Project Preparation – Clean Iron

Project Preparation – Clean Iron

by | Sep 6, 2019 | Quilting Tips

Clean Iron When was the last time you looked at the bottom or plate of your iron? Generally, the plate faces away from us for safety reasons or it is working on a piece of fabric. Either way, we aren’t paying much attention to it. We typically notice there is an...
Project Preparation – Soak Mats and rulers

Project Preparation – Soak Mats and rulers

by | Sep 5, 2019 | Quilting Tips

Mat Bath My cutting mats have been in use for years. Even though they are “self-healing,” they were beginning to show some wear and tear. So while I was at the Quilt Odyssey, I stopped by the Olfa booth to look for a new one. That is where the Olfa...
Project Preparation – Evaluate Rotary Cutters

Project Preparation – Evaluate Rotary Cutters

by | Sep 4, 2019 | Quilting Tips

Rotary Cutting Have you ever tried to cut through fabric with your rotary cutter and it doesn’t cut all the way through? So you try again, and your ruler slips, so you end up with jagged cut. If so, you are not alone! Many people will try to cut harder or cut...
Project Preparation – Confirm Materials

Project Preparation – Confirm Materials

by | Sep 3, 2019 | Quilting Tips

Planning for a Project Ever get to the middle of project and realize you don’t have something you need? For example, you are making dinner when you discover you are missing a key ingredient. Or you are helping your partner with a home improvement project only to...
Project preparation – Service Machine

Project preparation – Service Machine

by | Sep 2, 2019 | Quilting Tips

Every machine quilter’s worst nightmare is to be in the midst of a project and their machine malfunctions. That nightmare was a reality for me a few weeks ago. I was cruising along, strip piecing a quilt, when my machine just stopped. I pulled it apart, turned...