Hansel and Gretl; He leaves a trail of woodchips to tell me where he's been and where he's gong. He counters: You leave a thread trail. What fun! I am in the midst of putting together a fower basket quilt. I used button hole stitch (by hand) to applique the baskets onto the square of Moda two-tone fabric and cut all the sashing strips. It's half-way there. With the bright blue sashing and gold corners to frame the baskets, it's quite cute. Can't wait to get it together.
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I have a tendency to put the pedal to the metal when I machine sew. "I can fix that," said Pete. So he cut a little piece of wood and attached it to the foot pedal - instant speed controller! Now I only have to think about the speed of my hands when I sit and quilt. When I stand and quilt, I have the Grace Speed Controller to help me. Who would have thought a woodworker would mean so much to a quilter?
Today's lesson from the woodworker: "Measure twice. Cut once." If only I'd listen to Pete, I wouldn't keep running to the fabric store, hoping they haven't run out of the material I cut too short. Of couse, while I'm there unexpectedly, I pick up some bargains I wouldn't otherwise have had the opportunity to purchase. An empty pocketbook is what I'm going to have if I keep this up.
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