Gray haired "old woman" and JoAnn's young sales clerk
10-30-2009, 03:25 AM
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lol that is funny. I am 34 and know what a ham is. The kind you sew with and the kind you eat...lol but then I have been sewing since I was 8 and started with clothing construction. I worked at jo-anns when I was in high school but back then you had better had known a good bit about sewing or you weren't getting a job there. now they just don't care. I was lucky to have home ec classes still in high school too but those were just easy A'a...lol I wonder if they even still teach home ec?
10-30-2009, 04:50 AM
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Crashnquilt doesn't say where she's from so I don't know her Joann's location. Guess I'm blessed, having two knowledgeable Joanns near me, here in Nashua, NH. Perhaps they know their stuff because it's a nice mix of older and younger staff. I can honestly say that they've been able to direct me to the correct spot everytime I've looked for something, even after a (dreaded) store reorganization.
Unfortunately, three quilt shops closest to me have all closed in the past two years. One has gone completely on-line, one only vends at quilt shows, and the last is gone. This is a trend that is disturbing. I like to "feel" the fabric and, really know what color I'm getting.
Anyone else see this trend in their area; i.e., quilt shops closing?
Unfortunately, three quilt shops closest to me have all closed in the past two years. One has gone completely on-line, one only vends at quilt shows, and the last is gone. This is a trend that is disturbing. I like to "feel" the fabric and, really know what color I'm getting.
Anyone else see this trend in their area; i.e., quilt shops closing?
10-30-2009, 07:49 AM
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Olivias Granny----The ham could be used for pressing seams open so the next row doesn't get "unpressed". I took a banister rail and monted it on a flat board then wrapped it in batting and covered with muslin. I use it for this purpose. Works great and don't have to keep repressing the other rows that get "Messed up".
10-30-2009, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellen 1
Olivias Granny----The ham could be used for pressing seams open so the next row doesn't get "unpressed". I took a banister rail and monted it on a flat board then wrapped it in batting and covered with muslin. I use it for this purpose. Works great and don't have to keep repressing the other rows that get "Messed up".
10-30-2009, 08:33 AM
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"I don't press my seams open, but the banister rail is a good idea. However I have a tailors tool that could also be used to press open seams. I do use the tailors tool for garmet construction. Which seams do you press open in quilting, certain blocks or all of the seams?
I press most of my seams to the "dark" side or at least to one side. The seams that I press "open" are the binding, when I'm piecing borders together, and if there are a whole bunch of seams meeting together.
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