Black Cat Crossing!

Monday, October 20
Why Knot Kwilt?
Lixie Makes It
Miss Priss Quilts
The Slow Quilter
Patchwork Sampler


Tuesday, October 21
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Coeur d'Alene Gifts
It Seams To Be Sew…
A Geeky Crafty Place


Wednesday, October 22
Creatin' in the Sticks
Living With Purpose
Moose Stash Quilting
The Quilted Cat
Lines, Color, and Art


Thursday, October 23
VroomansQuilts
Lovelli Quilts
Pampered Pettit
TeaTimeCreations
Whims and Fancies


Friday, October 24
Just Let Me Quilt
Buzzing and Bumbling
Thimblemouse & Spouse
krislovesfabric
Quilt Doodle Doodles


Monday, October 27
Ridge Top Quilts
Dancing Moon
Kwilt Krazy
Lydsfire Sewing
Grandmama's Stories


Tuesday, October 28
Selina Quilts
Jane's Quilting
Quilted Delights
Words & Stitches
Seams To Be Sew


Wednesday, October 29
That’s So Julie
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Quilting Queen Online
Sew Peace To Peace
A Stitch in Time


Thursday, October 30
On the Banks of Frog Creek
How Art You?
Cucki Stitching Cove
Dancing Moon Farmstead
Life in the Scrapatch


Friday, October 31
From My Carolina Home
Mammy Stitches
Bumbleberry Cottage
Just Because Quilts
Sew We Quilt

These.....and Those....

I have a bunch of these:

I love them for a number of reasons....they are perfect for holding down the binding of a quilt so I can do my hand sewing, they are better than pins for holding things together when I'm ready to sew on the machine because they don't stick me, and they are a great temporary hold when I'm letting the glue dry on fabric I'm glue basting.  The one drawback is the cost - they are a bit pricey.

While I was on vacation we happened into a hardware store that also had a craft section where I found these:

They were very inexpensive....less than $5 for a good sized package (I believe 20-24 were in each sack).  The spring on the larger one isn't as strong as I would like it to be for holding things like this:

But they held until I took them off (this is the handle for a market bag) which is what I needed for them to do.  I suspect that much moving a quilt around would result in a few sliding off but occasionally that happens with the red ones too.  The tiny ones would be perfect for holding on some lace while you stitched it - as a point of reference here are the three together.

If  you're in the market for something like this I would suggest the craft section at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's....I think it's only in a small mountain town that you would find crafts in the hardware store!

An Artist With Words

Sometimes I come across a blog that just warms my heart.  This young woman isn't a quilter....she's a mother, a writer, a woman, an artist with words.  You might like it too.

The Hodgepodge Darling