HI Teresa,
Did that other block make it to you yet? I sure hope so.. I mailed it the day 
after I mailed the first one out.  It was much better than the first one 
IMHO. 
*** Quoting Teresa Herman to Julia Sidebottom dated 08-14-97 ***
> Hi Julia:
> 
> I just took a serger class last night.  Traded in my previous serger on
> an 
> elna 5 thread serger, and took my beginning class.  Discovered two new 
> things 
> in the class.  1)  The looper has a piece you push down to make it 
> easier to 
> thread, and 2) if you adjust your differential feed to a 2 and your 
> stitch 
> length to as little as possible, (I think this is the way), that you 
> can 
> gather on the serger, and it looks really neat.
Wow! It sounds as though you are going to have loads of fun with your new 
serger!  I know I would be lost anymore without mine... and the one I have 
now is my second one! I sort of wore the first one out ... I never thought 
that I would fall in love with a serger the way I did! Now I would not be 
with out one for my sewing needs and wants.  
  I have not taken any classes on using my serger, but I have a "fair" viedo 
that came with it that explains many of these techniques... and so I have 
played with a few of them...  I also use it from time to time for making 
quilt blocks... I believe some here have received blocks I did on the 
serger... I really like the finished look of blocks done on the serger... and 
yes, the stitches can be adjusted so that they give a good solid   stitch to 
a quilt block.
*** Quoting Teresa Herman to Julia Sidebottom dated 08-14-97 ***
> I got a chance to make a top for the neighbor's great granddaughter.  
The top for your neighbor's ggd sounds wonderful!!! I have some fabric here I 
put aside to make my self a summer dress but I just have not gotten around to 
it yet... and the summer will be over if I don't get on the ball and make it 
soon!  I just need to get some more energy first so that I can complete this 
project.  
  I just have  so many things craft wise and sewing wise going all 
at the same time all the time.  It does make it hard to get to the necessity 
sewing  though ...
 Right now I am diligently trying to organized all my fabrics and such.  I am 
finding this to be a bit of a challenge! Something I had not expected... but 
I want to utilize every inch of this space as best as possible.. 
Which reminds me I need to get off the puter and get back over there and do 
my thing!
Julia
--- He Lives! 
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