What is your favorite sewing gadget?
The Queen of Gadgets Blog Hop
The challenge: Use your favorite sewing tool to create a project. Tell us and show us why you love it...
I have several gadgets that I love to use so I thought I would make a Jimmy John quilt using them. (The Jimmy John quilt pattern is a free download that can be found thru Jo's Country Junction) The Jimmy John quilt pattern has been on my to do list for quite some time. You see I love to buy jelly rolls when I visit quilt shops and this pattern calls for a jelly roll and some background fabric which I was able to pull out of my fabric stash!
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| Pictured here are my gadgets I'd like to feature! My Olfa Rotary cutter, My Oliso travel iron, Blade Saver Thread Cutter, wool pressing mat and of course my quarter inch foot! |
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| I was first introduced to an Olfa Rotary cutter back in the 80's and using it the first time was a game changer for me! I'm able to cut out quilt pieces in a flash. I now have several rotary cutters in different colors and sizes! I use my rotary cutter all the time! |
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| Following the cutting directions on the pattern I cut out all of the extra pieces I needed to go along with my Jelly Roll. |
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| When I first started quilting, I had no idea what a quarter inch foot was. I would just follow the guide on my machine to line up a quarter inch seam. I just love using my quarter inch foot. It helps ensure that my seams will be accurate. |
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| I love to chain sew because for me it saves a ton of time. With chain sewing comes a lot of cutting blocks apart. My Blade Saver Cutter is my new favorite tool! I picked one up after seeing it on Instagram about a year or so ago. I know you can find them in quilt shops and on Esty. What I love about this little gadget is that it uses old rotary blades. |
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| When I go on quilt retreats it is so nice to be able to set up a pressing station right by my sewing area. My Oliso travel iron and wool pressing mat is a must have for traveling! I also like setting up a pressing area next to me at home if I'm working on a block that requires a lot of pressing in between steps. It's another time saver... |
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| Within no time these gadgets helped me stitch this quilt up! I'm pretty happy with how my Jimmy John quilt turned out. If you need a quick quilt project, this is a great one! The quilt has only a border on the top and bottom of the quilt. I think if I do this quilt again, I would extend the border all the way around. |
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| I like how this pattern is written, it made it so easy to make a scrappy quilt using a jelly roll. |
I didn't get it quilted in time for the posting, since it's Halloween themed fabric, I will be quilting a spooky pattern in black thread that features, a spider web and spider, witches' hat and bat. I will be using my embroidery machine to quilt this quilt, wish me luck. I have a bit of a learning curve using my embroidery machine in this way. I quilt table runners and mug rugs using my machine and I love the results, but I have only done larger quilts a couple of times.
I hope that you have a wonderful day and find some time to stitch! Have fun visiting all the blogs for all sorts of gadget inspiration!
Happy quilting,
Cindy and Josephine
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