Am I the only person in the world that can't sew a straight line???
05-10-2011, 07:49 PM
#162
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I have always said I couldn't draw a straight line with a rule and neigther can I sew a straight line even though I have been trying for 60 years. I think the world is full of crooked liners or linees!
05-11-2011, 07:36 AM
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When I was making the strap for a bag that my son helped make I used as stack of tape to the right for my 1/4 inch guide and then put another stack of tape on the left - the width of the strap - so that my seam wouldn't be all over the place. Obviously that won't work for much of the piece work, but definitely helped for that small project.
Cheers, K
Cheers, K
05-11-2011, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Elisabethann
Well, I was going to add that it might be the machine and not you, then I read you have a Viking. I started out years ago with a $85 machine from Kmart? Or Walmart. Bought a new machine to finish DS's baby quilt and it made all the difference in the world. Now... that doesn't mean I can sew a straight line though!
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Cheers, K
05-11-2011, 08:42 AM
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If we waited until we were perfect we would never finish a quilt. I sometimes have a good block and sometimes I sort of make them fit, Am I all alone or is this quilting in the norm of things?
05-11-2011, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Ethel Hoffman
If we waited until we were perfect we would never finish a quilt. I sometimes have a good block and sometimes I sort of make them fit, Am I all alone or is this quilting in the norm of things?
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