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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:10 AM
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    Ah sweet joy!
    Why on earth did I wait so long to change thee?
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:15 AM
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    I am so frustrated after I sent in two pxs of my first tee-shirt quilt. I followed the directions carefully (or so I thought) and all I see when I look into "My posts" is a thumbnail px of the quilt and a download to do for the back of the quilt. The thumbnail is not elargeable. I have no idea what when wrong. Worse yet, when I went so proudly to find my quilt picture, all I see are beautiful LARGE pictures of other quilts. Does anyone have any ideas what I might have done wrong or is it because I took the px with an iphone and sent it to my email on the computer????
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:18 AM
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    I probably need to change mine. though it is not skipping or anything. I have a Martelli cutter and Martelli blade in it and I have cut out probably 20 quilts with this same blade!!! Lasts so much longer than when I was putting Olfa blades in it!!
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:19 AM
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    Originally Posted by jillaine
    Ah sweet joy!
    Why on earth did I wait so long to change thee?
    I think we must all do that (laughter). Maybe we just love how it feels when we change the blade and out cutting goes like a whiz. Thanks for sharing.
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:21 AM
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    I was taught to the old way to cut blocks pencil,sissors,and a templet of cardboard... look how far we have come.
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:24 AM
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    I have been holding out...
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:54 AM
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    There's nothing like cutting with a new blade!
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    Old 04-08-2011, 11:59 AM
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    Some will want to choke me but I change the rotary blade at the first skip! I don't want the hassle of cutting twice when all I need is to use a new blade. I use the Grace blade sharpener before every cutting session so I'm always sharpening a sharp blade. When it skips I don't mess with sharpening it any longer.
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    Thanks for the reminder. I need to change my blade, but must sharpen it. I use the Dritz rotary sharpening system. It's been a life-saver.
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    Old 04-08-2011, 12:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by jillaine
    Ah sweet joy!
    Why on earth did I wait so long to change thee?
    I just changed mine last week ... and oh my gosh.... it was heaven again. I had the same reaction ... why did I wait so.... long.
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