Thursday, September 11, 2014

Page 2 of 100 Things Every Quilter Should Do Before She Dies #50-#100 continued

50/   Participate in Show & Tell
51/   Volunteer for a job in a quilt group
52/    Use a colour you detest
53/   Make a quilt inspired by nature
54/   Get up early or stay up late to quilt
55/   Make a scrap quilt
56/   Make a tote bag
57/   Make a postcard quilt
58/   Make a baby quilt and gift it to a newborn
59/ Understand the basics of caring for quilts
60/   Borrow a quilting book from the public library
61/   Teach someone else to quilt
62/   Creatively piece a backing for one of your quilts
63/   Apply a piped binding, or some variation of it
64/   Post quilt pics to Facebook
65/   Install quilty wallpaper on your computer
66/   Put a quilty bumper sticker on your car
67/   Cuss mildly when you realize you've been sewing air (because you ran out of bobbin thread

  • 68/   Read your sewing machine manual cover to cover

69/   Learn to thread baste
70/   Lean to pin baste
71/   Use basting spray
72/   Help a friend make a quilt
73/   Make a quilt for a special child
74/   Make a quilt for a spouse
75/   Make a quilt for a friend
76/   Include your quilts in your last will and testament
77/   Determine your favourite thread for piecing
78/   Understand the concept of value
79/   Understand the mathematics of quilt blocks
80/   Apply a bias binding
81/   Take a guild speaker to dinner
82/   Comment on a quilt-related blog post
83/   Make a mystery quilt
84/   Take part in a block exchange
85/   Write how-to instructions for making a quilt block
86/   Be able to state clearly what you learned from a particular quilt
87/   Know the difference between lengthwise and crosswise grain
88/   Know the parts of a sewing machine needle and why they matter
89/   Organize your stash
90/   Know the names of hand sewing needles used for different tasks
91/   Finish a UFO
92/   Purchase fabric on impulse
93/   Try sewing with precuts
94/   Trade fabrics with quilt friends
95/   Identify your ancestors who quilted
96/   Visit a quilt shop while on vacation
97/   Sew on a treadle for old time's sake
98/   Subscribe to a quilting magazine
99/   Become a regular reader of a quilt blog
100/ Go on a Shop Hop

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