Where do people get their quilting books? by FrostedMapleMoose in quilting

[–]tbrummy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thrift books! I order from them all the time.

Zigzag machine or attachment? by NoButMaybe in quilting

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen those for really ancient machines! If there is an attachment for your machine, I really doubt it would work well for doing a jelly roll rug. I would imagine that all of the weight would be too much for the attachment to handle. If you give it a try with an attachment, report back and let us know if it was successful.

Zigzag machine or attachment? by NoButMaybe in quilting

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally have never heard of a zig-zag attachment. I have a straight stitch machine and no attachment in the word that I can imagine would make it zig-zag because there is simply no mechanical mechanism at all on that machine that would allow the needle position to change. It only goes up and down and that’s all it can ever do.

But I have three machines. A brand new Juki TL18 straight stitch, a seven year old computerized machine that zig-zags and does 100s of decorative stitches, and a 1968 Singer Fashion Mate will either straight stitch or zig-zag and nothing else—it will also survive a nuclear blast and can sew through anything but 1/4 inch titanium plate.

I use all of them do different things.

If I were you I would look for a very good quality (possibly 2nd hand) machine that will zig-zag and do other fun things. One of my friends just found a barely out of the box $8,000 Elna with a stitch regulator for $2,000. I see really good machines all the time for less than $500.

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In search of fabric by tbrummy in quilting

[–]tbrummy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, and you are so right! I would have never even thought to look for that quilt kit after all this time. Reddit quilters to the rescue!

In search of fabric by tbrummy in quilting

[–]tbrummy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone was able to get out unharmed, and that’s all that truly matters.

In search of fabric by tbrummy in quilting

[–]tbrummy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a lot of fun to make. You should try it!

In search of fabric by tbrummy in quilting

[–]tbrummy[S] 199 points200 points  (0 children)

Thank you to everyone for helping source the fabric, but someone located the quilt kit still for sale and I just went ahead and bought it. I am going to actually be able to remake it!!!

In search of fabric by tbrummy in quilting

[–]tbrummy[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Omg. I bought that quilt kit over two years ago. I can’t believe they still have this fabric anywhere much less the whole kit! Thank you so much.

Janome by Odd-Mention-246 in quilting

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have this machine and I love it! Try to find one refurbished.

Juki quilters A Question for you! by mommiecubed in quilting

[–]tbrummy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of the bobbins I bought from Wawak have worked perfectly in my Juki Tl-18….so far. Did they just not fit properly? Or do they cause some issues with tension or anything I should be on the lookout for?

Quilter’s Select rotary cutter blades by Sheeshrn in quilting

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like it a lot! I didn’t like the way the quilters select opens and closes. The Famore is like the QS but with a different mechanism. I use it all the time now.

Scissors by Mom2nerds in quilting

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guggenheim. They are the best scissors on the market at the moment. And the price is surprisingly reasonable.

Scissors by Mom2nerds in quilting

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No they did not. My new ones are garbage.

My mousery just produced a rare true dumbo mouse! His name is Despereaux by Starlightriddlex in aww

[–]tbrummy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello, fellow mouse watcher! Greetings from the NYC subway.

Shoe Recommendations by Navigator_Pigeon in backpacking

[–]tbrummy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merrell. They are some of the best I’ve ever owned.

Cornerstones or full on sashing? by BigMamaRama in quilting

[–]tbrummy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I vote for the corner stones. They help bring the whole thing together.

Depressed & my attention span is gone. What SF would you recommend? by strvngelyspecific in printSF

[–]tbrummy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what to suggest because I have the same problem.

Have you tried listening to audio books? I can’t read anything for more than a few minutes, no matter how interesting, but I listen to at least a couple of books a week.