A late Valentine's Day present

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02-22-2016, 11:46 PM

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DOTTYMO

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What a lovely thoughtful gift. Bet the wife loved it.

02-23-2016, 03:34 AM

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JoyjoyMarie

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What a great gift - any girl would love this!!

02-23-2016, 04:11 AM

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ManiacQuilter2

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That is so talented of you Tate to make that for your wife. Yes, there is a nasty illness going across the country.

02-23-2016, 04:28 AM

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Gerbie

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Cute - You mentioned that it is like a one sided Minky. I have a silly question for any and all, I have never sewn on Minky before, is there a special needle or thread that needs to be used when sewing with Minky fabric?

02-23-2016, 01:12 PM

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QUILTNMO

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very nice!!!

02-23-2016, 04:44 PM

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Karo

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What a special gift! Never thought about making covers for my car seat...

02-23-2016, 04:49 PM

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red-warrior

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What a great gift!

02-23-2016, 04:56 PM

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tate_elliott

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerbie

I don't know about regular Minky (I made a mistake earlier, it's actually spelled Minkee), but for this I had to use a stretch needle. Singer 500s (aka Rocketeers) were designed before knits were popular for home sewing and can have trouble with them. Using the stretch needle (not ballpoint) and a walking foot really helped.

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