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I get asked this question at least once a day, what needle do I need to buy? In turn I ask what type of fabric are you sewing on and what kind of thread are you going to be using? Sewing machine needles are the cheapest part of your sewing machine. If you have a dual needle it could tear your fabric. Most people just continue to use the needle that came in their machine until it breaks. Needles DO NOT last forever, they should be replaced approximately every four to six hours and at the beginning of every project. Replacing your needle, is the easiest way to improve your stitch quality. Change your needle when; you have broken or shredded threads, skipped stitches, puckered fabrics, damaged fabric, uneven threads or you sew over a pin or hit a zipper. If you are having trouble with skipping or the needle makes a popping noise (dull or blunted point) as it sews, it is past time to change the needle. DO NOT sew over pins or zippers. The needle could break and hit you in the eye....

This is the post that you have been waiting for. I'm the newest Moda Bake Shop Chef. Head on over and check out my newest quilt quickie entitled " Sunday Squares ". Hope you enjoy your little quickie. Please send me pictures if you decide to make one. Until next time,

Still have a few more colors that I need, but I'm off to a good start. Until next time,

Paul sent me this comment and I wanted to share it with you. I did not know this. See you can teach an old dog new tricks. I work in a sewing repair shop and I see that many people never remove the bobbin case to remove the lint. After a while a felt pad builds up under the bobbin case and under the feed dogs. Amazingly, some of the felt pads have so much lint, and have been compacted so much, they are just like a piece of felt. And yes, this lint and lack of oiling can cause your machine to make noises when sewing, cause your stitches to not look as nice, and taken to an extreme, cause the premature failure and even death of your machine. The sewing machine motor has to work harder and harder to sew with all that lint, and the newer computerized sewing machines will give more power to the motor to compensate for the slowdown from all the lint. So it's also bad for your electric bill if you sew alot, because the wattage of your machine can easily double as the motor tries to comp...

I wish the sun would come out and stay out. I need bright sunshiny days. These gray overcast days have gotten me into a funk. There is not much I can do on these days except stay indoors and sew. I have been doing a lot more sewing. Woohoo! With more sewing you have got to remember to clean out the lint in your bobbin area to keep it sewing like it was a new machine. Cleaning is a great habit to get into. You should clean your machine at lest every eight hours of sewing if not more. I clean my machine every time I change my bobbin. It may sound anal, but my machine does sew better. If you notice that your stitching is off; change your needle, clean out the bobbin area and re thread your machine. Lint will adversely affect your stitching. I was talking with a good friend of mine, that I have known for years and she was having trouble with her machine. I told her to bring it in and I would take a look at it. She brought it to me a few days later and I sat the machine up...

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Today's purchases. Did I really need them? No, but they were cute and only $1 per. Prairie Point Quilts was having their Super Bowl Sale today. Where they had FQ's on sale. $25 for 25 and $1 there after. Their classroom was full of FQ's. I would say they had close to 3,000 cut and when I left I would guess that maybe only 500 remained. Their classroom was jam packed with people and I just pushed my way through to get what I wanted. Most of the women were afraid to skooch around someone, so I took them by the hand and led them. Long as you say excuse me, sorry and say it with a bright cheerful voice you can get away with most anything. My BF did make a comment that these women were crazy. He was just going by what they said. And yes, some of them were CRAZY. It takes all kinds to make the world go round. We quilters are not all from the same cloth. As for the other item I did need that. You see, I dropped my phone in a day old cup of coffee and it no longer...

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Done!!! It's been almost a year in the making. I worked on these on Sunday. Until next time,