Forgot to update about what I did over the weekend. I didn't get nearly as much done on my quilt as I thought I would. I pinned the binding and hand sewed 1/2 of one long edge, and that was all I got done. I have all of the strips cut and ready for piecing on my son's quilt though, and plan on working on it today while my daughter is at school. I can't really work on hers even though she's not home, because my son will want to climb on it and it is full of pins.
I realized last week that I need a quilting hoop to do the hand quilting, so we ran all over town on Saturday looking for one. I'm pretty annoyed with the fabric store I usually go to. Not only are the staff not particularly pleasant or helpful, they're closing the location that is most convenient for me (it is near the kids' doctor), so now I will have no choice but to rely on my husband to drive me to the fabric store on weekends if I need anything since the other location is in an area I never go to. We really need more fabric stores in this city. There's one near my house, but it is more of a clearance place and it is hard to shop there since there are no prices on anything and the store is totally disorganized. They don't sell thread, patterns, or notions either. Very irritating.
At any rate, I got my hoop, and embroidery floss to do the hand quilting on both quilts, as well as thread and more quilting pins and another blade for my rotary cutter which has a dull spot (very annoying since it was brand new when I started cutting my daughter's quilt and it has been giving me problems since the first time I used it).
As of last night, I'm more than 1/2 way finished handsewing the binding on my daughter's quilt. I figure I'll be done with it by tomorrow night, then I can start the hand quilting. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to knot it or sew a pattern. Decisions, decisions..............
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Walmart has some basic sewing and craft supplies if you live nearby there. Also, Michaels does have a little quilting section and an embroidery section where you can get the hoops :)
Walmart doesn't carry that stuff anymore. Not here, anyway. I heard they took out their sewing department entirely. My local Walmart did. My local Michaels doesn't have any quilting stuff either. I did get a frame at the fabric store though, and "broke it in" last night. I think I like it better than a hoop anyway.
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