http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/03/10/on-the-bookshelf%e2%80%94guide-to-machine-quilting-by-diane-gaudynski/ Musings on Quilts and Quilting Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/03/10/on-the-bookshelf%e2%80%94guide-to-machine-quilting-by-diane-gaudynski/#comment-2 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:56:04 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/03/10/on-the-bookshelf%e2%80%94guide-to-machine-quilting-by-diane-gaudynski/#comment-2 [...] So you can see I’m on the edge here, and the edge is one of those places where control becomes more difficult. There are many different things you can try to get a better grip on your quilt, like girpper gloves, machine quilting hoops and even quilting mice! I use a hand cream, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, to be exact. Love the stuff. I think I need to call my investment guy and tell him to buy stock in Neutrogena, I buy that much of it. Diane Gaudynski shared this tip in her first book Guide to Machine Quilting, and I haven’t used gloves since! I was always having to take the gloves off to clip threads and restart the quilting line, rethread the machine, etc., since I couldn’t grab threads and control thread snips with the gloves on. Painful! The hand cream doesn’t come between my hands and precision tasks, doesn’t leave a residue on the quilt, and is a bit tacky on my hands so I can control the quilt better. I keep it next to the machine and reapply as soon as I can feel my hands slipping on the fabric. [...] […] So you can see I’m on the edge here, and the edge is one of those places where control becomes more difficult. There are many different things you can try to get a better grip on your quilt, like girpper gloves, machine quilting hoops and even quilting mice! I use a hand cream, Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, to be exact. Love the stuff. I think I need to call my investment guy and tell him to buy stock in Neutrogena, I buy that much of it. Diane Gaudynski shared this tip in her first book Guide to Machine Quilting, and I haven’t used gloves since! I was always having to take the gloves off to clip threads and restart the quilting line, rethread the machine, etc., since I couldn’t grab threads and control thread snips with the gloves on. Painful! The hand cream doesn’t come between my hands and precision tasks, doesn’t leave a residue on the quilt, and is a bit tacky on my hands so I can control the quilt better. I keep it next to the machine and reapply as soon as I can feel my hands slipping on the fabric. […]

]]> http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/03/10/on-the-bookshelf%e2%80%94guide-to-machine-quilting-by-diane-gaudynski/#comment-1 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:47:23 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/03/10/on-the-bookshelf%e2%80%94guide-to-machine-quilting-by-diane-gaudynski/#comment-1 [...] I just got this book from Amazon yesterday, and I read it cover to cover last night. What a great addition to my machine quilting library! This eagerly awaited “sequel” to her first book, Guide to Machine Quilting, is in a special new smaller format with a wire-o binding, perfect for keeping next to your machine while you quilt. And you’ll want to, with all the neat new techniques for background textures and freeform feathers Diane explains in pinpoint detail. Super full-color photography throughout means you can see exactly what the stitches should look like every step of the way. [...] […] I just got this book from Amazon yesterday, and I read it cover to cover last night. What a great addition to my machine quilting library! This eagerly awaited “sequel” to her first book, Guide to Machine Quilting, is in a special new smaller format with a wire-o binding, perfect for keeping next to your machine while you quilt. And you’ll want to, with all the neat new techniques for background textures and freeform feathers Diane explains in pinpoint detail. Super full-color photography throughout means you can see exactly what the stitches should look like every step of the way. […]

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