gale

thanks! How do you get free shipping? I have the ruler in my cart but it says $6.99 shipping.

Miss Patsy Jane

stevendebbie, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you by posting what I found. I just went back to snopes.com and typed in life owner and it was the first subject that came up, along with others, and I clicked on it and got the HOAX and red dot again. I'm confused too! What I read is that this was a hoax from a couple of years ago and it's been changed a bit and resurfaced. Go figure! Like my husband said, people that come up with things like that could probably make big bucks doing something productive instead of coming up with a virus that could ruin a lot of people.

stevendebbie25

There is a "slider" plastic with a needle hole, put this on your machine,
eliminates static, and she uses 100wt Silk thread (22-25 stitch/inch) to quilt.
3 strands of thread should float through the eye of your needle.
5 strands of thread lined up next to each other is the shortest stitch you
should use, and never more than 8 threads wide.

Also friction discs, place one in where your bobbin is, and controls static and jumping.
Both where available from Sharon Shamber.
I like & use both.
However, she also sells Quilt Halo, and encouraged using 2-3 halos balanced stacked together to create enough weight to control your free motion quilting on a domestic sewing machine (not long arm).
I've since found a couple tools that 'hold' the fabric better, have weight, and convenient handles to guild and also open one end to easily place around the needle. The Halo you have to work under the needle as it's a closed circle. I have 3 of these type items, and prefer the one's open end & handled.

I also prefer the gloves with rubberized nubs to hold fabric. I've tried the finger glue/sticky, don't like that your sticky until you wash. I've tried the rubber finger tips, but can't pick up pins with them. Gloves are easier to pull on /off.

stevendebbie25

SUPER find Never mark a quilt with chalk, these new Frixion pens work beautifully,
disappear completely with the iron. The pens are from 'Pilot', found at Office
Depot or Office Max or Staples. Red, Black, Blue. Chalk from pounce gets dust into your machine, requiring maintenance after a little use.
These Frixion pens where amazing

Ragann63

Martinelli 90 degree cutter. I once cut an over 2000 piece quilt for my mother in one night - no cramping. Love this cutter!

Other favorite "tool" is a battery operated mustache trimmer. Hold it upside down and run it along seams that need to be removed! Voila! Seconds, not minutes to remove seams.

misoop

Didn't know Gingher has a rotary cutter????? Where do you buy one?

MommaDorian

Can you share more about your cutting shaver? I've got a lot of fuzz left over from cutting flannel. I can't figure out who to get it off.

Thanks

bearisgray

I bought a Gingher rotary cutter. I am not at all impressed with it.
I like my Olfas a lot better.

Happy Tails

i got mine on ebay, still waiting for it to arrive = got the gingher rotary cutter plus gingher seam ripper for 25.00

Jshep

I like the Olfa 60mm best. I have a 45mm, but keep having to recut over and over. Don't have that problem with the 60. Does anyone know where I might get a blade sharpener for the 60mm? The blades are so expensive.