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08-17-2011, 01:16 PM

#11

jme

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I relate to all the above but #10, you should see my house :)

08-17-2011, 01:20 PM

#12

quiltingme

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Loved it! And, those are SO TRUE!!!!! Let's see, what I learned today was.... when you are washing your fabric, don't overload your washer or dryer or you will get one VERY WRINKLED wad of fabric at the end!!!

08-17-2011, 01:35 PM

#13

Buckeye Rose

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Location: Monroe, IN

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when using spray basting, and it says use sparingly....it really means sparingly.....doesn't take much to make it sticky

08-17-2011, 01:36 PM

#14

scjoan

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Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Corner of Ia., Neb. & S.D.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Linda B

Read the directions silently to yourself. Then read them again, out loud. Then just to be sure, read them again!!

I should have done this today...Ripped out a seam 3 times. Actually had it right the first time :thumbdown:

08-17-2011, 01:44 PM

#15

Helovesme

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when in doubt, don't! get on the message board and ask for advice!

08-17-2011, 02:25 PM

#16

dakotamaid

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Location: South central Nebraska, US

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Don't let those out of the world, gorgeous, I'd never try that, quilts keep me from doing my own thing.:)

08-17-2011, 02:31 PM

#17

amyjo

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let everything set til you are done. if dh wants anything to eat go to town. I NO COOK .

08-17-2011, 02:35 PM

#18

CristyK1

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Allen Park, Mi

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I've learned that no matter how bad you want to sew, life gets in the way.

Joanns is not open at 10pm when you break three needles in a row

Quote:

Originally Posted by luvTooQuilt

THINGS I HAVE LEARNED about quilting:

1. Measure TWICE cut once...
2. Don’t cut till your absolutely sure you measured correctly..
3. I cant sew a STRAIGHT ¼ line to save my life...
4. Due to Number 3 – sewing a scant ¼ would not be favorable either in my lifetime...
5. When your rotary cutter states SHARP on the package, it REALLY is...
6. Pins hurt when you forget to pick them up off the floor....
7. My corner/points will never ever be as perfect as yours, so Im not going to compete with you…
8. Due to Number 7, ‘Scrappy’ is my best friend
9. All nighters usually end up with A LOT of mistakes and one wonky quilt..
10. While in ‘quilting’ mode, Laundry doesn’t get done, dishes don’t get washed. So you better head out to Wally world and buy yourself some underwear, it’ll be a while… oh yea and grab dinner too!!!
11. In the quilting world of scrappy quilts, UGLIES are a must- the uglier the better…
12. Uglies can be beautiful when its cut small enough to actually see how ugly it really is….
13. 99.9% of the time I will have a thread and or a fabric snippets somewhere on my body…
14. You have a greater chance of locating me by following the trail of fabric snippets i've dropped along the way..
15. When your machine is having a bad day, plan on having one too..

So, what have you learned lately??? (this is all in good fun)