Comments on: Going shopping for fabric – yay! http://www.crazyshortcutquilts.com/2009/02/20/going-shopping-for-fabric-yay/ .. Quilt As You Go - Fat Quarter Crazy Quilts that are Beautifully DONE! Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:53:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MMM http://www.crazyshortcutquilts.com/2009/02/20/going-shopping-for-fabric-yay/comment-page-1/#comment-146 MMM Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:48:00 +0000 http://quiltblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/going-shopping-for-fabric-yay/#comment-146 Hi Amy! A stiletto can be a dagger (old english usage) from Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiletto --- but in quilting it is about a 5" long narrow piece of metal with a sharpish point at the end. For machine quilting it helps keep your pieces under the presser foot (instead of using your fingers) and is safer than using fingers - - people can accidentally sew through their fingers!!! <br/><br/>So, all I have found so far are bamboo skewers. I want a metal one with something pretty at the non-business end. Since I really like to "want" something for a while (makes me appreciate it more) I believe that I'll take my time finding just the right one :)<br/><br/>Oh, found one on Eleanor Burns' website - -still not quite what I want....http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/notions_display.asp?i=676<br/><br/>Still, I *did* have a great time at the quilt shop :)<br/><br/>Marguerita Hi Amy! A stiletto can be a dagger (old english usage) from Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiletto — but in quilting it is about a 5″ long narrow piece of metal with a sharpish point at the end. For machine quilting it helps keep your pieces under the presser foot (instead of using your fingers) and is safer than using fingers – - people can accidentally sew through their fingers!!!

So, all I have found so far are bamboo skewers. I want a metal one with something pretty at the non-business end. Since I really like to “want” something for a while (makes me appreciate it more) I believe that I’ll take my time finding just the right one :)

Oh, found one on Eleanor Burns’ website – -still not quite what I want….http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/notions_display.asp?i=676

Still, I *did* have a great time at the quilt shop :)

Marguerita

]]> By: Amy, a redeemed sheep http://www.crazyshortcutquilts.com/2009/02/20/going-shopping-for-fabric-yay/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Amy, a redeemed sheep Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:07:00 +0000 http://quiltblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/going-shopping-for-fabric-yay/#comment-145 I probably need one, too...Except for one small detail. I have no idea what it is! *wink* Do you have a picture you could share? When I Google, I get shoes an I have a feeling that is not what yo are talking about. <br/><br/>Have a great and safe trip!!! I probably need one, too…Except for one small detail. I have no idea what it is! *wink* Do you have a picture you could share? When I Google, I get shoes an I have a feeling that is not what yo are talking about.

Have a great and safe trip!!!

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