I spent the last 30 minutes or so sorting through my thread, pulling out the old spools as well as the ones with just a smidgen of thread left on them, transferring all to bobbins - now stored nicely in the bobbin keeper. Now, why? at this time? did I feel so compelled? to organize?
Well, you see, I have three quilts that need bindings. To reduce the chance of stretching and twisting the bindings, I always baste, then press before attaching to my quilt. Yep, that's a lot of (wasted) thread! To make life easier today, I took the time to get organized then I could just baste the 900 inches of binding (almost) without stopping. Not only do I use the old thread in the bobbin, but as the top thread also.
So, how do I remember which bobbins are old and to be used for waste sewing? I have three bobbin savers: two blue and one lavender. I'm remembering a song from the 1980's that goes something like this -
"I want you....I need you....but there ain't no way that I'm ever gonna love you
but don't be sad!
'cause two out of three ain't bad!"
Get it! Two good - and the third one, well, can't get rid of, but I'm not in love with anymore!
Ah, organization. I get that bug once in awhile myself. ;)
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