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There’s an App for That

Posted on December 21, 2010 by ginabean • 5 Comments
I came across this pretty cool quilting app for my iphone the other day. It makes it very easy for you to make yardage calculations for your quilts. It helps you easily calculate backing, batting and binding yardages based on your quilt size. It has other useful calculators, too like a square in a square calculator. This should help make life easier. Thanks Robert Kaufman!
BTW – I guess I blew my mom’s moon phases/labor theory out of the water because I am still here at home hanging out on bed rest.
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Super Awesome Iron Cleaner!

Posted on August 2, 2009 by ginabean • 8 Comments
Has this ever happened to you? It’s not your fault. It is just the chance we take when working with fusible interfacing. I know, you try to be careful, but no matter how hard you try, it’s gonna happen. So what do you do when it does? Ignore it and risk getting transfer on your beautiful fabric every time you press or iron? (hate when that happens) Try to clean it with those “iron cleaning” products that just don’t seem to cut it no matter how hard you rub. (and risk burning yourself, because you have to have the iron hot for them to work) Well, no more ladies. Introducing (something that is probably under your kitchen sink as we speak)…..
GLASS COOK TOP CLEANER

Yippie!

Glass Cook Top Cleaner you say, and I say…. “yes siree bob!” Glass Cook Top Cleaner!
It works great, you don’t have to use it on a hot iron (so no burnt arms and fingers) and it is a lot less expensive than those “iron cleaning” products.
So there you have it. Don’t say I never gave you nothing….
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