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    Old 01-20-2011, 07:59 PM
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    I love your name ... AGAPE STITCHES..... What a wonderful idea in using the name for Charity donations (stitchery) May I?
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by mommafank
    Also wondering why the starch? When do you use the starch and how? Need all the tips I can get...esp about sore fingers. Tried tape but not working well for me. Thimbles seem to get in the way!
    Try cutting mole skin (found in the foot remedy section of the drug store) cut in small circles to fit your finger pad. It has stickum on the back and can be re-applied a couple of times before the stickum wears off. I'm not good with thimbles either and I do love hand quilting. Hope this helps.
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:11 PM
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    Originally Posted by Boise Madhatter
    thanks for those quilting tips Patticake & MomtoBostonTerriers: I printed out those tips!

    I am a newbie quilter but I have been creating art for many years.
    Here are a few tips from me. Patticake is so correct it is the journey that counts. This is the same no matter what medium you are working in.

    I find sometimes that giving the finished art piece is a tad anticlimactic.
    I find I feel like a new mother showing off her new born baby.
    Hearing people say oh wow isn’t she beautiful.
    When you know they are really saying wow I could have made that better ;).
    No one will ever appreciate your art piece as much as you do.
    You are the one that was there at it's conception, you created it piece by piece.
    Fretting over every little detail.
    If you wait and expect others to give you that pat on the back, with the same enthusiasm in which you created the art piece in the first place? you will be somewhat disappointed.

    I create art for me first:
    If someone finds some pleasure over my art piece, that is a bonus.

    Here is to creating art that makes our souls sing!
    My thoughts exactly. Thank you Boise Madhatter
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:11 PM
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    The mole skin is great stuff. I use it on my machine. I can't sew a straight line to save my soul and I have trouble sewing 1/4" seams so I measured from my needle and then marked it with a black marker and I cut strips of the mole skin and place it on the lines and now I have straight seams that are 1/4" and when it gets bad looking I just replace it with new. Since I'm a new quilter this has really helped me.
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:15 PM
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    Originally Posted by Jacqué
    wonderful advice................I do the newsletter for our newsletter for our guild. Could I get your permission to use your message in our newsletter?
    Help yourself. I'm glad you like it.

    :)
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:16 PM
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    Originally Posted by GemState
    My seam ripper is named Jack.........(Jack the Ripper, get it?)
    LOL I may have to name my seam ripper after yours! Jack the Ripper 2
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:18 PM
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    Originally Posted by dglvr
    Great tips. I wish I had some to add but I don't right off.
    Well okay. Instead of sitting and looking at something and wondering how hard it will be "just begin" the rest easy.
    I'm a beginner so I say that to myself alot. :thumbup:
    Great tip! My problem is I just begin over and over and add to my WIP List (WIP = Work In Progress).
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:20 PM
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    Originally Posted by Missysgottohelp
    The mole skin is great stuff. I use it on my machine. I can't sew a straight line to save my soul and I have trouble sewing 1/4" seams so I measured from my needle and then marked it with a black marker and I cut strips of the mole skin and place it on the lines and now I have straight seams that are 1/4" and when it gets bad looking I just replace it with new. Since I'm a new quilter this has really helped me.
    Hi! You can do the same thing with Painter's Blue Masking tape & when you remove it, there is no residue.
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:27 PM
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    this has been one of the better threads lately-great tips some i already know, and some are new to me. thanks for all the inspiration

    another newbie
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    Old 01-20-2011, 08:28 PM
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    I'm a newbie, and also am grateful for all your tips and encouragement. I love you ALL.
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