oldtnquiltinglady

Yes, I am guilty of all of the above. And the entry about about the kitchen stove fits me to a T. I still have the round burners--I simply cannot cook good on a flat top stove--and everyone I visit anymore has one. They all fuss when they come to see me and I still have an "old fashioned stove". Oh well. I guess when this one burns out, I'll have to go shopping on CL. That seems to be the only place you can find them anymore.

charity-crafter

Sewing machine needles-you mean you're supposed to actually change them and not wait until they break? Once I realized that machine needles should be changed, sewing triangles became so much easier.

I was addicted to crumb quilting for awhile. It felt so good to basically make fabric out little tiny scraps of fabric-anything bigger then 3/4" , but after ~ 1000 blocks I couldn't stand another crumb. I bagged everything less then 4" up and gave to a friend who makes pet beds for the local animal shelter.

MartiMorga

it amazes me how much we discuss our rotary blades!!! Aren't you just pleased as punch that we have them? I cannot imagine living without them, dull or sharp, LOL.

quilterjody

Keep on eye on those rulers. They can "shrink" with much use which can affect your accuracy. It was not something I thought much about until I took a class and the teacher showed us an example of a worn ruler and how much had worn off.

kydeb

I do it all BUT only so that I can buy more quilting fabric!!!

mcdaniel023

Yesterday, I finally changed the blade in my rotary cutter. What a difference. Should of done it three quilts ago!

LindaMRB

The original notion of quilting was using it after everyone else had given up: old scraps, old (used) clothing, leftovers, and so on. So why did you think you would want "new" anything ... until it was totally used up?
(Just kidding!!!)

Silver Needle

. Restore the used rotary blades to usefulness by sharpening with electric TruCut rotary blade sharpener. That fices most blades right up

judyrael

I use my blades way past their prime, but cannot seem to find any good bargains on buying them and they are so darn expensive. I tried the Harbor Frieight blades and they were terrible so I always stall to long before replacing mine.

Elise1

How many holes in your ironing board cover should you have before you replace it? Mine only has 3 so I think it's still good for awhile.