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#11
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Clay Springs AZ
Posts: 3,229
I like using Fons and Porters glue stick to hold the binding to the back instead of pins.
Hasnt gummed up my machine at all.
I bought plastic baskets that you can see thru and have a handle at Dollartree. These are perfect to hold fat q.
They come in different colors so my greens go in green etc.
Hasnt gummed up my machine at all.
I bought plastic baskets that you can see thru and have a handle at Dollartree. These are perfect to hold fat q.
They come in different colors so my greens go in green etc.
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Verona , Virginia
Posts: 653
Pretty kitty I read on one of the sewing machine repair sites that you never use canned air on your machine . It can blow lint and thread into the back of your machine , that can cause problems . lol
I use dryer sheets on my thread . Take a small piece fold in half , place thread and needle in fold , pull through several times , no knotting of your thread . Slides right through fabric !
Annie
I use dryer sheets on my thread . Take a small piece fold in half , place thread and needle in fold , pull through several times , no knotting of your thread . Slides right through fabric !
Annie
#15
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,847
I use dryer sheets on my thread . Take a small piece fold in half , place thread and needle in fold , pull through several times , no knotting of your thread . Slides right through fabric!
No hints from me but I'm learning lots from reading this thread.
#16
Originally Posted by Quiltinsolitude
Measure twice, cut once. This should be tattooed on both my hands.
:lol: :lol: :lol: Ain't it the truth!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
If I'm sewing on triangles where I'm starting at a pointy corner, I use a small scrap of fabric for a "leader" - I sew across it & then a couple more stitches, leave the needle down, then line my triangles up & sew away. My machine eats way less corners when I do this. :D
#18
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW Iowa
Posts: 32,855
I bought a pair of rubber gloves (the kind you get to wear when you are doing dishes ) and use them as thimbles. I cut off one finger and slip it over my finger. It is thick enough the needle doesn't go through it but is flexible and will grip the needle. Also every pair of gloves I buy gives me 10 thimbles. What a buy.
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