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  • Any Tips For Using the Quilting Tool, "Aunt Becky"?

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    Old 09-30-2011, 09:42 AM
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    I have the tool and the Barnett lap hoop.. I dont like it at all.. ugh. Actually, thinking about selling them...
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    Old 09-30-2011, 09:57 AM
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    Ok, you have broke me down, I will tell you what I use, those little cheap plastic rings for kids.
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    Old 09-30-2011, 10:02 AM
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    My dear friends in Philomath Oregon Janni Lou invented the Aunt Becky. You rock it back and forth so the needle bounces off the top. www.jannilou.com Hopes this helps
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    Old 09-30-2011, 10:05 AM
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    I did the same thing!!!!!! and I pain 10 cents for it at a thrift store. It works just as well. Just bend the handle.

    All you have to do is practice and the needle scrapes up the back of the spoon. It made my back stitches more uniform.

    The one complaint I heard was that 'AB' or the spoon will dull your needle faster. I didn't notice that it had.

    Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
    I don't hand quilt anymore but when I did I couldn't get used to Aunt Becky (kept sliding off) so I just used the end of a teaspoon to do the same thing. It was easier for me to hang onto.
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    Old 10-17-2019, 04:30 PM
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    I would like to purchase aunt Becky tool where do I purchase it
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    Old 10-17-2019, 07:51 PM
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    Originally Posted by Eileen Farmer
    I would like to purchase aunt Becky tool where do I purchase it
    Connecting Threads has it.
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    Old 10-17-2019, 08:22 PM
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    I tried it but with my own hoop. Never could get the hang of it
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    Old 10-18-2019, 08:56 AM
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    I have one here and it will not work for me since I am left handed. So I will stay faithful to my hoop and a rocking stitch.
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