more foolish frugalities
#22
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.
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Maybe we can make dog beds out of them???
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I caught myself trying to sand the point of a pin the other day. It had a burr and I automatically tried to fix it.
Then I came to my senses and threw it away. Really? A pin? Sheesh! The piece of sand paper I wore out probably cost more than that single pin.
Then I came to my senses and threw it away. Really? A pin? Sheesh! The piece of sand paper I wore out probably cost more than that single pin.
#30
Every time I change my cutting blade I'm so amazed at how much easier it is to cut!! Still, I just hate to do it! What is really bad is when I go to empty the trash can under my cutting table and pick fabric out of it that I had earlier deemed too small and put it in my scrap box to organize later......I just can't help myself!! LOL
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