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Comment by Jill Dewar on July 7, 2009 at 10:54pm

Good to know Warna, I will put a sharpner on my list.
have a great night.

Comment by Warna on July 7, 2009 at 10:50pm

Thanks Jill. I started off thinking I would make a small 'memory' quilt for my daughter but after visiting my local quilt fabric shop the project is growing - no surprise there!! One thing I did pick up was a rotary blade sharpener. I had three blades, none of which were working very well. Just a few twirls in the sharpener and I am back in business. This is one purchase I am impressed with right off the bat. The owner of the store says she gets 5-6 sharpenings per blade before she needs to discard them.

Comment by Jill Dewar on July 7, 2009 at 7:55pm

thanks Judee; after I finish the pj's I'm making for Fiona (3yr old) I am going to do the same basic quilt but use triangles instead of the squares & different colours & fabrics. I have 3 granddaughters so I'll get lots of practice using the rotary cutter. The 3rd one will be a mixture of triangles & squares (I hope). I've been enjoying my sewing room more than usual this last week thanks to the weather.

Comment by HeyJudee on July 7, 2009 at 6:54pm

Jill, cute quilt. As anything else, rotary cutting just take practice...LOL

Comment by Jill Dewar on July 6, 2009 at 12:46pm

Warna the quilt is 30x36. I made it to practice using a rotary cutter - (I'm more awkward than I thought I was) my middle granddaughter (3yr old) loves it.

Comment by Editor on July 6, 2009 at 6:03am

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Comment by Cathy Nelson on June 26, 2009 at 9:39pm

Thank you for the advise on bias binding.

Comment by Editor on June 26, 2009 at 6:24pm

How to Make Bias Binding for a Quilt
How to Make Bias Tape
Measuring the quilt for binding

Comment by Editor on June 26, 2009 at 6:16pm

How Much Bias Binding Can You Cut From A Square Of Fabric

Comment by Cathy Nelson on June 26, 2009 at 5:26pm

Can anyone give me instructions on how to make my own bias tape? Several years ago I had instructions and have lost them. Somehow I would take a piece of fabric, sew it together in a circle and then cut it into strips to have one long continuous piece of bias tape. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks you so very much.

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