tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post8265033166317609354..comments2024-02-13T10:31:52.266-08:00Comments on Quilting through Rose-colored Trifocals!: Sticky Fingers -- YUK!Mary Hueyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930632913728046516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-81261163606757473512014-07-08T17:54:51.539-07:002014-07-08T17:54:51.539-07:00Sometimes a dab of glue in the middle really helps...Sometimes a dab of glue in the middle really helps huh! I laughed about your st icky fingers as I still love to peel the elmers glue off my fingers when I use glue with my second graders. LOL!!!!!Perfect post to rejuvenate!!! So glad you shared it! THANK YOU!Val's Quilting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451000559295763123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-88779033632847790722014-07-08T09:32:04.773-07:002014-07-08T09:32:04.773-07:00I remember the yummy paste in grade school. Thanks...I remember the yummy paste in grade school. Thanks for that reminder.<br />HugsTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08927552672720816359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-2171483283718446802014-05-14T15:27:13.111-07:002014-05-14T15:27:13.111-07:00Thanks, Karen -- I'll have to pay attention to...Thanks, Karen -- I'll have to pay attention to whether I use the flat or the edge.Mary Hueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930632913728046516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-15348314847728199152014-05-14T13:52:58.226-07:002014-05-14T13:52:58.226-07:00I rarely get any glue on my fingers and never on t...I rarely get any glue on my fingers and never on the work surface. I just run a very thin line inside the paper edge to catch near the fabric edge, running the glue stick on one of it's edges, not the flat face of the glue.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-82672917785689003702014-05-14T10:25:11.088-07:002014-05-14T10:25:11.088-07:00Hmm. I think you must be doing it right -- I just...Hmm. I think you must be doing it right -- I just glue the edge of the paper, too. Maybe I'm just messy with glue. Did you get the notice that you won my give-away for a copy of Quilters Just Wanna' Have Fun a few weeks ago? Mary Hueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930632913728046516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-48902639805529921202014-05-14T08:01:04.763-07:002014-05-14T08:01:04.763-07:00Hmm. I must be doing it wrong as I never have sti...Hmm. I must be doing it wrong as I never have sticky fingers when I glue my hexies. I glue the edge of the paper and that seems to be enough. Thanks for the tip about gluing every other side - that works better for me.Angie in SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689281551068732574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-38900249138407627502014-05-14T07:23:44.441-07:002014-05-14T07:23:44.441-07:00"tack the paper to the fabric" -- hmmm, ..."tack the paper to the fabric" -- hmmm, what a good idea. I usually baste and the way you do.Mary Hueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930632913728046516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-22116469874248083512014-05-14T07:22:37.370-07:002014-05-14T07:22:37.370-07:00The Fiskars punch is usually in the scrap booking ...The Fiskars punch is usually in the scrap booking department at stores like Michaels and Pat Catans -- "Large" is 3/4" and Extra Large is 1". Mary Hueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930632913728046516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-16880612197161507972014-05-14T07:18:40.930-07:002014-05-14T07:18:40.930-07:00This is brilliant. I just started EPP but I use a ...This is brilliant. I just started EPP but I use a glue stick to tack the paper to the fabric and then thread baste the sides without going through the paper so I can remove the papers more easily later (for machine applique possibly... I haven't exactly decided yet.)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197168518650589971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-55184753908552455862014-05-14T06:37:05.592-07:002014-05-14T06:37:05.592-07:00They look very sweet - sticky fingers or not!!!They look very sweet - sticky fingers or not!!!Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971040019183989110.post-59511993788133286092014-05-14T06:28:09.684-07:002014-05-14T06:28:09.684-07:00I just began paper piecing recently, and I've ...I just began paper piecing recently, and I've been printing out hexies on paper and cutting them out. I hadn't heard of the Fiskars punch for papers before - amazing! I will have to find one! And that's a great idea to use up advertisements, too!Stacey @slostudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703192897606601807noreply@blogger.com