Once upon a time, about 18 months ago, I purchased home decor fabric, curtain lining, and a spool of Aurifil thread (no affiliation to the company), to make 4 curtain panels for our master bedroom. I honestly cringed at the splurge of purchasing a $10 spool of thread. How did I spend $10 for just thread. However, I read on so many online forums how wonderful this thread was. I couldn't find one negative review. Since this fabric purchase was a rare online fabric purchase, I bit the bullet. By this point, what was an extra $10?
Well this past weekend, I finally ran out of thread. This spool was never ending. I've never had a spool last this long. Actually, 4 months ago I had ordered another spool, because I was sure it was about to run out then. Surprise, surprise!
I started thinking of everything I had seen with this one spool:
~4 floor to ceiling curtains with lining.
~ One Block wonder quilt blocks and rows.
~Mystery quilt row blocks together
~Borders on a Christmas quilt
~ Blanket Stitch Appliquéd 144 orange peels, braided quilt borders, and sewed the entire king size quilt top together
~36 16-patch quilt blocks
~232 hst star points
~40 string blocks
1 pillow case.
One thing to note about string blocks, they use up a lot of thread. Looking back at all my projects, I am a believer. I couldn't believe how much I have accomplished with 1 spool. Usually, I used 2-3 spools on just a single project. I'm fairly convinced that this thread grows each night.
My current quilting update. I cut out all my pieces for my scrappy star quilt. I have finished 5 star blocks. I have also ripped telephone pages from my string blocks. I save this for my nap time project, since I can't really sew, but I can rip paper. I have also been out job hunting. I'm hoping 2016 is my year for a real teaching job.
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