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Originally Posted by Gabrielle's Mimi
(Post 5979370)
I think it would be kind of you to let us know the pattern name so we don't have to struggle with mistakes. I always advise my new quilting students to go to the website of each book or pattern before they begin cutting to check for pattern corrections. Twice I have started patterns that had errors, so now I know to check first.
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Originally Posted by rebeljane
(Post 5979528)
I have bought pins before and some were blunt, I contacted the manufacturer by email and they sent me 2 packs of 2 1/2" glass head pins that cost $25.00 per pack in Australia. I also contacted Moda Fabrics about charm packs that were not the right size and got replacements plus extra. If you don't contact them when things don't work properly they will never be able to fix the problem. Just my thoughts!
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The more I read, the more I agree! I forgot about the plastic cone holder - <<<<LOL>>>> don't buy one.
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 5978356)
That is so funny! I actually use a toilet paper roll with a length of selvage 'string' thru it as a necklace to roll my binding onto, and love how it keeps it straight and neat.:thumbup:
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Originally Posted by QuiltingHaven
(Post 5978185)
I LOVE my sidewinder bobbin winder. I can sit and load up bunches of bobbins and when I am sewing, I don't have to stop and un-thread the machine and go through the filling of the bobbin on the machine.
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I love my sidewinder. Knock wood, I haven't had any problems with it.
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During the last 2 years or so, we began to get more info and ads in quilt magazines about "wonderful new"
quilting gadgets, to make the whole process of quilt making "easier and faster" from begin to end. And now that we get even more of these ads, I have begon to think seriously about what the goal of a quilt lover and quilt maker should be... Is it to plan and work carefully to make a gorgeous piece of art, or just simply to cut, sew fabrics together, and finish the project as soon as possible? Many of these gadgets which are on sale in quilt shops, at quilt expo's and via Internet, are very expensive. What do you do with them, when you no longer need them? I have always gotten excellent results with well-known products such as quilt mats, rotary cutter, light cardboard to make templates, pins and (quilt) needles. Our grannies and great-grannies made beautiful quilts with only simple tools such as scissors, needles and pins, to create their gorgeous projects. |
Bella Boo - thanks so much for posting the photos of the two 1/4" rulers. I do have the one on the right and that is what we were told to buy for the paper piecing class. No wonder it didn't work for me!! Now I don't feel so inept.
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My favorite mistake was Pinmoors. If you don't know what they are, google them. I paid a whopping $40 for a set of 50 yellow ones. Turns out, they are not as easy to use as illustrated on the website. They are hard to push into the pin, at least for me and some of my pins buckle under the effort. I rarely use them and would gladly return them but too late for that. Let me tell you about one of my favorites, the Sip-n-snip. It is a gadget that went to my quilting weekend and I love it. You attach it to anything, table, cabinet, machine, etc. It holds a 32ounce bottle or large glass and has a scrap bag attached that is very easy to empty. This one was worth the money, about $25.
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You are so right there!!!!
Originally Posted by jeanneb52
(Post 5979064)
ot of my "stuff" might be useless but I had fun buying it and love to haul some of it out and try it again... Some day you'll buy it all at my estate sale!
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