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Category Archives: Notions, gadgets, machines
An odd thing to get excited about….
Is it really okay to get excited about an ironing board? I mean over-the-top, dancing-around-the-sewing-room, my-lord-the-wife-has-lost-her-mind kind of glee? Because that was what you saw at my house when I set this baby up.
I was SO tired of constantly tugging and pulling on my ironing board cover, which would pull up and roll over the [...]
Also posted in Other Cute Projects, Quilting Tips & Tricks, Show & Tell
Tagged big board ironing cover, Hedgehog Quilts, Ironing Board Cover, Press-Express
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My New Favorite Notion – and a DUH! moment
My blog partner, Peggi, sent me an awesome squishie last week, filled with patterns, fabrics and do-dads. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that when I get a squishy the first thing I do is squeal, jump up and down and begin petting fabrics. However, when I opened this one the first thing that [...]
Inspiration from a home improvement store?
I know lots of quilters have found COLOR inspiration in Home Depot’s paint section, but have you ever found QUILT inspiration there?
These are Behr’s new paint chips.
I see some awesome templates! Don’t they just scream “applique”?
How about a whimsical tulip with a leaf?
Or maybe a dogwood…
This one looks kind of like a gardenia or hibiscus.
I [...]
A different source for cutting mats
This is my old mat.
It’s looking pretty sad.
Obviously I make a LOT of cuts on the inch and half-inch. I’m noticing my blades aren’t lasting long anymore. Time for a new mat.
I’ve been using the Quilter’s Rule cutting mat for years, obtaining my first one as part of the gifts I received when dad’s quilt [...]
Red and White Quilt Show app finally working!
Earlier this week I posted about how I was struggling to get the Red and White Quilts app to work on my iPod. Here is what I learned – hopefully I can save someone the frustration I had!
1. You have to have iOS update 4.0 or higher. This was what ended up being my problem. [...]
A Spoonflower Christmas
My favorite part of Christmas is giving. I love, love, love finding just the perfect gift for someone and watching their joy and astonishment when they open it. I think I did great this year, finding the perfect gift for Cindi. I got her some Spoonflower fabric and turned her into a fabric designer!<br /><br [...]
It was a VERY expensive pen!
I gave my 9 year old son the “quilt marking” pen I reviewed last week (it WAS NOT a quilt marking pen, see this post if you missed it). Since I’m not letting it touch any of my quilts I figured I might as well let him play with it.
It was kind of like giving [...]
Note to The Hubster: Don’t read this post!
I was at Office Depot today. I love office supply stores. I love to wander around and look at all the pens, pretty invitations, computer sleeves, and desk organizers. I thought about Cindi while I was there and wondered if she likes office supply stores, too. Anyway, I came across a “self-healing cutting mat” that [...]
A hairy mess
An addendum to my last post: DH brought my Janome foot pedal back. He said there was a huge clog of hair in it (I shed like a Labrador Retriever in the desert) and a heavy coating of fine white powder. It took us a while, but we finally figured out the powder was from [...]
Tension, all forms of it
Playing with my new quilting frame and midarm has not been without its challenges. I’ve learned all sorts of things, like how touchy machines can be about tension, and that it really is important to remember to lower the presser foot! However, just when I think I’ve got all the tension issues resolved and the [...]