Thank you Pat. This crazy quilty March is fun. I like that it’s not a lot just a few things to keep us organized and engaged. My sewing room appreciates this!
My friends and I love to go to quilt shows and shop at local fabric stores together! We also go out to lunch to have some extra fun! My thread is stored in the plastic containers that the Aurifil thread manufacturer makes! I keep it in collections of like colors!
Pat that's something I dont understand... people that don't have hobbies or like to read. My mother inlaw will only read the newspaper and she has no hobbies, so being shut in is driving her crazy. I work in home office for hubby's farm paying our guys and other HR & office duties. So I always have plenty to do. My down time I watch videos, read, sew, crochet or whatever else I want to work. Never bored ;)
I have a good selection of Aurifil threads...mostly in neutral colors. I love it for piecing and for machine quilting; 50 weight, have never bought cones. My variegated supply is nil---I need to work on that. Glide is my absolute favorite for longarm quilting. I have a ton of...well, a bag full...of older spools of threads that belonged to my Mom before she passed that I cannot bear to throw away, most of them are cotton-covered polys. Thanks to you I have found 2 half gallon canning jars...I will fill them with the thread spools and make a fabric ribbon to decorate the jars and will just enjoy the many colors. Thanks again, Pat. You're the BEST!
Thread, whew have I got thread! As you said, Mom’s, and Grandma’s. You just never know when you’ll need that spool. I was working on an appliqué project, and needed a green silk thread. Could not find it at any store. Then I was digging through my thread again and there it was my Grandmother’s fluorescent lime green sold thread on a wooden spool. It was marked 35 cents. I do need to get it more organized. I love my Aurifil thread caddies, and asked Alex if the next time they look at the design please make room for a bobbin to stay with the thread too. Thanks for doing these motivating videos
I have been enjoying your daily chats as well as your weeklies. I don't have too much thread mostly colors for top stitch so I had to buy more quilting threads to work on projects. You have inspired my to get back in my studio to work on new projects, mostly new blocks that I have never done before. I just finished 4 blocks of a pattern and I don't think I will do anymore so I just need to decide on a border for it and finish it as it is. The next block I will work on today is interesting, I hope I do it justice. Have a great day!
As a full time fabric artist/art quilter, I have a very large collection of threads. Those on cones I store on wooden thread peg storage units, and those on spools are in several plastic drawers in my storage unit and all are organized by type of thread and, where possible, sorted by color within the type...or at least, that's the idea. I probably need to go through and make some minor maintenance sorting, because they do get a little out of sort from time to time. I love talking about threads. Lovely video. Thank you.
I love colors, so I have quite a few. But I need to add the variegated. I used to put thread ends into an empty jar from when I was doing a lot of hand embroidery and bead work. It looked quite pretty with some shiny gold and other metallics running through with all the other colors. I need to start another jar soon. I have more embroidery floss and ready to get going again. 💗😊💗
Pat, thank you for your book on machine quilting! I read the first couple chapters yesterday (riding back from vineyard/husband’s surprise 60th birthday party). This morning, I spent five hours working on quilting two of my sandwiched quilts. Made so much progress. Used up 3 full bobbins before my fibromyalgia said “Enough for today”. Really happy with the results! Your instructions are so easy to follow.
A shop hop with my best friend (and an unlimited bank account of course)followed by a week of brainstorming patterns, sewing, seasoned with great food that didn't have any weight gaining properties and topped off with a desert of laughter. Hmmmm, that would be sweet. Thanks for asking.
Wow I never thought about my thread or the different kinds... Interesting.. my mom's thread and mother in laws thread on wooden spools are in my dad's blue jars on my shelf
Love your thread stash! So many colors. I mostly use Aurifil grey or off white with pre-filled bobbins for piecing. Have a small thread stand for other colors arranged rainbow style! Happy Green Day!
I have been following your calendar and videos daily. I am enjoying the prompts to take a good look at what I have and get it better organized so I can spend more time sewing.
I am loving your March videos each day, and yes they are motivating. This snowbird will have to go back rewatch them, as I can’t wait to put into practice all,the daily tips. I journal prayers, but might to start a quilt journal. I loved all your suggestions for a quilt road trip, solitude of sewing, with maid, ideas. I love to shop hop with my hubby and he helps me narrow down my focus, as a quilt store is like a chocolate shop, and I would like a piece of everything. Yum.
