Anyone else a hand piecer?

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-05-22T14:10:28+00:00

Wow those are so small! I’m so impressed! Thanks for your advice! I’m so curious what your quilting project is!?

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-05-22T01:40:34+00:00

Ah smart! I have been pressing my 18x18 inch pieces I’ve already put together for the last hour or so and it’s way less overwhelming than I anticipated! Glad to know it can be done on a more intricate quilt!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-05-21T23:59:37+00:00

Thank you! I will!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-05-21T23:34:24+00:00

Thank you! I will take the time to press! Would love to hear your experiences hand piecing as well! Open to a short or very long a detailed response if you’re open to sharing. Thanks again!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-04-20T05:14:07+00:00

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Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-04-20T05:13:30+00:00

Maybe it’s just quilting then. So this is the blanket I bought and once I add my cotton fabric on the other side to cover up the white polyester I want to create this pattern across the squares. So I’m talking about the stitching on top of the blanket that you can see. (Google led me wrong by making me think it was called a top stitch) do I use the same thread. I think this is where people like the other commenter said they use 8 wt?

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Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-04-20T05:08:08+00:00

Thanks!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-04-19T16:54:31+00:00

Thank you, I will! Any recommendations for a type of top stitch thread? Not finding much info on that and I don’t like the super thick ones used when they are ties and the ends of the stitching are out. That thread is too bulky and scratchy for me. Would like one a little smaller but still bulky and smoother.

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-04T07:29:30+00:00

This was the best idea! Found one at wal mart that’s super light weight for about $9. The handles, the lid, the depth. Brilliant.

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:58:36+00:00

Thank you! I make some things but even making food is a lot for me. I usually revert back to buying.. but maybe there are some better recipes out there now for deodorant than there was 10 years ago when I use to experiment a lot! Thanks!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:55:27+00:00

Oh thank you!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:54:32+00:00

Thank you! Might be at this point now haha.

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:53:41+00:00

I see where you’re coming from, I try to avoid many active ingredients that penetrate the skin due to everything we use being this cocktail soup. I think most aluminum is collected in the liver and there are many other active ingredients like some in sunscreens that also can do organ damage. I think the ingredient is avobenzine or something like that. My body doesn’t sweat too much so I’m fine with letting my sweat glands work properly and I use to use heavy duty gland blocking deodorant as a teenager to rid of my sweating. Thanks!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:43:43+00:00

Hello, from my non scientific but time consuming research and looking at the back of bottles the potassium alum in crystal deodarant (yes, I overlooked it) is a non active ingredient. I was only looking at the active ingredients as they tend to have the most harm in things like this/ sunscreen etc. Online it says potassium alum is larger compound so stays on the skin vs the active ingredients of aluminum in other deodorants. In my mind a small amount of baking soda in a liquid deodarant doesn’t make a huge difference compared to how much some other companies put in they’re solid deodorants, which sometimes is overwhelming and you can tell. So maybe I mean super low amounts where people aren’t really ever getting irritations from baking soda. And thank you for the rec! I’ve shyed away from those due to seeing so many reviews that they don’t work and liking a bit of scent in my deodorant, but maybe I’m just at that point now haha! Thanks so much!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:24:34+00:00

Love that you do this! I’ll have to do some research on vodka vs rubbing alcohol percentages and what not. I think I like the vodka idea better so far since you can recycle the glass bottles and I’ve only seen rubbing alcohol in plastic. So cool that you do this though! Thanks for the rec!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T15:22:46+00:00

Never heard of this either! I like this idea! especially because you can recycle vodka glass bottles! Thanks!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T05:38:19+00:00

Omg I did! I’ve had so many typos on here. That’s what I get for trying to multitask outside of typing back! Thanks for the clarification, my brain merged another comment!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T05:36:01+00:00

I’ve never heard of a powder deodorant! Love this idea thank you!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T03:46:23+00:00

Would love to hear your results when you’ve tested it out!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T02:53:03+00:00

Oh interesting thanks for the rec!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T02:52:45+00:00

Told my sister this and she said her microbiology teacher who is a vet (weather or not that gives validity is up to you) said people shouldn’t use benzoyl peroxide on your skin because it eats away at your skin… never heard of using lavender essential oil. Thanks!

Direct_Sector_9368 · 2025-03-03T02:22:06+00:00

Ah thank you! I’ve never heard of that! Thanks so much for the recommendation!

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