running a special sale on the machine to celebrate launching it on our website.

Right now you can find the Eversewn Sparrow 20 for $279.99.

On May 15th this sale will end so if this has been something that has caught your eye, maybe it's time to try sewing on the Sparrow with me!

Click Here to check out the Eversewn Sparrow 20.

Scrubbing a Singer in the Sunshine with My Son

This past Sunday was such a busy, wonderful day. We started a game of monopoly in the morning, then paused it to go outside and play.

I've been soaking my dismantled Singer 12 in apple cider vinegar since Thursday and it was high time it came out of the rust bubble bath and got a solid scrub down.

I plan to post a detailed step-by-step tutorial on this whole process later, and I've been ~~stocking up~~ hoarding photos for that and it's been driving me crazy. I like sharing what I'm working on WHEN I'm working on it!

So I've decided to just share the photos and tell the story and link it all up nicely in the end. It'll work out one way or the other.

I know it sounds crazy to soak a 130+ year sewing machine in vinegar, but I had it on good authority (Dad's) that this was the best possible way to remove the rust from the machine. It was also a great way of removing a lot of the loose paint and all the dirt too.

I enlisted James's help and together we scrubbed it down with toothbrushes and baking soda to stop the vinegar reacting with the metal. Then we dunked it, scrubbed it, dunked it, scrubbed it, again and again and again.

It is really amazing just how nicely simple apple cider vinegar cleaned up this machine! Read more about this cleaning adventure right here on the blog.

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend and have a fun time with your family. Don't forget to check out the new Eternal Love Quilt Pattern and the Eversewn Sewing Machine while they're on sale!

Until next time, let's go quilt,

Leah Day