@@PatSloan I do that all the time, then I use the bobbins for piecing where the colour doesn't matter too much. I keep all the empty spools too and donate them to our church or daycare for the kids to use for crafts.
I just had surgery and I’m in a lot of pain but that bin of green thread would make me feel better 😁 I love variegated thread! I have a longarm, serger, embroidery machine and several regular sewing machines. I love all of the threads ! Green is my favorite color so your tote made my heart smile
I have some of my threads in an old Matchbox car carrier, which is a great size for thread. I keep all of my Aurifil thread sets in their little boxes because they are just too cute to break up.
Pat you’re amazing!! My thread is hopeless I really just don’t have a lot I’ve found that it’s so expensive so I usually just buy as I go through projects, my main colors our beige and white and black
I have always purchased the aurifil thread boxes when they were on sale, so I have a pretty good collection of various colors. I use these colors mostly for machine quilting and machine applique. I do have a favorite thread for piecing and will purchase these in quanitys.
My favorite quilt adventure would absolutely be a road trip and shop hop. Mu husband was a trucker and we would stop whenever we had time in quite a few states. So fun!
I basically use two types of thread, I use embroidery floss to tie my projects. I don't quilt, I piece. So I use the basic sewing thread in black, white, tan, ivory, gray and purple (90%+ of my quilts are purple). My husband does counted cross stitch so the floss is stored by him and I have drawers with my sewing thread.
I dont have much regular type threads. I use large cones of 50 wt. Cotton thread for all my piecing in a beige shade. Most of my threads are for machine embroidery. I use these also for applique.
I absolutely love your top!! Where did you get it? I love variegated thread , I love to use them on my Linus quilts, baby quilts and my grandchildren quilts. I have used it for blanket stitch appliqué, I'm ready to try it soon!
My coloured threads are already organized in a handy artbin thread organizer. Great for my epp. For piecing I'm a big fan of aurifil 50 wt in a light grey. I will switch it up though when the project requires. Big fan of variegated thread for quilting through. Lucky for me, one of my LQS has the best selection around and the owner always helps me choose the perfect one for my project.
My sewing machine cabinet has 3 drawers and I use the middle one to store all of my quilting threads in. It’s the perfect size for the threads I use all the time. I still have lots of thread that belonged to my Mom, many of them on wooden spools. I have some in small glass jars but most of them are in a glass fish bowl in my sewing room. They are more than 30 or 40 years old; I don’t sew with them, I just display them. I love those wooden spools and just can’t part with them.
I have 3 different thread holders. Gutterman on one. Speciality thread on another. And then what is left Is color coded. I love thread. And verigated is fascinating to me. Even tho i dont have a lot. I like your mountains better.
I made it about 30 year ago. It is house insulation boards. Wrapped with high quality flannel that I spray glued on. It is bolted to my wall. But prior it stood infront of book cases when my studio was in a different room
I have some colored and white all purpose thread that I use in projects like pillow cases and zipper pouches. I have Aurifil thread in whites, gray and black for piercing quilt projects. I have some some small spools of colored Aurifil, most of which came from the Sew Sampler. I have a small kit of Aurifil for hand quitting. I haven’t tried it yet. I do have a cone of Aurifil thread but haven’t used it yet. I need to check on how to set it up on my machine. My thread is organized in two- sided thread boxes. I keep Aurifil separate from all purpose. Aurifil 40 and 50 wt are separate too.
I will probably be doing a lot of sewing since the Governor of Pennsylvania has shut down all non-essential businesses for at least the next two weeks which includes my quilt shop. Thank you for your hints and tips.
Thread is not a real issue for me. Bobbin storage is the issue. I like to keep the bobbin with the spool of thread. If I have a cone I will turn it upside down and put the wound bobbins inside. This works well for my longsrm thread. I do like using verigated for both applique and quilting.
