Airline Quilting

Today's tip is for my quilting friends, but if you do any kind of needlework, this would work for you. My friends and I do what is called hand-piecing. We cut and piece the fabric entirely by hand stitching the blocks and then joining the blocks together to make a quilt. The great part about this is that you can do it anywhere. I get a lot more hand-piecing done than machine piecing because I can do it in my easy chair at night while DH and I are watching TV. (It also keeps me awake!)

So, you can carry your project to the doctor's office, or anywhere you're stuck sitting for a while. It's also a good conversation starter -- people are fascinated with what you are doing.

My tip solves a sticky problem -- when you are on a long airline trip and want to hand-piece, but you're not allowed to have scissors to cut the thread! The solution is to take an empty dental floss container, and use the cutter on it to cut your thread. Cool, huh?

Don't have an empty floss container? Now, don't even get me started about flossing your teeth! Hmmm....I think I have an idea for another post.....