What is the best thing you've bought to use or lesson you have learned...
#72
Originally Posted by incoming2me
There are plenty of gadget/cutters/rulers that I could mention.
Lord knows, I have more than my fair share!
However, the one purchase that has totally revolutionized my quilting is a book.
Crazy Shortcut Quilts by Marguerita McManus & Sarah Raffuse
I've not done a crazy quilt but their QAYG method has made quilting a real joy for me.
I just could not stuff anything larger than a 60"x60" lap quilt (on a good day) into the throat of my sewing machine without wanting to pull my hair out.
Lord knows, I have more than my fair share!
However, the one purchase that has totally revolutionized my quilting is a book.
Crazy Shortcut Quilts by Marguerita McManus & Sarah Raffuse
I've not done a crazy quilt but their QAYG method has made quilting a real joy for me.
I just could not stuff anything larger than a 60"x60" lap quilt (on a good day) into the throat of my sewing machine without wanting to pull my hair out.
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The thing that I bought that I love the best is a pair of long bent at the tip tweezers for helping me thread, remove stitching, and otherwise work in tight spaces. Bought a pair at a quilt shop, and another pair at Harbor Freight.
#77
The rotary cutter hands down. I'm called the Queen of Gadgets in our family and it is a title rightly deserved because I love gadgets, kitchen, office, sewing, etc.
So at the Sewing Expo yesterday I purchased the seam ripper that will never need to be replaced. How many times have you heard that one? Anyway it is made by Wahl, the hair clipper folks, and I tried it on one of my practice blocks and OMG it just might be the real deal. Updates to follow.
So at the Sewing Expo yesterday I purchased the seam ripper that will never need to be replaced. How many times have you heard that one? Anyway it is made by Wahl, the hair clipper folks, and I tried it on one of my practice blocks and OMG it just might be the real deal. Updates to follow.
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