amandasgramma

I live in the high desert, low humidity. Our LQS suggests putting our threads in a zip-lock with a spritz of water. She said they dry out and break if you don't. I haven't done it....thought it wasn't necessary. The other day, I had a thread that was breaking a lot, put it in a zip-lock, spritzed it and waited overnight....sure enough --- it quit breaking!!!

campion

Please tell what you use the glue stick for?

craftiladi

I mostly use my glue sticks for things like applique, temporay holding the fabric until you are ready to sew.

KwiltyKahy

glue sticks are also useful to bind your quilts. there is a great tutorial on youtube.

hoppyfrog

I keep my glue stick in the fridge and then forget it's there, lol.

carolaug

Love the glue stick tip!!! I have one that a friend told about. She used 1/4inch tape on her blocks and just stitches right on top of it. Then she just pulls off the tape. Straight lines every time.

featherweight

I use a wallpaper seam roller for my seam presser, works great.

hevemi

I dab a little glue on the center sq of a paper pieced log cabin block to hold it in place. Also for other tiny 1st pieces in PP.

MadQuilter

Mark a tomato (pin cushion) with a sharpie marker for the different needle sizes. Then, as you change machine needles that are still good to use, you can stick them in the appropriate spot on the tomato. I saw these sold at ConnectingThreads but it is easy enough to do yourself.

featherweight

Thank you, I am taking a PP class and will go up and put a glue stick in with my supplies right now or I will forget. I also read sometime ago somewhere, if you take your tracing wheel and go over the lines before sewing that is is easier to fold and tear. The instructor told me I had taught her something. I did it and it does help alot.