One of my favorite tricks is to use magnetic bowls for m pins and needle threaders, and safety pins. It’s one of my favorite sewing tips!
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Etsy Shop Is On Sale
I’m in a good mood today and I feel like sharing the love! Everything in my Etsy shop is on sale for under 100 dollars!
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I Chose A Border!
I chose a border for my pinwheel quilt!
I decided to add a Pansy border that is 1.5 inches, and then a 4.5 inch brown border, and I’m not quite sure on the binding yet. I’m tore between the pansy fabric for a binding, or possibly black for simplicity. I’m not quite sure yet, but perhaps I’ll figure it out soon. I’m thinking about quilting it today as a surprise for my roommate when she gets home from work later. We’ll see!
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Confessions of A Quilt-aholic: Sewing Through Depression
I have a confession: I have depression.
I was diagnosed with depression about 2 years ago, and up until last year I never really had anything that made me very happy. That was the case until I found quilting. I think there is something therapeutic about watching the sewing needle pierce fabric thousands of times, and not to mention beating down corner seams with a mallet to get them to lie flat. I find the entire project therapeutic. I get to watch something I make go from a pile of fabric to a gorgeous quilt. I think each step of the process really helps me get out of a slump, and even pushes me towards being happier in general. That’s actually part of the reason I started this blog.
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How Large of a Border Should I Add?
Now that I am finished with the body of this wall hanging quilt, I just need to know what kind of border to add to it. I was thinking the same pansy print fabric that is in the quilt, but I’m not sure. I also can’t seem to make up my mind on how wide of a border. Any suggestions?
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Polyester Thread: Friend or Foe?
Tales of polyester thread have been spun all over the internet. Some of them, are ridiculously false, and some of them, I have no idea if they are true or not.
I was recently reading a book on rotary cutting, and the author says that polyester thread will cut through your quilt and will ruin it. I thought to myself, “that’s bleeding ridiculous”, and I call shenanigans! Think about that for a second. Would polyester thread cut through your cotton quilt? No! I instantly thought about a shirt or blouse. I have plenty of cotton shirts with polyester thread, and I highly doubt that any amount of stress a quilt will be under would be far less than the seam on the sleeve of the one of my work shirts. Think about a silk blouse. This clearly isn’t true! I know there are quite a few people who hate all things polyester. I’m not saying I love the fabric, but the thread is nice in my opinion! Continue reading
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Leftover E Cards
Was going through my files on my laptop and realized I had a few of these I didn;t upload and just wanted to share real quick!
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Pinwheel Quilt Blocks Are All Done!
I finished making all of the pinwheel quilt blocks. It really only took me about 2 hours to cut and sew them all. I think it took more time to pick out the fabric, than it did to cut and sew it. I had to go digging for that red! I knew I had it, but it took me quite a while to find it. I am very excited for it, and I wish I had the time to sew it tonight. Unfortunately I have to do a few other projects tonight planned out. I didn’t really account for the time I lost cleaning the kitchen! This is why I’ll never clean my house again! Just kidding!
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Working On My Pinwheel Quilt
Now that I finished cleaning my kitchen and making dinner, I can focus on this quilt made of pinwheels. I’m doing this for the wall hanging I wanted in my living room! I’m exited!
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Eric The Quilter 