I’ve taken my Juki into a new repairman, unfortunately, he only works at this shop two days a week, so I’m not sure when I will get the machine back. Before I took it in I finished the Urbanology top.
I followed the instructions for the largest size quilt. I had to adjust the background so it wouldn’t be too large. Yup, a lot of math was done.
I should have waited until later in the day to take this photo. The white is blinding and the shadows are dark. You get the idea what this top looks like.
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Since I don’t have my quilting machine I am sewing a few garments and continuing with my hand sewing.
I am totally in love with this needle turn applique. Sometimes I follow the the designs…
… sometimes I embellish, like here, where I did some more cut-outs in the center as well as applique a contrasting circle on top.
My points are getting sharper and neater. 
My stitches are really becoming invisible.
Some of the blocks are more muted.
The pineapple motif shows up often.
Now I am wondering if I want to combine the small blocks in with the appliqué or just go traditional and make the whole quilt out of the appliqué blocks. We’ll see, I’ll continue to make more blocks and then I’ll make up my mind. I don’t like to quit, and not using the Splendid Sampler blocks feels like quitting. Luckily, I don’t have to decide yet.
Leah