Thank you for your YT tonight on thread. Have some old threads that needs throwing away it looks like. Yes a video on what you use variegated thread on would be nice, I do not have any. I keep thread on wooden spools, and put them in a big jar for looks. I need to look into more of your books ,I did not know you had one on machine quilting, that kgharrill was talking about. Have some minis to quilt that I put off and tired of stitching in the ditch all the time, so will look into it in the a.m. Thank you again for a nice video and see you on day 17th. Your thread holder is great might look into it also.
I have thread, mostly machine embroidery thread that is about 20 years old. Is that too old to use confidently? Can’t take pictures tonight but I have 3 boxes of thread spools 🧵 Thank you Pat for your daily videos, they are really helpful and keep me doing something every day 💕
I really don’t know how I would have survived throughout this past year and half if I didn’t quilt or sew all the time. I would have lost my mind. I feel sorry for people that don’t have hobbies.
Thank you Pat. This crazy quilty March is fun. I like that it’s not a lot just a few things to keep us organized and engaged. My sewing room appreciates this!
My friends and I love to go to quilt shows and shop at local fabric stores together! We also go out to lunch to have some extra fun! My thread is stored in the plastic containers that the Aurifil thread manufacturer makes! I keep it in collections of like colors!
Pat that's something I dont understand... people that don't have hobbies or like to read. My mother inlaw will only read the newspaper and she has no hobbies, so being shut in is driving her crazy.
I work in home office for hubby's farm paying our guys and other HR & office duties. So I always have plenty to do. My down time I watch videos, read, sew, crochet or whatever else I want to work. Never bored ;)
I have a good selection of Aurifil threads...mostly in neutral colors. I love it for piecing and for machine quilting; 50 weight, have never bought cones. My variegated supply is nil---I need to work on that. Glide is my absolute favorite for longarm quilting. I have a ton of...well, a bag full...of older spools of threads that belonged to my Mom before she passed that I cannot bear to throw away, most of them are cotton-covered polys. Thanks to you I have found 2 half gallon canning jars...I will fill them with the thread spools and make a fabric ribbon to decorate the jars and will just enjoy the many colors. Thanks again, Pat. You're the BEST!
Thread, whew have I got thread! As you said, Mom’s, and Grandma’s. You just never know when you’ll need that spool. I was working on an appliqué project, and needed a green silk thread. Could not find it at any store. Then I was digging through my thread again and there it was my Grandmother’s fluorescent lime green sold thread on a wooden spool. It was marked 35 cents. I do need to get it more organized. I love my Aurifil thread caddies, and asked Alex if the next time they look at the design please make room for a bobbin to stay with the thread too.
Thanks for doing these motivating videos
I have been enjoying your daily chats as well as your weeklies. I don't have too much thread mostly colors for top stitch so I had to buy more quilting threads to work on projects. You have inspired my to get back in my studio to work on new projects, mostly new blocks that I have never done before. I just finished 4 blocks of a pattern and I don't think I will do anymore so I just need to decide on a border for it and finish it as it is. The next block I will work on today is interesting, I hope I do it justice. Have a great day!
I wrap my bindings around my threadless spools. Then I have my binding together with my quilt project.
As a full time fabric artist/art quilter, I have a very large collection of threads. Those on cones I store on wooden thread peg storage units, and those on spools are in several plastic drawers in my storage unit and all are organized by type of thread and, where possible, sorted by color within the type...or at least, that's the idea. I probably need to go through and make some minor maintenance sorting, because they do get a little out of sort from time to time. I love talking about threads. Lovely video. Thank you.
Your cone holder is really cool.
My thread is pretty organized. I mostly use neutral colors. I have thought about trying heavier thread or the varigated thread sometime.
I love colors, so I have quite a few. But I need to add the variegated. I used to put thread ends into an empty jar from when I was doing a lot of hand embroidery and bead work. It looked quite pretty with some shiny gold and other metallics running through with all the other colors. I need to start another jar soon. I have more embroidery floss and ready to get going again. 💗😊💗
Pat, thank you for your book on machine quilting! I read the first couple chapters yesterday (riding back from vineyard/husband’s surprise 60th birthday party). This morning, I spent five hours working on quilting two of my sandwiched quilts. Made so much progress. Used up 3 full bobbins before my fibromyalgia said “Enough for today”. Really happy with the results! Your instructions are so easy to follow.
that is awesome!
