misseva - This is pretty close to the method I've started using. I've been starching the front, but I do pat it in. The canned starch I have says you're supposed to remove the nozzle and wash it out between uses. Good grief that sounds like work! Of course, because I don't, I get blobs and spurts.
QuiltE - Oh yes! I've been using Aurifil for a bit now. I even have *gasp* 2 spools of the same color open so I can set up 2 machines for different parts of the piecing process.
I actually did a write up on my blog about thread cost a few months back, because I kept hearing about how expensive Aurifil is. It's actually half the price of Gutermann and Mettler. Yup. True story.
Winters here can be the same. I'm honestly thinking lately though that the hardest part of winter is fall! Getting used to the fact that the house is colder, and the furnace is on. That sitting on the step isn't comfortable anymore. Warming the car up. Jackets. No more sandals. Of course like this one this year, when it doesn't want to let go is tough too. I'm pretty sure I could "suffer" with no snow. We've had a few years here where we had a brown Christmas, but it was still colder than a person would want to be outside for. I can get with warm.
So what does the vinegar do with your hair? Detangle? Tame flyaways? I have wavy / borders on curly hair, so frizz is my biggest issue.
littlebitoheaven - 15 seconds... that's a good guideline, and I think possibly longer than I've been waiting. I will have to pay more attention later today. I have the borders of the quilt that started this discussion to cut. Much pressing and starching to do.