It's all in the product!

I'm constantly washing my hands! Don't you find you wash your hands more when you are "stitchin"...? So, I am always finding myself putting hand cream on... but, many hand creams leave a greasy feel, so when I'm stitching, I don't use any... but, I end up with dry sore hands, especially during the fall/winter seasons.

But, I've recently tried this new cream and I am very pleased with it... Stitchers Lotion, it does not leave a greasy feeling on your hands, so you can go right to work without leaving a residue on your fine needleworks. I have some in the shoppe.

On another note... I have been wanting a long/mid arm machine for quite a while now, but in the last month or so as I have been working on some of my projects, I have gotten back into FMQ (free motion quilting) on my regular machine... I never really did much FMQ before, just some minor stippling, or straight lines, but now, I have to tell you, I have done a complete turn around and I no longer want to own a long arm... I am loving what I am doing, and I am very pleased that I just saved myself husband thousands of dollars by using what I already own... I've been studying some of "the masters" work out there who FMQ on their home machines, and I have been so impressed that it has motivated me to stick to what I have and know (learning more along the way mind you)...

To this vain, I have come across several blogs who are advocates of the "Super Slider", and the "Little Genie Magic Bobbin Washers", which they say make FMQ so much easier (the washers are also available for long arm machines)... and I am going to try these products for myself...

The Super Slider is said to "let your fabric slide with zero friction" the smaller size fits home machines not inside a cabinet...


while the queen size fits machines inside a cabinet (table)...

The Bobbin Washers are said to eliminate the backlash and bird's nests on the underside of free-motion quilting when changing directions at high speed.

To read more on these products, check out the "The Free Motion Quilting Project" here and you can see Leah's video abut it, or you can find testaments from other FMQ quilters who use this product like Diane Gaudynski or Wendy Sheppard, all magnificent FMQ quilters (definitely master FMQ quilters).

I will be ordering these two products to test them out, so for all the local ladies who are taking Kathy's FMQ class, if there is enough interest, I will bring some in for the shop, but would need to know within the next week (deadline Oct 21) if you are interested. For me to order the larger size, I need to have a minimum of 3 persons (plus myself) (approx. $60 each), for the smaller size I need to have a minimum of 6 persons (approx. $30 each), and for the bobbin washers (home machine), I need to have a minimum of 12 persons interested (approx. $10 each), long arm washers are a minimum of 12 (approx. $12 each), or I can order 18 small washers and 6 big washers... If anyone is interested in ordering, I require a down payment of 50% (non-refundable) prior to ordering.

Hope to have more "stitchy" things to show you soon, but until next time....

Live, Love & Laugh....

Hugs....Heather