A shop hop with my best friend (and an unlimited bank account of course)followed by a week of brainstorming patterns, sewing, seasoned with great food that didn't have any weight gaining properties and topped off with a desert of laughter. Hmmmm, that would be sweet. Thanks for asking.
Wow I never thought about my thread or the different kinds... Interesting.. my mom's thread and mother in laws thread on wooden spools are in my dad's blue jars on my shelf
Love your thread stash! So many colors. I mostly use Aurifil grey or off white with pre-filled bobbins for piecing. Have a small thread stand for other colors arranged rainbow style! Happy Green Day!
I have been following your calendar and videos daily. I am enjoying the prompts to take a good look at what I have and get it better organized so I can spend more time sewing.
The challenges have definitely been motivating. I have accomplished more in these few weeks, than I thought possible. Thanks Pat!
I am loving your March videos each day, and yes they are motivating. This snowbird will have to go back rewatch them, as I can’t wait to put into practice all,the daily tips. I journal prayers, but might to start a quilt journal. I loved all your suggestions for a quilt road trip, solitude of sewing, with maid, ideas. I love to shop hop with my hubby and he helps me narrow down my focus, as a quilt store is like a chocolate shop, and I would like a piece of everything. Yum.
Definitely more productive with your daily help. Lol. My old thread is in a glass jar. I now keep my thread in box. Beautiful fabric. I love blue!!
I thought your idea of emptying your partial spools by loading bobbins was a great idea. I now have emptied at least four partial spools. Thank you!
it just seems to make sense!
@@PatSloan I do that all the time, then I use the bobbins for piecing where the colour doesn't matter too much. I keep all the empty spools too and donate them to our church or daycare for the kids to use for crafts.
Thread displays remind me of the candy store!
I just had surgery and I’m in a lot of pain but that bin of green thread would make me feel better 😁 I love variegated thread! I have a longarm, serger, embroidery machine and several regular sewing machines. I love all of the threads ! Green is my favorite color so your tote made my heart smile
My house is so small, I sometimes wish I could push out the walls. I sew in the living rm which is a small space. I like how light your space is.
I have some of my threads in an old Matchbox car carrier, which is a great size for thread. I keep all of my Aurifil thread sets in their little boxes because they are just too cute to break up.
I looked at my thread box & some spools are pathetic but I keep them so I can take one with me to match the color.
Pat you’re amazing!! My thread is hopeless I really just don’t have a lot I’ve found that it’s so expensive so I usually just buy as I go through projects, my main colors our beige and white and black
I have always purchased the aurifil thread boxes when they were on sale, so I have a pretty good collection of various colors. I use these colors mostly for machine quilting and machine applique. I do have a favorite thread for piecing and will purchase these in quanitys.
My favorite quilt adventure would absolutely be a road trip and shop hop. Mu husband was a trucker and we would stop whenever we had time in quite a few states. So fun!
I also love your top, my mother was a tole painter and your shirt reminds me of some of the things she painted. Good memories.
Thank you so much for the daylies (?). They make my day!
I'm Irish!
Absolutely! Love empty spools onto bobbins, I'm going to do that!
I basically use two types of thread, I use embroidery floss to tie my projects. I don't quilt, I piece. So I use the basic sewing thread in black, white, tan, ivory, gray and purple (90%+ of my quilts are purple). My husband does counted cross stitch so the floss is stored by him and I have drawers with my sewing thread.
I dont have much regular type threads. I use large cones of 50 wt. Cotton thread for all my piecing in a beige shade. Most of my threads are for machine embroidery. I use these also for applique.
I absolutely love your top!! Where did you get it? I love variegated thread , I love to use them on my Linus quilts, baby quilts and my grandchildren quilts. I have used it for blanket stitch appliqué, I'm ready to try it soon!
My embroidery and metallic threads are stored in clear plastic boxes.
My coloured threads are already organized in a handy artbin thread organizer. Great for my epp. For piecing I'm a big fan of aurifil 50 wt in a light grey. I will switch it up though when the project requires. Big fan of variegated thread for quilting through. Lucky for me, one of my LQS has the best selection around and the owner always helps me choose the perfect one for my project.
