DAY 4 AURIFIL THREADS AND BOBBIN BUDDIES
Then next two items go hand in hand. While the Aurifil thread is no stranger to us, these cute little bobbin buddies are new this year…
The 50wt. Aurifil threads is the best threads for our sewing machine stitching. Hands down… It’s fine…doesn’t take up room in the seam…its a 50/2 this means it 50 wt. but only wound with 2 strands of thread…most 50wts. are 3 strands….it’s clean…there will be hardly any lint residue in your bobbin case or machine… They come in three sizes…mini spools with 220 yds for $5.00…regular spools with 1422 yds on them for $13.35…and then the large cones with 6452 yds for $50.00…I use mainly the regular and cones sizes for my machine piecing and the mini spools would be for hand or machine appliqué where you would need lots of colors….
Why the big cone? It’s like getting one of the regular sizes free if you do the math? Yes, the cone seems like a lot of $$$ but it is the better bargain especially if you only stitch with 4 threads like I do…cream, black, medium tan, but mostly the dark taupe…
Now my favorite thing to mention is one the biggest mistakes people do in machine piecing… drives me crazy when I see it…and I notice it right away…Do you know what it is??? Using TOO light of thread when piecing…it sticks out like a siren blaring!!! We need to darken our threads so they blend in…I know we need to use cream when we are piecing cream on cream…but when we are piecing cream and navy together I still would use a dark thread…My all time favorite thread that is stitched into 90% of my quilt is 1140. Shown here on my machine
…I know it looks dark here…but it disappears in my piecing. Have I ever led you astray? If you do not want to go this dark…the other one that would work 2372…but I really love the 1140. Shop the AURIFIL selection of threads by clicking the link. The threads we carry in the cones will have a drop down box for you to pick your selection of either cone or regular spool. If you want a fast link to my cone 1140 here that it…1140 All Aurifil Thread will be 25% off and will show up in the cart at the discounted price…
Now aren’t’ these little bobbin buddies so cute? Organization is the key here…its so nice to keep a bobbin with a thread for when you need to quick stitch something…and you don’t have to look for a matching bobbin, its right there…I love that I can now store my lonely cream thread with it matching bobbin…and when I need it…its right there! The bobbin buddies are reg. 6/$2.10 on sale for 6/$1.75. Order yours here. BOBBIN BUDDIES The discount will show up in your cart.
Fast post today…lots to do at work and for the Holidays….I stitched most of the day yesterday…on this lovely block
…do you stitch everyday? If so tell, me…your daily schedule…if not…tell why NOT??? in the comment section for today…Remember, to HOLD if your holding and I have to slow down a little and enjoy this all…you do the same today!
…and to clear up the questions about the Lakehouse…We held Luke and Brooke’s wedding on August 22 this last summer….
the next day we emptied the house…on Monday Habitat for Humanity striped the house, as we donated the house to them…The next day it was down and hauled away, there is no part of the house remaining, full tear down..that is why we had to move back from the lake to 58 1/2″ at the closest. New construction is now 75 feet away…but because we were 30ft, they took an average and came up with the 58 1/2 feet…the boathouse/guest house is still standing we will remodel that…no more turd brown house with turd brown trim.…
