Quilting tips for beginners
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Comments (6)I mostly lurk here but today's my day off so I have some time.I don't have a Janome but most machines are basicly the same. Machine applique leave the feed dogs up. Just go slow and you'll have time to move your fabric. My machine will just make the blanket stitch in one dirction some machines will do both directions so you need to figure that out. The zig zag foot should have a wide enough opening that you will be able to make as big a blanket stitch as you want but I always slowly check this out so I don't break a needle. If you want to do a satin stitch you will still leave the feed dogs up and let them help you feed the material through the machine. Threading if its hard to get the spool thread below the foot just pull it to the side and hang onto it while you take the first couple of stitches. Curved piecing I wouldn't use the darning foot just use the regular foot and go slowly to feed the material in. Its something that takes practice. I use my darning foot only when I want to free motion quilt and thats when you drop the feed dogs. When you do free motion quilting you are in control of feeding the material threw the machine and thats the tricky thing to learn so that you get nice looking stitches. Hope some of this helps, just keep playing with your new machine and you'll figure it out. Do they have classes where you bought the machine? That would be a good idea if it will work out for you. Good luck and have fun! Peg...See Morenew snake plant- total beginner in need of tips!
Comments (14)If the soil is peaty, I'd repot it again now too. With those *GIANT* windows, anything that doesn't require significant direct sun should do well. If you plan to live there indefinitely, (I'd have to be dragged out, kicking & screaming...) and you'd enjoy more plants, you might look at a few that are usually too big for the average home/window, like Monstera deliciosa, and bird of paradise (Strelitzia, there are several diff species.) Trees like various types of Dracaena, Schefflera (actinophylla is the bigger one,) and China doll (Radermachera) are usually fairly easy to find. Palms! I need to click submit now before I start rhapsodizing about the plants you could hang...!...See Moretips advise for a very beginner
Comments (9)Good thing you told us. Do not use pencil. Use a stick about 0.5 cm thick. Just kidding. Looks like your steps are just fine except for burying the seed. They just need to be lightly covered and in some cases, even just sitting on the soil medium. Since you plan to germinate them indoors and raise them indoors, you should consider the proper indoor lighting also....See MoreEspalier Beginner Seeking Tips!
Comments (2)M111 is a good rootstock for many regions. You do not want rootstock that is too dwarf either. You'd rather have tree that is vigorous enough to cover the area than having a non-vigorous tree that fail to reach the coverage you want. Espalier pruning method will help to keep the tree size in check when using a more vigorous rootstock. Fuji on M111 tends to take many years to fruit. Honeycrisp requires high chill hour to do well. If you have 800-1000hr of chill hours, that should be okay. Also, I have read that it does not like hot weather, especially during ripening time. Google Espalier Apple Trees Rework and you'll get some useful info. I have also read that not to do apple espalier on south facing wall because of excessive heat. Of course it depends on your location. Multi grafted tree not custom to your situation is a bad idea. Usually the grafts are placed so you get branches in all different directions. For espalier, you only want them to grow in two opposite directions. You can buy one tree and do your own grafting as the tree grows. If I were you, I'd do some research to look for variety suited to your locale. Google "apple variety suggestions for the southeast zone 7b/8a" For espalier, especially one for a shape to suit your situation, it's better to start with a whip, with no branches, a bareroot tree planted in winter/ end of winter. I recommend the book American Horticultural Society Pruning & Training to learn about pruning and training for espalier trees....See Moregrammyp
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