I got a box full (about a hundred) of finger cots at the pharmacy (little one in town) for the same price as a little pkg at a quilt store. They took
50% off the price cuz they had taken a few out when people only needed to buy a few.. they weren't sure how many, so only charged me for half a box. I am still using it and have given a bunch away to people who had never used them before.LN
Howdy!
You have my address.
R/Sandy
Come and get 'em. ;)
LN
Sherry,
I just (as in yesterday!) found a bit more of the black felt. Could I mail you a piece to try for yourself? If so, send your snail.
On Oct 18, 3:03 pm, "DLW" wrote:
Hi Debi, I'm relatively new here but been lurking for years. Also been mostly lurking lately but this thread really caught my attention.
I, too, am a hand quilter. Like many others I also use a 14" wooden hoop. I've done just about every kind of hand work known to man and most times do not use a hoop but find it really helps with quilting. I also pin baste and just remove the pins in the hoop. I seem to not pin quite as closely as some others have mentioned. My local quilting mentor amazes me with the lack of pins she uses and the amazing quilting she does. I also thought, until I read Mary's reply, that I was the only person using Americana brand thread! I like the color ranges and the fact that it's a bit thicker. It's a little difficult to use with the Roxanne #12 betweens I've been using but we muddle through. I also use Gutterman and Coats & Clark thread. I probably like Gutterman the least. Maybe it's the combo of needle/thread.Also think Thread Heaven is just wonderful. Took a while to get to the Roxanne needles. Thanks to many folks here suggestioning them, I'm hooked. Any other brands I was buying locally just bent or broke way too easily - or were shredding my thread. Thimbles. I was having major issues with the traditional metal thimbles I was using from not fitting correctly to snapping the eyes off my needles. Again, thanks to suggestions from many here, I tried one of the plastic Thimble Lady thimbles. Wanted to see if I could get used to that style of thimble before investing in big $$ on a metal one of that brand. I really like it. I think I'll wait until I can get to shop/show that actually fits you before ordering a metal one though. Although since they are open-ended, it may not be quite as unforgiving as some others.
Just enjoy yourself. As people here will tell you - there are no quilt police. Whatever method works and is most comfortable for you is what you should do. Hand quilting, particularly, is my therapy. Of course, so is the rest of the process. As long as I'm playing with textiles of some sort I'm happy.
Kim in NJ
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