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    Old 05-10-2011, 11:50 AM
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    don't feel bad.....not only that can't sew a straight line.......i don't see straight
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    Old 05-10-2011, 11:58 AM
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    My lines are straight....sometimes...as long as you don't look too hard. :) I think it's a garment thing. I started with sewing clothes and then switched to quilting. I have a fairly new Bernina (so, it's not my machine either :).)
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    Old 05-10-2011, 12:10 PM
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    stop watching your needle,it will sew fine. watch your seam guide, or the edge of your fabric. my first machine 42 years ago, i started sewing on note book paper to follow the lines. the slower i sew the more crooked it is.
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    Old 05-10-2011, 12:11 PM
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    You have lifted my spirits. I spend about 5 hours putting a binding on a pillow yes a pillow. I discovered I can't sew a 1/4 seam straight. I finally have my binding in place and just need to tack it down. Thanks for lifting my spirits. Glad to know that others aren't perfect straight line sewers too.
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    Old 05-10-2011, 12:19 PM
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    No because if you are then I have to say I am as well and I do not want to say that too as I have enough defects...LOL
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    Old 05-10-2011, 01:06 PM
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    I think I sewed a straight line once, but can't remember when.
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    Old 05-10-2011, 01:44 PM
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    It's not only you...I've tried the little purple stick on strips, piled on those skinny little Post-It notes, etc. and still can't guarantee that I'll have a straight line...lol...but I keep trying, and when all else fails, I know I will have a date with "Jack-the-SeamRipper) :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Naomi
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    Old 05-10-2011, 02:01 PM
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    What makes a quilt lovely? Crooked lines!
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    Old 05-10-2011, 03:10 PM
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    I think that there are a lot of us out here that can't sew a straight line.
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    Old 05-10-2011, 03:12 PM
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    I want to join....me! me! me!!! ~~Waving my hand and nodding my head in agreement with a smile on my silly face~~~
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