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[Vonnie]

So sorry to hear about your niece. Hope she responds well to the chemo. I have heard that the chemo treatments can really make you feel cold. Do you...

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The only time I'm consistent on pressing seams open, is when I'm piecing the backing fabric. I remove selvage if it's there, and I use 1/2" seams...

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My leaders are expensive. Before I would sew and rip for each quilt, I would take a strip of sturdy canvas and sew it to the leader and when it gets...

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Glad it was something easily fixed. One time after trying everything mentioned above, someone said, "do you have the right size needle?" Light...

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I remember using old receiving blankets or cloth diapers.

[Vonnie]

After looking at the back, I agree that stars and loops done in a medium gray would look fantastic on your beautiful quilt.

[Vonnie]

My husband saves the peanut butter glass jars to put old batteries in. When it gets full, he takes it to the battery store for safe disposal.

[Vonnie]

Because of the virus, I've had a lot of these forecasts!

Thanks Anita! I look forward to your posts! I either learn something new or get...

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Something else I do is lengthen my stitch length to "3". It bunches too much with a shorter stitch length.

I also don't use binding...

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I like this one best. But, I think a solid blue "1 inch" border to separate the pieced top and the outer border. Solid blue to match the blue...

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Used to get those large clear large plastic containers of pretzels. Like to put small scraps in them.

I also use a large pill container...

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Sometimes I like to write/type everything down, read through it, then delete it. It's a good way for me to get it out of my system.

Sending...

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Sorry to hear about the flooding. We had a pipe freeze and burst and flood my sewing/quilting area. Luckily the plumber could come right out. He brought...