The original top on my ironing station was 4 ft long. For piecing, that was fine but for quilt tops is was too short. So dear hubby took me to Home Depot today and bought me a 6ft board. It took the better part of four hours to get it made and installed. Here it is. Now to finish hubby's quilt.
Til next time,
Mary
I've discovered two uses for the cuffs from shirts that I am recycling, scissor cases and cord minders. For both, carefully trim the fabric close to the stitching. That's it for the cord minder. Use it on irons and sewing machine cords.
For the scissor case, fold up the button side about 2/3 of the way. Fold down the button hole side to check for size. Adjust to your preference. Then, stitch both sides to form a pocket. I chose to leave both buttons on as it gives me greater flexibility as to which scissors travel in the pouch.
Til next time,
Mary
Happy Monday! I have completed Clue # 3 for the Allietare Mystery going on over at Quiltville. I really stretched my definition of "neutrals" for this quilt. Pulling from deep stash to make it fun. I want it to be one of those quilts that pulls you in to find the fun fabrics. Monkeys, sewing machines, polar bears, fairies...they are all in there. I also finished Clue #2 from last week. These went more slowly as I had to be careful not to stretch the bias.
Til next time,
Mary
I am always finding great uses for Command Hooks from 3M. I use cones of thread on my vintage machines which requires the use of a stand. The thread needs to be guided to the first guide on the machine. I was using safety pins and binder clips. Then, I thought of the mini 3M command hooks. They are perfect. And I've had no more thread breakage problems !
Til next time,
Mary
I have completed the top for Adam & Tess's double wedding ring quilt. The pattern is from Sew Kind Of Wonderful with a couple of modifications, of course. The first is that my rings are made of 1" finished strips instead of 2". The second is that I added borders. I just have this thing about quilts needing borders. Like matting around a picture in a frame. The backing is washed, ready to be sewn together later today. This quilt is big, 90" x 108". Eight yards of fabric, which I had the foresight to purchase last year at Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor, NH. If you are ever near there, it is worth the trip to stop in. Eye candy for the quilter's soul.
Til next time,
Happy Quilting!
Mary
Meet Lyla, my new long arm. Well, technically, she is a mid-arm. I traded in Kitty, my Voyager 17, for Lyla, a Nolting Fun Quilter 17, at the Vermont Quilt Festival last month. It was perfect timing as we were driving to Nebraska to see family the week after the show. This enabled me to switch machines at Nolting in Iowa. I have already quilted my first quilt, Oscar, a baby quilt for a little boy named, what else, Oscar. Now, to get to work on the wedding ring quilt for the son and daughter-in-law.
Til next time,
Happy Quilting
Mary
