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There will always be inventers-even for quilting stuff. I hope to be reasonable as to what is worthy of acquiring because I think there is too much stuff. I like things that have multiple uses and stores easily. But, truth be known, I have all the "stuff" I will ever need-just feed the on-going habit with fabric that is new and fun! I'm content with what I have.
Fabric that does not get dirty and so will never need to be washed or cleaned.
No matter what is invented to be new or different for quilters there will always be those that say it's too expensive and you don't need it. LOL That is the majority of the responses when any new tool is posted about here.
I love my life!
Hahahaha That is a true statement. It's funny how many things we don't "need" when they're first intoduced become things we can't imagine living without.Originally Posted by Onebyone
Billi
It's never too late to have a happy childhood
Here is a couple that I thought of:
Natural, chemical free fabrics.
Improvements in batting longevity.
Long arms, especially electronic ones, affordable for the home/non-commercial user.
Voice activated commands on sewing machines.
Sewing machines will sense how fast or slow you want to move the fabric through. No foot pedal.
Affordable electronic fabric cutting machines that do not require dies. If you can dream up a shape, you can cut it using a computer program. Even better, you can program how much yardage you have and set it to cut out multiple shapes all at once.
I'm with Jan too.....
Who knows, but I think they should have a rotary cutter with a counter, and of course someone would have done the testing to see about when to change the blade! You know how we all forget about it until it gets really bad?! What do ya'll think about this, would you buy it? Betcha would! LOL!
If a woman's work is never done....why start?
It is interesting to see how techniques change -
Remember when applique was only done by needle-turn or tacked down with a buttonhole stitch? (No fusibles way back when!)
Regarding newfangled gadgets we might not really need...
I get by on the bare minimum because I always have. For economic reasons and simplicity's sake
But if you have the means to buy any tool you want and the time to learn and use it and it helps you then more power to you!
I have been using the bare minimum for so long that I'm used to it and too set in my ways to start using all kinds of fancy stuff
Even if I could afford all the new gadgets I couldn't justify the expense because I'm not that good at it it's just something I love doing
My take on this whole topic:
A new technique or tool is worth considering.
An old tool or technique may still be worthy of keeping.
I do not always define "better" as newer or older.
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