An Amazing Benefit of the Walking Foot!

    I finally have my new sewing space sufficiently set up that I was able to pin up two quilts that I am trying to finish by Tuesday.    Both are for internet quilt-a-longs   --  the Meadow Mist Magnolia Mystery Quilt and the Plus Block Quilt Along.   I'll post more on each of those in the next week.

Magnolia Mystery Quilt 

Plus Block Quilt

     I decided to quilt both with on my Bernina with my walking foot, choosing a wavy line pattern using different thread colors for the Magnolia Mystery Quilt.  I find quilting on my home machine involves quite a bit of quilt wrangling, especially now with the machine cabinet close to the window.  (The view is wonderful but the space is a little cramped!) 

      On Thursday, I spent most of the afternoon in my two studio art classes.  When I came home that evening, I decided to really get going on the quilting and spent a few hours making wavy lines.

     I was somewhat surprised when, late that evening, my Fitbit announced I had reached the 10,000 step mark.  In any given day, I will get about 7000 steps, but I usually have to purposefully walk a few miles to get to 10,000.  Perhaps my mall walking with my mom that morning  was longer than I thought, since I knew I was sitting for most of the rest of the day.
    Since I now wear my Fitbit on my wrist, I decided to do a little test.   This morning, before I got sewing, I checked my step count:

    Almost an hour later, I had finished the wavy quilting, and had gotten the binding on, all using my walking foot.  What I hadn't done much of was get out of the chair and actually walk around.  However, here is what my Fitbit reported:

        Ha!  Apparently, using the walking foot is just like actual walking!  Who knew?  I think I'll try to slip off the Fitbit when I sew from now on!

Take care,
Gretchen