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Never hire a tabby cat
Never hire a tabby cat. They sleep on the job and don’t get any work done. Trust me on this one… I actually paid him to turn the pages for me. I don’t know what I was thinking! He may look pretty, but those are the eyes of a lazy cat.
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Exciting New Aurifil Thread
The world of applique just got more exciting because Aurifil is introducing a new 80 wt. thread at Fall Quilt Market! Can you imagine a thread from Aurifil intended specifically for applique? I’ve had the exciting task of testing this thread and I actually used it to stitch my bunny block for The Splendid Sampler. I’m in love with it! I used it for some English Paper Piecing and loved it even more. With color and quality as only Aurifil can do, this 80wt. thread is the perfect companion for applique. It stitches like a dream. They’re going to start with a selection of 88 colors! There’s only one place you can buy…
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Hexagons
I was lucky enough to have my grand-daughter Alyssa here for a few hours last week, and the two of us made all these hexies using some of the fabrics I’m using for The Splendid Sampler blocks. We had such great fun, we laughed and giggled the whole time. Alyssa was able to cut hundreds of these hexagons using the Sizzix Big Shot machine and the hexagon die I bought. It was the first time I’ve tried it, so we watched a YouTube video first and then she started cutting. In very little time, she had a charm pack cut into hexagons. Then I taught her how to prepare them using hexagon…
