Free Motion Mavericks - Week 130 - More of the Same

A glimpse of my world...

I am still working on the silk panels, and have nearly finished the fifth one.  After that I will just have two left to do before I start putting the project together.

Working with silk is turning out to be a bit of a dream.  There are no struggles with the weight and bulk of the work.  The only slight problem I have had this week has been with the machine, but a bit of extra oil was all it needed.  The unsightly tissue on the right was wrapped round the needlebar and presser bar overnight just in case any oil seeped down to the foot overnight and onto the work.  Apart from inadvertently letting the backing come into contact with the treadle belt on one occasion, leaving a small brownish scuff, I have managed to keep the work nice and clean.

Here goes for Week 130...

Shannon does it again!  The project that caught my eye in Week 129 was her amazing mammals of Oklahoma quilt .  If you haven't seen her blog post yet, nip over now and have a closer look.

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