What I have learned... funnies....
08-18-2011, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Sienna's GiGi
Count to ten, walk away or take a break when your machine gives you attitude and YOU did nothing wrong.
08-18-2011, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Selena
Cutting table height matters when using a rotary cutter. It's the difference between a straight cut and a wavy one. AND a rotary cutter doesn't respect you if you show fear. Don't let it see you hesitate. Even so, it will try to deviate from the path. You have to show it who's boss.
08-18-2011, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by kaykwilts
The most conducive music to quilt by is the old musicals from our parents' day. Rock-n-roll and quilting don't go together...unless you are FMQ-ing!! or cleaning your sewing room!!
08-18-2011, 05:14 AM
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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)
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)
08-18-2011, 05:21 AM
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put your quilt thoughts out on graft papers, then start. I have the bad habit of starting in the middle and building the quit as I go. sometimes I make changes because it just isn't going the way I had it in my mind. It's easier to erase on the graft than to rip.
08-18-2011, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Selena
Cutting table height matters when using a rotary cutter. It's the difference between a straight cut and a wavy one. AND a rotary cutter doesn't respect you if you show fear. Don't let it see you hesitate. Even so, it will try to deviate from the path. You have to show it who's boss.
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