![]() ![]() The pile of mini quilt flimsies is beginning to grow again. ![]() There are multiple SALs I intended to do this year, but this is the only one I have actually followed. The fourth one is almost finished, and pieces for #5 are waiting to be sewn. ![]() The squares were cut at 1" (actually most of the blocks were strip pieced), and the blocks are unfinished at 4" without having to play with the seam allowances. I struggled with an inexact seam allowance, so I opted to make my blocks 49 patches, on a 7x7 grid. Featherweights aren't equipped with the brightest of lights, but this lamp spotlights the stitching area beautifully.Īre you doing the Temecula Mini Monday blocks? If so, how did you do on this week's blocks? DD#2 and I made a quick run to Jo~Ann and each came home with 2 new lights. This is one of the two that I added to the flock this week when Jo~Ann had them 50% off and there was a one day coupon for 20% off your total purchase. I know there are newer "full-spectrum" lights available, but I am very happy with my Ott-Lites. I have been sewing with an Ott-Lite by my machine for about 20 years. I also like the fact that if I do need to press anything with pins in it, there is no melting risk, as with plastic headed pins. Of the blocks for my Fairy Garden Party were stitched on myįeatherweight, but the rows were stitched and assembled on my Pfaff. I stitch very slowly on minis, so the pins don't go flying, even if I do hit one (which isn't often). The slim pins cause almost no distortion, and I do sew right over them. When sewing seams on a little quilt I pin copiously! Every seam that matches up, and the beginning and ending of every seam gets its own pin-and sometimes the spaces in between. The thin, dashed lines, and markings in 1/8th increments make precision much easier to achieve. I reviewed the smaller two here, and after being asked what I would like for Mother's Day last May, the larger one found its way to my sewing room. Thanks for the alert about the rolling work station Reply Delete. I love yardsticks and rulers and collect them, so I have wanted those boxes for a while. These rulers are a mini quiltmaker's dream come true, though they are perfect for any size quilt where accuracy is critical. Moose Bay Muses Monday, September 2, 2013. Three things I can't do without when assembling a quilt like this are my Itty Bitty Eights 5x15 ruler and the two original smaller ones from Creative Grid, my Clover Fine glass-head pins, and my Ott-Lites. Even my 30-something son that was visiting as I took this photo got a kick out of this. ![]()
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