My sewing machine cabinet has 3 drawers and I use the middle one to store all of my quilting threads in. It’s the perfect size for the threads I use all the time. I still have lots of thread that belonged to my Mom, many of them on wooden spools. I have some in small glass jars but most of them are in a glass fish bowl in my sewing room. They are more than 30 or 40 years old; I don’t sew with them, I just display them. I love those wooden spools and just can’t part with them.
Yes. I really feel more motivated this year. So thank you. 🌻
Always enjoy listening to you.
I have 3 different thread holders. Gutterman on one. Speciality thread on another. And then what is left Is color coded. I love thread. And verigated is fascinating to me. Even tho i dont have a lot. I like your mountains better.
Thank you 🙏🏾 I hope you’re having a blessed day
Project boxes and thread done. Room looking good except my scraps need a ful day of work.
I would love for you to talk about your design wall. What product do you use?
I made it about 30 year ago. It is house insulation boards. Wrapped with high quality flannel that I spray glued on. It is bolted to my wall. But prior it stood infront of book cases when my studio was in a different room
I have some colored and white all purpose thread that I use in projects like pillow cases and zipper pouches. I have Aurifil thread in whites, gray and black for piercing quilt projects. I have some some small spools of colored Aurifil, most of which came from the Sew Sampler. I have a small kit of Aurifil for hand quitting. I haven’t tried it yet. I do have a cone of Aurifil thread but haven’t used it yet. I need to check on how to set it up on my machine. My thread is organized in two- sided thread boxes. I keep Aurifil separate from all purpose. Aurifil 40 and 50 wt are separate too.
Hi Pat! Do you have a video on the heart quilt that is hanging behind you? I absolutely love hearts and what a great way to use up scraps!!
Thumbs up tonight!! Very nice! Love your mountains! Yes, thats cheating! 😃
I couldn’t get on the live chat.
Love your studio
Hi from Florida
Pat, when you are low on spool cotton how low before replacing?
I will probably be doing a lot of sewing since the Governor of Pennsylvania has shut down all non-essential businesses for at least the next two weeks which includes my quilt shop. Thank you for your hints and tips.
Thread is not a real issue for me. Bobbin storage is the issue. I like to keep the bobbin with the spool of thread. If I have a cone I will turn it upside down and put the wound bobbins inside. This works well for my longsrm thread. I do like using verigated for both applique and quilting.
Do you have a pattern for the heart quilt in back of you? Love it
Thank you for your YT tonight on thread. Have some old threads that needs throwing away it looks like. Yes a video on what you use variegated thread on would be nice, I do not have any. I keep thread on wooden spools, and put them in a big jar for looks. I need to look into more of your books ,I did not know you had one on machine quilting, that kgharrill was talking about. Have some minis to quilt that I put off and tired of stitching in the ditch all the time, so will look into it in the a.m. Thank you again for a nice video and see you on day 17th. Your thread holder is great might look into it also.
I have thread, mostly machine embroidery thread that is about 20 years old. Is that too old to use confidently?
Can’t take pictures tonight but I have 3 boxes of thread spools 🧵
Thank you Pat for your daily videos, they are really helpful and keep me doing something every day 💕
I went to your website to win the giveaway but couldn't find what to click on.
Found a lovely vintage thread display at a garage sale for my old wooden spools. I love it, but dusting it is a b... Lol
HI, Pat!
What brand of threads are yours
Hello from Colorado Springs. ❤️
I keep picking the variegated threads but I never know what to use them for so I'm stashing them 🙄
Oh no! time to use them!
Where can I buy your Scrappy Project Planner, It's Sew Emma?
Going away with my quilt group for a week and just quilt.
Hello from Columbus, Ohio
Awesome
Orphan blocks can be made into hot pads.
Empty the spools onto bobbins
Empty them onto a bobbin.
Emptying them onto bobbins isn’t cheating. I do that too.
I really don’t know how I would have survived throughout this past year and half if I didn’t quilt or sew all the time. I would have lost my mind.
I feel sorry for people that don’t have hobbies.
I also use almost done spools for bobbins. No that is not cheating!
4,700 meters equals 15,419 feet 11.37 inches or 5,139.983 yards. Definitely a much better bargain for piecing.
yep!
No it’s not cheating. Lol.