Last winter I was running low on thread so I looked to eBay and found an auction that suited me for what I was looking for. The lot consisted of around 18 spools of thread and 2 bigger 1200 yard spools that I wanted. The rest was nylon invisible threads. I thought maybe I could resell the invisible threads and make my money back because I got a great deal on the lot. Well they are still sitting on my thread holder.
A few weeks ago I was reading through QIAD site and read some interesting posts regarding invisible thread. I am a novice sewer to the world of up-to-date quilting and sewing, but have been sewing for 20 years-with the same type of thread! I was very happy to find out that I could use up all that thread and not have to sell it off.
So today I am sitting at my sewing machine, looking at the almost empty thread spool on my machine, and thought "I need to think about getting some more thread this week." Then I remembered the information about invisible thread I read a few weeks back. So I pulled some down, loaded it on my bobbin and tried it out. It works and looks great! I might just try it out on the top too-not just in the bobbin.
I guess the bobbin use only of invisible thread is used when quilting traditionally on your machine. I was excited to learn and try something new and had to sit down and write this in my new blog!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Projects for the weekend
Well I made it through another week of work at my "regular" job. I am an ATC and have been running a sport enhancement program for youth all summer. We have 1 more week, then I get VACATION.
My vacation will consist of SEWING!! Which I love! So this weekend I am going to prepare for what I will do during vacation.
I need to go shopping for fleece fabric (for the Soldiers Angel Project I am doing in one of my eBay groups), Pink flannel print (to make a girlie raggy quilt for church charity project), and more white flannel (cause I am running low.) I might pick up some groovy remnants as well and some fabric for another custom purse I need to start on for my step-sister's friend.
My sewing project list:
1. Shopping
2. Call about custom order
3. Finish clipping quilts
4. Work on group projects
My outside project list:
1. Mowing the yard
2. Take pics of the flowers and garden
3. Prep Hummingbird Garden area-maybe!
4. Water flowers/garden if it does not rain-which it is suppose to!
5. Pick greenie beanies if they are ready!
My vacation will consist of SEWING!! Which I love! So this weekend I am going to prepare for what I will do during vacation.
I need to go shopping for fleece fabric (for the Soldiers Angel Project I am doing in one of my eBay groups), Pink flannel print (to make a girlie raggy quilt for church charity project), and more white flannel (cause I am running low.) I might pick up some groovy remnants as well and some fabric for another custom purse I need to start on for my step-sister's friend.
My sewing project list:
1. Shopping
2. Call about custom order
3. Finish clipping quilts
4. Work on group projects
My outside project list:
1. Mowing the yard
2. Take pics of the flowers and garden
3. Prep Hummingbird Garden area-maybe!
4. Water flowers/garden if it does not rain-which it is suppose to!
5. Pick greenie beanies if they are ready!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
First Post! ePattern shoppe link
Good evening! I just created this blog so bear with me in the world of blogging. I have tons to post, but glad to know I have all the time in the world to do it!
I also wanted to inform y'all that I just started selling my ePatterns for rag quilted purses on this new site:
http://www.epatternshoppes.com/directory.html
Check it out and let me know what you think!!
I also wanted to inform y'all that I just started selling my ePatterns for rag quilted purses on this new site:
http://www.epatternshoppes.com/directory.html
Check it out and let me know what you think!!
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