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What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
I thought of something else. If your sewing machine has two spool rods. Wind your bobbin & sew at the as time. My new machine doesn't do it but that how we do it in the sweat shop. I always buy two spools of thread.
I save the bags from new sheets & blanket. I put your project inside. Use bags that have zipper on them to put your projects in & not loss anything. Add on 3/28/13
I save the bags from new sheets & blanket. I put your project inside. Use bags that have zipper on them to put your projects in & not loss anything. Add on 3/28/13
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
I am a long arm quilter and one of the tips I have is I put all of my small quilting templates in the clear plastic sleeves then I put them in a binder book then when I am quilting I just go to the book. It' much better than digging through the templates everytime you need one.
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
I keep my cut out quilt pieces in zip lock baggies....label each bag
for sizes and placement. This helps me stay organized and things
all together for a specific Quilt. I also use plastic tubs with lids to keep fabrics and scraps...and, also for the Quilt I am working on.
I can easily find everything and can pick it up and go easily if need be. I can just select a baggie of fabric pieces for the quilt and sew away ....then, add another baggie of pieces to sew to that...works for
me. I have a tool box for supplies and a few office desk top supplies to hold items I need by the machine.
Any tips on storing rulers would be very helpful!
for sizes and placement. This helps me stay organized and things
all together for a specific Quilt. I also use plastic tubs with lids to keep fabrics and scraps...and, also for the Quilt I am working on.
I can easily find everything and can pick it up and go easily if need be. I can just select a baggie of fabric pieces for the quilt and sew away ....then, add another baggie of pieces to sew to that...works for
me. I have a tool box for supplies and a few office desk top supplies to hold items I need by the machine.
Any tips on storing rulers would be very helpful!
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
For binding I also use the white PVC pipe (or empty adding machine paper roll). I roll my pressed binding onto the pipe then run a ribbon thru the pipe and hang it on my neck. I also use washable glue to hold down the binding so I can sew it by hand onto the back. This way I don't have to fool with clips or pins. I just run a small bead of glue along the stitch line, fold over the binding and press it to dry the glue.
I have a peg board in my sewing room to hang rulers and other packages of 'stuff'.
I usually wear tops made of jersey so when I snip threads I just slap them on my shirt front then use one of those sticky lint rollers to get the threads off. This works great when I'm long arming. Keeps me from walking to the trash can all the time.
I make photo copies of the pattern I'm using and as I follow the pattern I mark out the steps I've done with a highlighter so that I know where I am when I go back to it. I use this when cutting, too. Y'all know how hole-y my head is.
I have a peg board in my sewing room to hang rulers and other packages of 'stuff'.
I usually wear tops made of jersey so when I snip threads I just slap them on my shirt front then use one of those sticky lint rollers to get the threads off. This works great when I'm long arming. Keeps me from walking to the trash can all the time.
I make photo copies of the pattern I'm using and as I follow the pattern I mark out the steps I've done with a highlighter so that I know where I am when I go back to it. I use this when cutting, too. Y'all know how hole-y my head is.
- shelly322002
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
i was sewing strips of 1" pieces together last night and thought...
"oooh! this is one for the 'tips' section!"!
i know a lot of people know this, but there are always the odd few who don't , then wonder why their 'work' is bowing like a banana...
'sew' excuse me if you already know this important piece of info
when sewing strips together always sew the length in the opposite direction, every time you add a new piece. never from the same direction every time.
other wise you WILL end up with a 'banana'!!! lol...
happy sewing!!
xxx
"oooh! this is one for the 'tips' section!"!
i know a lot of people know this, but there are always the odd few who don't , then wonder why their 'work' is bowing like a banana...
'sew' excuse me if you already know this important piece of info
when sewing strips together always sew the length in the opposite direction, every time you add a new piece. never from the same direction every time.
other wise you WILL end up with a 'banana'!!! lol...
happy sewing!!
xxx
- shelly322002
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
bttt
can we 'stick' this permanently to the top??
PLEASE???
thx
XXX
can we 'stick' this permanently to the top??
PLEASE???
thx
XXX
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
Ok Shelly, this will stay near the top so we can add to it and learn from each other!
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
I have decided to cut my "scraps" into usable pieces so when I get ready to stitch I will have "precuts" available without a trip to the fabric shop or waiting on the mailman to bring my package.
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
This is really such a tiny little tip but it has saved me a ton of confusion over the years.
On every quilt I make, while it's in the assembly stage, I have a small safety pin in the upper left hand block of the quilt. That way I can immediately get it layed out the direction I want to go. When I load it onto the longarm, that is when the pin is removed.
Thanks for all the great tips ladies!
On every quilt I make, while it's in the assembly stage, I have a small safety pin in the upper left hand block of the quilt. That way I can immediately get it layed out the direction I want to go. When I load it onto the longarm, that is when the pin is removed.
Thanks for all the great tips ladies!
- purrfect-lady
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Re: What is your "best tip" to pass on to the rest of us?
My Storage Ideas:
1. I store all my rulers in an old record rack I found in the good will. It sits within easy reach, but out of the way of my work space.
2. For smaller rulers and tools I have one of those picnic organizers: Little rulers and a notebook go into the napkin holder and my cutters, pens, pencils, Best Press spray bottle, hand cream, etc all go into the silverware compartments.
3. Finally, I have an Iris cart with 6 shallow drawers that sits just under my sewing table. In one drawer I have scissors, hemostats, bodkins, and the like. Another is just pins, needles, kitty treats, etc. One for threads, one for my machine attachements. And so forth.
All these things are easily reachable from my sewing chair.
1. I store all my rulers in an old record rack I found in the good will. It sits within easy reach, but out of the way of my work space.
2. For smaller rulers and tools I have one of those picnic organizers: Little rulers and a notebook go into the napkin holder and my cutters, pens, pencils, Best Press spray bottle, hand cream, etc all go into the silverware compartments.
3. Finally, I have an Iris cart with 6 shallow drawers that sits just under my sewing table. In one drawer I have scissors, hemostats, bodkins, and the like. Another is just pins, needles, kitty treats, etc. One for threads, one for my machine attachements. And so forth.
All these things are easily reachable from my sewing chair.