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Old 08-24-2013, 07:29 AM
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HouseDragon
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Aloha and welcome to the QB from Hawai`i.

You've been given many great suggestions. I usually cut, piece, and sew on a card table.

The only new tools you really need to make your quilting life easier: a self-healing cutting mat, rotary cutter, a quilting ruler to cut against, and a quarter-inch foot (preferable with a guide) for your sewing machine.

Take photos.

Keep a small notebook detailing your booboos and the solutions you find "for next time".

A Quilting Journal is nice: Photo of finished quilt; date finished (or start and finish); any details you want to remember.

Quilt Police here: If your DSM hasn't been serviced in a long time, consider having it done. Clean and oil each time you change the bobbin. Change the needle after every quilt or so. *LOL* I have to wonder how many of us change the needle after the recommended eight hours: not many, I think.
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