Oct
27

These are a few of my favorite things…

Posted Sunday, October 27th, 2013 in Quilting tools | Read More

I buy my batting by the roll and cutting it is not a lot of fun. I roll it out on my living room floor and try to line it up with the lines in the parquet floor. It is hard to see the line when you are half way across the width of the batting. So.. I bought a laser level to mark a cutting line. IT WORKS!!!!

To make the cutting easier, I asked for a pair of batting scissors for Christmas last year. Santa came through and here they are.

I still cut the batting on the floor but it takes much less time with my new tools.

The laser level was purchased through Amazon and the scissors were ordered from IHAN (I Have A Notion).

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Oct
7

I Won!

Posted Monday, October 7th, 2013 in Quilting | Read More

I follow the “Moda – The Cutting Table” blog and last month they held a discussion about rulers with guest bloggers. The guest bloggers each demonstrated the use of a different ruler. By leaving a comment, you were entered in a contest to win that ruler. Guess who won one of the rulers! Me! And to top it all, my prize arrived on my birthday. I received a ruler shaped USB device and a snail shaped retractable ruler. How nice.  You can see the article here.


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