Grand Illusion - Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt 2014
12-02-2014, 04:29 PM
#731
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
Posts: 4,235
AlvaStitcher, your block is so pretty! I think the yellow is a wonderful complement to your other fabrics!
I cut my yellow today, and sewed my first batch of HST units. I am so impressed with this Easy Angle ruler! I plan to head back into the sewing room and get a few more batches done this evening. This is really fun!
I cut my yellow today, and sewed my first batch of HST units. I am so impressed with this Easy Angle ruler! I plan to head back into the sewing room and get a few more batches done this evening. This is really fun!
12-02-2014, 06:34 PM
#732
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 26,146
Have you tried it yet? This is exactly what I did and I promise you it's a big waste of time. The stuff the mat is made of is non-absorbant.
From Sew Fantastic blog:
(This info is directly from an olfa dealer).
Directions :: Fill your bathtub with room temperature water (not hot, not warm, and not cold) In the water add 1/4 cup of white vinegar and a squirt of dove dish soap for a good lather. Use a mushroom brush (soft bristle brush) and scrub the mat gently getting a good lather with the soap. Then rinse your self healing mat with cool water getting all residue off the mat. You can dry it with a cotton towel, or air dry. It does not matter how you choose to dry it. (Do not dry it in direct sunlight or it could damage the mat).
The reason for this method is the materials that make your self healing mat absorb the water and make the mat supple again. Not only does this make your mat last longer, but it keeps your blades from dulling so quickly because you are cutting into a softer surface. Makes sense right?
If your mat won't fit in your bathtub, use a child's wading pool: inside not outside. After soaking, dry both thoroughly, put the mat back in the pool and let it finish drying on a flat surface inside your home.
I've also read that you should soak your mat every four-six months. So if you've had your mat for years, it might take more than one soak to do any good.
(This info is directly from an olfa dealer).
Directions :: Fill your bathtub with room temperature water (not hot, not warm, and not cold) In the water add 1/4 cup of white vinegar and a squirt of dove dish soap for a good lather. Use a mushroom brush (soft bristle brush) and scrub the mat gently getting a good lather with the soap. Then rinse your self healing mat with cool water getting all residue off the mat. You can dry it with a cotton towel, or air dry. It does not matter how you choose to dry it. (Do not dry it in direct sunlight or it could damage the mat).
The reason for this method is the materials that make your self healing mat absorb the water and make the mat supple again. Not only does this make your mat last longer, but it keeps your blades from dulling so quickly because you are cutting into a softer surface. Makes sense right?
If your mat won't fit in your bathtub, use a child's wading pool: inside not outside. After soaking, dry both thoroughly, put the mat back in the pool and let it finish drying on a flat surface inside your home.
I've also read that you should soak your mat every four-six months. So if you've had your mat for years, it might take more than one soak to do any good.
12-02-2014, 06:36 PM
#733
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 26,146
AlvaStitcher, your block is so pretty! I think the yellow is a wonderful complement to your other fabrics!
I cut my yellow today, and sewed my first batch of HST units. I am so impressed with this Easy Angle ruler! I plan to head back into the sewing room and get a few more batches done this evening. This is really fun!
I cut my yellow today, and sewed my first batch of HST units. I am so impressed with this Easy Angle ruler! I plan to head back into the sewing room and get a few more batches done this evening. This is really fun!
12-02-2014, 07:22 PM
#734
Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 6
You don't need Facebook to see all of the photos that people are linking up to Bonnie's blog page. See them all here:
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2014/...up-part-1.html
You do need and account w/ Flicker, Pinterest or your own blog if you want to post your own progress on Bonnie's site.
I'm still gathering fabric-and waffling between pinks or reds.
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2014/...up-part-1.html
You do need and account w/ Flicker, Pinterest or your own blog if you want to post your own progress on Bonnie's site.
I'm still gathering fabric-and waffling between pinks or reds.
12-03-2014, 03:49 AM
#739
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Maryland
Posts: 539
I was was surprised how quickly they started coming together once I got the HST finished. I have 30ish finished, but won't have much time to work on them between now and Friday. I don't like not having one step finished before I start the next, even though that's what she recommends if you only have limited time.
12-03-2014, 05:35 AM
#740
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nawth o' Boston
Posts: 1,879
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