I stitched on The Razor's Edge shirt yesterday.  The back and front are sewn together and I am treating it as a unit.  I needed to nail down the design that would be the front of the shirt.  It is that rubbery stuff and I had to quilt it one stitch at a time.  The rubbery stuff would grab the thread and I was constantly stopping to untangle it.  I have more to do on this, but this is what it looks like now.
I decided to work what would have been the back of the shirt.  I needed a break from dealing with the rubbery stuff.  I am happy with the progress I made on the devil character.
I played three movies while I stitched
For me Jane Eyre was confusing the way the movie jump back and forth between her childhood, teenage years, and the present.  I wasn't impressed.
Ricki and the Flash was better than I thought it would be and kind of a cute movie.  Would I watch it again - probably not.
Southpaw - Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker were excellent in this movie.  Yes, there was profanity and some rap music, the storyline was not totally original, but I thought the acting was excellent, the cinematography was very good, and the characters were believable and real.  
I took a break about 6:30 then decided to get started on machine quilting the Harley t-shirt quilt.  My machine was not sewing right.  I was getting eyelash loops on the back and I couldn't figure out why.  I had been having issues with my presser foot coming down and so I turned the machine on it's side to see if I could tell what the issue was.  I cleaned out a bit of lint and tried sewing again.  No luck - it was still messing up even after rethreading the top thread and the bobbin.  Houston - I have a problem!!!   I was so tired I almost threw in the towel.  I got to looking at the tension - I don't know what you call those pieces you put the thread thru that controls the tension, but on closer inspection I saw an errant thread inside that area of the machine.
I managed to get the wad of thread out and the problem was solved!  Thank goodness!  Between last evening and this morning I managed to get 8.6% of the machine quilting done.  How's that Glen?  LOL!!  I was just thinking I am sure glad I had taken the 4th of July weekend and got this quilt top made and pin basted.  
I now have to jump back and forth between the two projects which I feel more comfortable doing since I am so close to getting the AC/DC quilt done.  
I had to show you this flower planter.  I think it is very odd looking.  There are a bunch of these contraptions located in a neighboring town.  They are painted different colors.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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Yes those are odd looking planters. At first I thought it looked like a lighthouse.
The planters are odd but I like them!
The quilt is coming along nicely. Try threading your needle, then pulling it through an old/used dryer sheet, then knot and sew. Hope this helps.
Frank wanted to know what I was laughing at........8.6% I told him! He didn't get it, LOL.
Glad you got that wad of thread out of the machine. They would have charged you $100 to do it if you would have brought it in somewhere! Love the Harley quilt, too. Is that one going into the exhibit also?
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