Learning about raw-edge appliques
I picked a book (Mastering Machine Applique) up from the library to help me learn how to do raw-edge applique. Out of all the books that I’ve borrowed from the library on this topic, this book is the best. It is very thorough. Out of all the techniques I like the raw-edge application using paper-backed fusible web. Fast and easy. I don’t like the other fussy methods.
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Fabricland always has sales on various items. So yesterday I went to look for quilting fabric. I just wanted a little to practice making appliques. They had shit. Fabricland is theee worst fabric store around. Unfortunately, it is the only one that offers memberships. Fanny’s Fabric closed down last year. I was so disappointed when that happened. Of course, there are some quilting stores in the city and they do have a lot of cottons to choose from but they are on the south side of the city. So when I pick up fabric for my quilts I will be making the hike. Fabricland sucks! I can’t stand them. They have incompetent staff with terrible sales skills. Choices of fabrics suck and their lack of notions is pathetic. Even Walmart carries more than they do. That is bad. I really wish more people sewed then there would be more fabric stores. I have had to go on-line to buy supplies and while that is not all that bad I wish we had it locally too. But Canada’s population is much smaller than the States. Supply and demand.
Last night, I watched the movie Jarhead. It was good but not great. My husband looked at the cast and said, “no wonder you wanted this movie it has Jake Gyllenhaal in it”. He was probably standing in the blockbuster wondering why I wanted a war flick. Duh! the beef cake! There is no action in this flick. It focuses on the characters more so. I think Jake may have made this movie so he is not type casted as a gay man. Don’t worry Jake. We know you are not gay.
