Quilting Tips

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Happy Quilting! – Liz and Marianne

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When I cannot find my awl, I used a toothpick to help guide my fabric as I...
 
After I cut and press my binding I lay it flat, fold it into 8"-12" increments in a back and forth motion. Then I slip a large rubber band on each...
 
I like to wind my binding on a toilet paper roll. I then tie a piece of ribbon through the cardboard tube and hang it around my neck. As I am sewing...
 
Have you ever bought an ironing board cover and it doesn't quite fit your ironing board? I fixed that problem. Cut a 3" strip of fabric long enough...
 
Fleece is a thread magnet. To keep threads from migrating throughout the house, wear fleece when sewing. You are a mess but the floor is...
 
In our house we have by-pass doors on the closets (bedroom/sewing room). These have a metal track, which is covered by a metal trim. I attached...
 
Whenever I find an article or pattern in a magazine, I scan it onto a dedicated USB thumb drive. I can always find the special pattern or article and...
 
Use a lazy Susan with a cutting mat on it to cut small pieces. It turns easy so you won't have...
 
Pick up a toilet brush from the store and keep it in the sewing room. At the end of a long quilting session, just skim the brush over the carpet to...
 
I hand quilt so at times my needle gets lost. Now I use free advertising magnets & thread up to 6 needles at a time and rest them on the...
 
Make huge brownie points with your husband by giving him your old cutting mat for a fish cleaning board. My husband loves it and it is so easy for...
 
To keep all my patterns together in one place I place each pattern in a plastic page protector/clear cover and sort them by type of quilt pattern in...
 
Use a toothbrush holder to keep mechanical pencil and refill chalk/leads together. I use different holders for my different pencils. This way I can...
 
I use a clothes-drying rack to hang the quilting projects I am currently working on. I use the dowel racks to hang the pieces or blocks that I have...
 
I bought a set of queen size sheets that were packaged in a nice bag with snaps and was made from the same fabric as the sheets. I use it to carry my...
 
My machine is in a cabinet and when I sew the binding on a full or queen size quilt I found that is was difficult to handle because of the drag of...
 
Rotary Cutter Holder
I use a pencil holder to safely carry my rotary cutter to...
 

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