I had to create a "Multi-Genre Paper" for a writing course that I just finished and I did the paper on my quilting experiences. This was one of the pieces:
(Note - the advice is gathered from various friends, books, magazines, etc)
- Always cut away from your body
- Replace your rotary cutter blades regularly
- Don’t be afraid to “Frog” (“rip-it rip-it”) sometimes
- Use a quarter-inch seam
- Match your points
- Always pre-wash your fabric
- Starch, heavily if you need to
- Don’t iron back and forth, always press
- Your fabric stash will grow more than you realize
- Press your seams flat before pressing the pieces open
- Use solid colors to make patterns pop
- Don’t use calico
- Take a class if you don’t know how to complete a pattern
- You’ll collect more magazines and books than you know what to do with
- Don’t worry about perfection
- Label your quilts
- Your fabric stash will grow more than you realize
- Finish your ‘UFO’s” = Unfinished Fabric Objects
- Don’t rush to finish a project (unless you have a strict, set deadline)
- Every once in a while, have good “S-E-X” (Stash Expanding ‘Xperience)
- Give your quilts to people you love, they will be well appreciated
- Talk about your obsession; you never know who is a fellow quilter
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