Originally Posted by
Onebyone
Quilting is one area in my life I don't make do. I enjoy quilting too much. If any tool is suppose to be sharp and it isn't I toss it. I don't give a rotary blade a second chance to not skip, a seam ripper that I have to tug to cut a thread, scissors that won't cut to the tip of the blade, or a pin that has to be stabbed in fabric. I know when I pick up a tool it will perform like new because it is new.
I agree. I tried to scrimp and save for awhile, but when I realized that my husband didn't scrimp on tools - he got a good, decent, if expensive tool if that's what he needed- I decided I deserved the same. So I change needles and rotary blades on a timely basis, get good thread and fabric, and decent scissors. Sure, sometimes I try to save a few bucks, and keep more scraps than I will EVER use, but I spend so much time trying to create something worthwhile that I'm no longer willing to saw through fabric with a worn out blade, sew with a dull needle or use 10 for $1 thread.