What sewing/quilting bad habit have just never been able to break?
#21
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 453
I hold pins in my mouth! My mom did, and I just learned that way! I had a little boy that was visiting while I did fittings on his sister tell his mom that that was not good. I can hold quite a few, and still talk. It is just something I have always done and have heard horror stories about swallowed pins, etc. just can't stop. I also spit on my thread to thread needles, lick my fingers to seperate fabric, etc. My DNA is on everything I make. Linda
#25
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,847
Same here.
And regarding listening to your mom about sewing over pins, a while back I was sewing on my mom's machine and she actually told me "That machine will sew right over the pins." I also remember our sewing teachers telling us we could sew over the pins. Must be like charity-crafter said, a generational thing.
And regarding listening to your mom about sewing over pins, a while back I was sewing on my mom's machine and she actually told me "That machine will sew right over the pins." I also remember our sewing teachers telling us we could sew over the pins. Must be like charity-crafter said, a generational thing.
#27
I don't place my pins right at the edge of the fabric - place them more than 1/4" back form the edge so I can pin and sew happily without running over them. I don't even pin unless I'm matching seams.
Rotary blade - how many cuts do I have to saw through before I finally change! Ridiculous.
Pins in mouth - yes.
Needle - sew until it breaks - since I'm BAD about changing stitch without change foot that happens often enough.
I always cut from the right, but that's how I was taught! Selvedge on the top - cut from the right. What am I missing????
Glad to be in good company.
Rotary blade - how many cuts do I have to saw through before I finally change! Ridiculous.
Pins in mouth - yes.
Needle - sew until it breaks - since I'm BAD about changing stitch without change foot that happens often enough.
I always cut from the right, but that's how I was taught! Selvedge on the top - cut from the right. What am I missing????
Glad to be in good company.
#28
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 862
Many of my bad habits were changed because I bought a new (and expensive) sewing machine. My worst habit, by far, though seems to be talking to myself. Not a problem at home, but when I used to go to quilter's night out or classes, it generated whispers amongst the quilters.
Otherwise rotary blade - I don't change it until there is an annoying nick.
Pins in mouth - yes
Needle - sew until it breaks
Pressing after every seam - yeah, right.
I stopped sewing over pins, as a habit, just a few years ago. I so rarely use pins and it was costly enough to bring my machine in for a broken needle stuck under the race.
Otherwise rotary blade - I don't change it until there is an annoying nick.
Pins in mouth - yes
Needle - sew until it breaks
Pressing after every seam - yeah, right.
I stopped sewing over pins, as a habit, just a few years ago. I so rarely use pins and it was costly enough to bring my machine in for a broken needle stuck under the race.
#29
I have 3 rotary cutters that need the blades changing, I tend to just go buy another rotary cutter instead of changing them
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