What quilting/sewing notion are you most Thankful to have been invented?
11-27-2020, 10:58 AM
#41
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan
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11-27-2020, 06:55 PM
#43
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Virginia
Posts: 238
I agree the rotary cutter and mat revolutionized quilting. I couldn't get along without them. I also would mention . . . the internet! My quilting has definitely improved by leaps and bounds since I've been able to learn so much online. I love the resourcefulness of quilters who share new and better ways of doing things. I will never go back to thread basting (except for heirloom quilt tops) since I learned about Elmer's Washable School Glue!
11-27-2020, 08:00 PM
#44
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 282
3 square corners and a handle? I am still laughing about this! I wince each time I look at my first quilt. It hangs on my sewing room wall to remind me of how far I've come in 35 years.
I agree the rotary cutter and mat revolutionized quilting. I couldn't get along without them. I also would mention . . . the internet! My quilting has definitely improved by leaps and bounds since I've been able to learn so much online. I love the resourcefulness of quilters who share new and better ways of doing things. I will never go back to thread basting (except for heirloom quilt tops) since I learned about Elmer's Washable School Glue!
I agree the rotary cutter and mat revolutionized quilting. I couldn't get along without them. I also would mention . . . the internet! My quilting has definitely improved by leaps and bounds since I've been able to learn so much online. I love the resourcefulness of quilters who share new and better ways of doing things. I will never go back to thread basting (except for heirloom quilt tops) since I learned about Elmer's Washable School Glue!
In my case, I made the quilt way before internet sewing videos and I didn't know anybody that quilted to ask questions. But, how hard could it be...right? When laid out flat it made me think of a square skillet with a handle. Don't know HOW I botched it that badly. LOL At least I gave it a try. Didn't try sewing anything for over 15 years after that because of the way that quilt turned out. I still have it - it's hidden in the basement.
12-05-2020, 05:30 PM
#45
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 148
I love almost all the different things that you guys have mentioned previously! However, what I really, really appreciate are online quilting groups like this one, as well as internet videos.
Why? I live in a very rural area. It has been hard to connect with a quilting group in person. What a blessing to be able to learn so much more. I value what my grandmother taught me in person. She was my foundation. But oh, I have gotten to learn SO much more from all you guys and from the videos!
Why? I live in a very rural area. It has been hard to connect with a quilting group in person. What a blessing to be able to learn so much more. I value what my grandmother taught me in person. She was my foundation. But oh, I have gotten to learn SO much more from all you guys and from the videos!
12-07-2020, 04:28 PM
#48
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
Posts: 24,820
I remember seeing a rotary cutter for the first time at a quilt show.
i thought it was amazing, and i wanted one, but at the time it was
out of my financial range. I too cut up cardboard boxes of cereal.
After about a year, I did get the whole setup. those kits, he sold it with
the mat, cutter and a ruler. they were flying off the shelves. It's
amazing what and how a new product makes the world so much easier.
how did i quilt without my cutter, ruler and mat.
i thought it was amazing, and i wanted one, but at the time it was
out of my financial range. I too cut up cardboard boxes of cereal.
After about a year, I did get the whole setup. those kits, he sold it with
the mat, cutter and a ruler. they were flying off the shelves. It's
amazing what and how a new product makes the world so much easier.
how did i quilt without my cutter, ruler and mat.
12-09-2020, 12:55 PM
#49
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ranger, Texas
Posts: 788
Having only started quilting a few years ago, the quilting YouTube videos have been so valuable to me! I knew no one who quilted when I started with the help of a Craftsy class online. Then I found this board & it has been wonderful! All the tools mentioned previously were in use when I started, so for me the internet community has been my best tool. Of course, I love my Babylock Jazz II, which is a great tool.
12-09-2020, 08:14 PM
#50
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Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 4
I find hand cut quilts really charming but I made one around 1995 and didn't make another quilt until 2017, so rotary cutter for me, too. I actually enjoy fussy cutting with plastic templates but only because it's not how I have to cut everything.
Also the walking foot if that counts.
Also the walking foot if that counts.
