I make my own using Vodka, Water, and 2 or 3 drops of Lavender Essential Oil. I'm still playing with the ratio of the Vodka:Water. I think 1:1.5 is a...
I don't like the bias edges either and prefer to make my HSTs oversized and trimmed to size. I wonder if one of the fabrics in the pic was stretchier...
Don't beat yourself up over a few missed points. You are still learning and you did notice that something was off. That's an achievement in itself. I...
You could also use a variegated thread from white to black on the top. (YLI has that color combo.) I use contrasting thread between top and back all...
I was born and raised in Germany. Met my DH when I was 15 and married him at 18. 30_+ years we are still happy in our little house in the country. I have my own room for sewing and recently also took over the loft for my Sweet 16 quilting machine. (Lucky me!) Our kids are all 4-legged (2 dogs and a cat). I have a very dark sense of humor and my current project is a Kill Sunbonnet Sue quilt.
Location:
Elverta, CA
Interests:
Quilting, Pizza, Red Wine, Reading Terri Pratchett
Occupation:
Cat Herder and Sanitation Engineer
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fabric Martina (aka MadQuilter in other forums)