Sunday, August 24, 2014

My 10 Quilty Little Secrets

I have been having a good time reading and laughing at everyone's 10 Quilty Little Secrets so I thought I would join in and air some of mine.

13 Spools

 1.  I sew over pins all the time and have for many, many years.  If I break a needle (which is rare), I put a new one in my machine and move on.  I even broke the plastic guide off the right side of my 1/4 inch Janome sewing foot so I could sew over pins.
 
2.  My scraps are not organized by color.  They are dumped into a very large box or are in many shoeboxes.
 
3.  I don't press, I iron.  I don't set the seam and I don't iron open my seams.  I tried it once, but couldn't see the advantage.
 
4.  I don't like a lot of quilting on quilts.  Oh yah, I said that. 
 
5.  EPP is just not for me, seems too fussy.
 
6.  I don't pre-wash my fabric and I don't wash my quilts as soon as I am through making them.
 
7.  I love watching sewing videos on Craftsy and Youtube and I am grateful to those that share.  But it drives me crazy to hear "um" as every other word.
 
8.  I don't like to pin baste.  My few pins are placed very far apart, and I haven't had a problem yet with fabric shifting.
 
9.  I don't understand the fuss over Liberty fabrics, batiks, Japanese fabrics, and linens. 
 
10.  I like to keep my machine's bobbin area clean and lint free.
  
What about you?  Have you any little quilty secrets to share?

7 comments:

  1. Amen sister! lol
    dusty911@telus.net

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  2. Don't you feel better airing your dirty laundry?! Haha

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  3. #1 - laughing cas I ripped of that guide too!
    and um #7
    Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Wow, lots of people sew over pins. I thought I was the only one. And I cut the center out of one of my sewing feet so I could see better. Thanks for sharing your list!

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  5. It is so fun to read those. I especially like those kind of revealing secrets, lol.

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  6. I have no interest in EPP. I have plenty of other handwork to do!

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  7. great list, I agree with most of them. I've not seen any Liberty fabric in person, but what I've seen online doesn't appeal to me.

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