My mom was making a quilt while taking care of my ailing father...she had me use the rotary cutter to cut out her material while she sewed and showed me how to press the seams to one side. Up till this point I'd only worked on dressmaking and window/house accessories. So there was a lot to re-learn about sewing 1/4 inch seams instead of 5/8 and pressing instead of ironing...etc. That was 2 years ago, and I have made about 16 quilts since ... Read Full Bio »
My mom was making a quilt while taking care of my ailing father...she had me use the rotary cutter to cut out her material while she sewed and showed me how to press the seams to one side. Up till this point I'd only worked on dressmaking and window/house accessories. So there was a lot to re-learn about sewing 1/4 inch seams instead of 5/8 and pressing instead of ironing...etc. That was 2 years ago, and I have made about 16 quilts since then! There's no going back now, No wonder they call our extra scraps of material a stash...cause this is certainly like a drug! I'm totally addicted to quilting!
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