Brilliant Bobbin Storage Idea! Quilt Chat and Things Going On 

Great idea! Thanks for watching and I'm so glad you're here! 72 years young! 😀! It's great that you are engaging your mind and staying busy with our wonderful craft. 😉♥️

Thanks sweetie! Glad you enjoyed my chaos! lol

I have a tiny tackle box somewhere around here too...that's full... lol They fill up so fast! Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words.😊

LOL, I have birds everywhere - inside and out! And a couple of geckos too. We used to go over the Texas/Mexico border a couple of times a year and I'd shop in the border towns on that side. We had such a good time and I used to purchase a lot of hanging birds and talavera pottery. I miss it so. But I have them hanging all over the place to remind me of those great happy times. :)

Oh I bet you saw some beautiful work at the show! I'm so excited to go to Houston in October to see all the work. I love the vendors too (my favorite part actually). If I worked in a shop like yours I'd not be thinking about retirement. :)

Thanks for watching!

I use the Sidewinder too! My bobbin winder on my Brother piecing machine pooped out so I've been using the Sidewinder to make those bobbins. Lifesaver!

Thank you!

Awww! Aren't you a sweetheart? Thanks for joining me on my crazy ride! lol

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Well, I have a very short attention span and get bored easily. That, and no kids at home, leaves me plenty of time to hop into the sewing room. I can get a lot done in just 20-30 minutes and then I leave it ready to start up the next time in my project boxes. I have a TON of them in my room! lol Once dinner dishes are done, I have about 30 mins to myself to work on projects. :)

Yes! I've seen that in another video that Lorena had done. Great idea!

Thank you!!

I'll see your bobbin and raise you a backwards needle! LOL I live in the boonies and PAID a guy $85 per hour to travel from San Antonio here and back just to tell me that. Large, ginormous donkey ears grew from my head and I heehawed all the way to my checkbook. :-D

I know! I think scraps have babies when we're not looking! lol :-D

Thanks! That t-shirt is from Angela Walters shop. I love her stuff.

That's a great tip! Thanks!

Thanks for the confidence in the frame. When we assembled it as directed and slid the tables into grooves on the rails, it was never square (went wonky at center) which isn't a huge deal if using a pantograph by hand or doing ruler work, where a person controls the machine. However, I use the Quilt Butler and it caused all kinds of problems with long dragging stitches where at times all 8 of the wheels on the lower carriage weren't touching the frame so the carriage didn't get the full memo of what the encoders were telling it to do. This was a serious problem on curves. It would go straight forward & backward no problem but a curve that required a push or pull to the right or left at the same time would wreak havoc. And always at the same spot on the frame...where all the wheels weren't touching. I took it apart and reassembled the frame (many times until I figured this out!) using the directions for the Phoenix frame that just lay the tables on the rails and it seemed to solve all the problems. The tables were torqueing the frame out of square.

Power Tools with Thread oh I see. I don’t have a computer.

I may have gotten that one at Joann's...I really can't recall. Whenever I see them on sale (because they can be quite pricey) I will grab one. Labeling is a good idea. I have a 4 shelf unit that sits behind my left shoulder in the video that I picked up in Korea in the early 90's. I separate the thread by shelf for now.

That baby quilt I showed is PERFECT for a QAYG. You want a quilt that is one row after the other vs. pieced blocks. You could narrow the pattern down to about 15" and use different fabrics for any holiday as well in a table runner. You're not limited to baby quilts. Or make it twice as wide for a big picnic quilt. That's a lot of sewing but you could do that.

Here you go! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h__9mmkwGNs.html

I'll check that out. Thanks!

I have SOOO many! Where would I store the trays? That's a great idea though! lol

Sure! Email me at powertoolswiththread@outlook.com

Great question! Threads will age at different rates based on their composition, how they are stored, etc. Threads that get sunlight will age faster than those that don't. Poly threads will last much longer than 100% cotton. If you can see obvious deterioration (fraying/fuzzing), then I wouldn't use it. I give mine the pull test. I put a length of it between my hands and pull to break it. If it breaks much easier than a brand new spool of the same thread type - as if it was rotten, then it will probably break in my machine as well and I'll get rid of it. If the strength of the thread feels the same (or no noticeable difference) as a new spool, then I'll keep it. That's my 2 cents. :-) Hope that helps!

Hi there! The gnome pattern is from Urban Threads. www.urbanthreads.com/products.aspx?productid=UT20753