Worst quilting item purchased
07-03-2015, 05:48 PM
#121
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Ont. Canada
Posts: 457
l agree,Chasing Hawk, the purple grips that look like almost square embroidery hoops with rubber grips on bottom. The idea seened good when l saw them at quilt show...but when using even the large one, l keep bumping into it with my hopping foot. l use the Fons& Porter grip gloves now & LOVE them.
Last edited by stitch678; 07-03-2015 at 05:51 PM.
07-04-2015, 04:05 PM
#123
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Kaua`i
Posts: 616
Originally Posted by Mitch's mom
Pounce Pad and Chalk. Why a person with asthma would think it is a good idea to buy something that puts puffs of powder in the air... Stupid me.
Supreme Slider. Thing wads up as soon as it can.
Trangle rulers and a ruler to cut off points. Really. Such a waste of money.
I used to hate my June Taylor Shape Cut but one of the members here showed me the error of my ways. I love the thing now and even bought the one that does a full width of fabric.
Supreme Slider. Thing wads up as soon as it can.
Trangle rulers and a ruler to cut off points. Really. Such a waste of money.
I used to hate my June Taylor Shape Cut but one of the members here showed me the error of my ways. I love the thing now and even bought the one that does a full width of fabric.
Please share the secret to using the June Taylor Shape Cut.
07-05-2015, 08:23 AM
#125
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Southwest
Posts: 735
What does everyone feel about magazine subscriptions? I get Fons & Porter and American Patchwork and Quilting (I think it's McCalls). Although I continue to subscribe to these, I've cut down on others. I think I'm going to get inspiration from them, but am not sure anymore. Which ones do you continue to subscribe to? Are you finding that they are the "same" patterns--just different patterns? Trying to justify to myself when they come up for renewal next year.
07-05-2015, 10:25 AM
#128
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
All those fancy quilt marking pens. Can't see the lines on most of the fabrics. The worst was when I bought the purple one & marked these wavy intersecting lines for on my placemats. It was one of my first quilting projects & took me longer to quilt than expected. By the time I finished the first two the placemats, the lines I drew on the last 2 had disappeared. I now use Crayola Ultra Clean markers or crayons & am super happy with them. 8 colors to choose from & they stay put until I wash them away.
The other thing, though it's not a notion, was all the money I spent buying crappy thread and fabric from JAF/HL. I was so happy to get rid of huge spools of low-quality threads at my latest guild auction. I got $1.50 for my quilt guild, but am not really sure those spools were worth that much. Ah well, at least it was for a good cause, right?
I had one fabric from JAF that actually became thread-bare just from piecing. It was a nightmare to repair, patch or strategically quilt those areas. It was the background fabric for several blocks with intricate applique work. I wasn't about to re-do 10 hours of applique work on a quilt for my niece, but it was definitely frustrating!
The other thing, though it's not a notion, was all the money I spent buying crappy thread and fabric from JAF/HL. I was so happy to get rid of huge spools of low-quality threads at my latest guild auction. I got $1.50 for my quilt guild, but am not really sure those spools were worth that much. Ah well, at least it was for a good cause, right?
I had one fabric from JAF that actually became thread-bare just from piecing. It was a nightmare to repair, patch or strategically quilt those areas. It was the background fabric for several blocks with intricate applique work. I wasn't about to re-do 10 hours of applique work on a quilt for my niece, but it was definitely frustrating!
07-05-2015, 10:29 AM
#129
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
Originally Posted by NoraB
What does everyone feel about magazine subscriptions? I get Fons & Porter and American Patchwork and Quilting (I think it's McCalls). Although I continue to subscribe to these, I've cut down on others. I think I'm going to get inspiration from them, but am not sure anymore. Which ones do you continue to subscribe to? Are you finding that they are the "same" patterns--just different patterns? Trying to justify to myself when they come up for renewal next year.
10-29-2015, 05:23 PM
#130
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fletcher NC(cool, green mountains)
Posts: 646
Originally Posted by francie yuhas
A sidewinder for winding bobbins...the bobbin winder on my machine works fine and is close by.
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