[Nfb-krafters-korner] we have some new folks here

[Henrietta Brewer]

Hmmmm I wonder if a person opened the center of their dining table 
and used that crack for the straight cutting if it would work. I will 
have to try this.
HenriettaAt 11:48 AM 4/14/2010, you wrote:
>I sew and would be interested.   I guess you would use it for making 
>clothes?  I haven't gotten into cllothes yet but hope too.  Right
>
>now I am making a quilted piano bench cushion, and it is taking 
>forever, with the help of a good friend.  I cut out five navy and 
>five cream squares, which we alternated down each side, with a cream 
>strip down the center.  Then we put some batting and a piece of 
>material the same size under that, and sewed to lines of the 
>honeycomb stitch down the cream strip.  My friend has a neat 
>attachment that allows you to sew in a circle, and we are going to 
>sew concentric circles in each of the squares with navy thread on 
>the cream squares, and cream thread on the navy squares.  With the 
>batting in between, it gives it a quilted look.  Then we will give 
>it sides and a back to go around the two inch foam, and put in a 
>zipper, and make an envelope cover out of muzlin to cover the foam 
>rubber.  I love designing sewing projects!
>
>If any of you have been standing at the counter at JoAnn's where 
>they cut the fabric and wondering why there is this big crack in the 
>counter, I found out yesterday what it is for.  They use it to cut 
>straight  and the scissors fit into it and it keeps the cut 
>straight.  Pretty cool, and apparently sighted people don't even 
>notice and wonder why the person can cut so straight, said the woman 
>behind the counter.
>
>Sue, Wonder, and Gilly
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Blindhands at aol.com
>   To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>   Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:39 PM
>   Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] we have some new folks here
>
>
>   We have new folks that have joined us recently I would like to 
> welcome and
>   I have a question to ask everyone.
>
>   So please read on here.
>
>   First to the new folks introduce yourself and ttell us what type of
>   crafting you enjoy doing.
>
>   Please check out our classes over on our website and sign up for any
>   classes that might interest you at:
>   _ww.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.KraftersKorner.org)
>
>   My     question to everyone is who sews or might be  interested in sewing
>   and using the cotton knit fabrics that have the spandex 
> in  it:  Let me know
>   as I have a good resource for the fabric and they have  some 
> great patterns
>   available, too.
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Henrietta
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