#1. You cannot get blood out of a stone - but you CAN get blood out of a quilt! We have all done it - stabbed ourselves ever so slightly and KABOOM - there is a drip or smear of blood on your quilt top.
Last week I was demonstrating some free motion quilting and somehow I pricked my finger without knowing it. Someone watching pointed it out to me - and was I embarassed! As soon as the crowd wandered away, while awaiting a new audience I grabbed my hydrogen peroxide and with a q-tip managed to remove the smear. Just like that. No stains. It's also rumoured that a little bit of spit on a kleenex will achieve the same results. I may have even tried it once or twice in a pinch.....it works!
#2. Step away from the sewing machine. Yes - sometimes we have to take a break. It's amazing what a cup of coffee and a good book can do to refresh you. All sew and no play makes Mandie a dull girl! In the last week I was unable to sew at all because of the transition time of a week before we could get into the new house. Oh the ideas I came up with! Yes a change really is as good as a rest - so take a break once in a while and you will get inspired to do something NEW!
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