2Things that have made me a better piecer

teleflora · 2009-04-03T20:16:39+00:00

I fell in love with Mary Ellen's Best Press as soon as I tried it. I use it on clothes and everything now.It makes my blocks lay very flat and has helped my fabric stay stable while I appliqué.I have now found another product that makes me wonder how I ever got by without it.50 wt Aurifil thread. I first bought it because I wanted a nice thread for hand piecing. Who knew it would make so much difference in machine piecing as well. It just melts into the fabric. I turned another friend on to it and she even is using it for machine quilting. The cost is just awful. Thank goodness I only make small stuff.Just doing my part to help everybody along.Cindy

Apr 03, 2009 22 Replies

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Pauline 17 years ago

On Polly's tip several months ago, I bought up a lot of Aurifil thread from

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The ordering is a little strange, but I agree - if you need a neutral light color - almost any light colored thread will work. If you need a dark, same thing. The very first quilt instructor I had told us to use yellow for piecing - & I used yellow for a few years - now I have branched out:)

Polly - have you tried the Italian Genziana that Carmen Warehouse is carrying? Just wondering how it compares to Aurifil.

Pauline Northern California

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Polly Esther 17 years ago

Almost. I use a lot of baby blue in my preemie sewing and they didn't have anything close in Aurifil. I have a spool of the Genziana here in the gentle blue but haven't tried it yet. I guess this is not much of a test - but it looks okay. Next to be quilted is Silly Goose (that DH says looks like AFLAC to him) and it will be quilted in a sort of toasty gold. On the 'back burner' is a red/white/blue that I'll probably do in red. I'm surely hoping that the Genziana is great. I use a monstrous amount of thread and like the price. Polly

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KJ 17 years ago

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Look around this website and see if there is anything that fits the bill.I placed an order just today, so I can't attest to the service yet.

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