Things I've learned the hard way and what I do about them now
10-11-2010, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltmom04
Glad to hear that there are some engineers who are willing to be "good enough". my dad was an architectural engineer and everything had to be P-R-E-C-I-S-E!!! :)
he says he is precise, i say he is anal retentive... it has been very interesting to watch him work on this old old house, where nothing is, or maybe ever was, square, plumb or level....lol
10-11-2010, 04:02 PM
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20) There is a learning curve. One makes mistakes. Most of them can be fixed. Some of them really aren't worth the effort to try to salvage. Remember - we are only cutting fabric, batting, and thread! this is not brain surgery!
21) Some days every thing seems to go wrong. I have no idea why. The day before everything seemed to be going okay - as far as I know, no one touched the machine or hid the rotary cutters or ran off with the thread or stacked the pieces wrong since yesterday. But the machine is acting up, can't locate the rotary cutter, the pieces are going together wrong, etc. etc.
If possible, leave it and come back to it later. Sometimes an AHA! moment occurs in the meantime and one can solve the problem.
22) Fabric buying advice: (This is mixed)
a) The odds are good that more will be manufactured and available in the near future.
b) New prints and colors will probably be available in the future.
c) The one print that you have absolutely fallen in love with will not be available next week. Buy it when you can - there are some lines that seem to have very limited runs - Alexander Henry is one of them.
d) I think I have very reluctantly come to the conclusion that buying a lot of fabrics "on sale" - and not using them - is not very economical in the long run. (Not that this will stop me from buying more fabric in the future :? )
21) Some days every thing seems to go wrong. I have no idea why. The day before everything seemed to be going okay - as far as I know, no one touched the machine or hid the rotary cutters or ran off with the thread or stacked the pieces wrong since yesterday. But the machine is acting up, can't locate the rotary cutter, the pieces are going together wrong, etc. etc.
If possible, leave it and come back to it later. Sometimes an AHA! moment occurs in the meantime and one can solve the problem.
22) Fabric buying advice: (This is mixed)
a) The odds are good that more will be manufactured and available in the near future.
b) New prints and colors will probably be available in the future.
c) The one print that you have absolutely fallen in love with will not be available next week. Buy it when you can - there are some lines that seem to have very limited runs - Alexander Henry is one of them.
d) I think I have very reluctantly come to the conclusion that buying a lot of fabrics "on sale" - and not using them - is not very economical in the long run. (Not that this will stop me from buying more fabric in the future :? )
10-12-2010, 10:47 AM
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Wow, all of the ones you listed are so true. I was shaking my head on each one, been there, done that. At least we learn from mistakes what we can do to make sure it doesn't happen again. But, of course, sometimes it takes me several times through the lesson to learn.
10-13-2010, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Quilt Mom
I learned to was fabrics in retayne first - that ends the bleed factor.
It's mostly about hand-dying fabrics, but it does mention already dyed fabrics and garments.
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/fixative.shtml
This article implies that Retayne contains formaldehyde. It also suggests that it's a good idea to use rubber gloves when using the products. It also implies that items treated with Retayne may not be as lightfast as untreated items.
I definitely found the article to be worth reading.
10-13-2010, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by dljennings
Originally Posted by stitchingmemories
All are so true. Every lesson I've learned in life I've learned the hard way. I was always to hard headed to take advice from others. I've tried to tell my DD that "I'm sharing this with you so you don't have to learn the hard life lessons I did". Does she listen...................NO!
she even sent me a photo of her in it...
10-13-2010, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by costumegirl
Originally Posted by dljennings
Originally Posted by stitchingmemories
All are so true. Every lesson I've learned in life I've learned the hard way. I was always to hard headed to take advice from others. I've tried to tell my DD that "I'm sharing this with you so you don't have to learn the hard life lessons I did". Does she listen...................NO!
she even sent me a photo of her in it...
10-13-2010, 09:14 AM
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[quote=bearisgray
Every once in a while my DD says, "OMG, I'm turning into my Mother!" - but I think she is dismayed by that fact![/quote]
LOL!! A lot of DDs say that until they have teenagers or become our age and then they are proud to quote what they learned from Mom :lol:
Every once in a while my DD says, "OMG, I'm turning into my Mother!" - but I think she is dismayed by that fact![/quote]
LOL!! A lot of DDs say that until they have teenagers or become our age and then they are proud to quote what they learned from Mom :lol:
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