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This is How I Sew

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Meet Betty, also known as Ugly Betty or Back-burner Betty. She’s a Baby Lock 1506 Denim Buster and the first machine I’d ever owned. I bought her for $40 on Craigslist about a year and a half ago. I’m not sure how old she is but I do know she wasn’t nearly as smooth as the borrowed one I was using before her.

Betty

Shortly after I got her, I decided to buy the borrowed one from my friend. This is Wilma. She is my work horse! She’s a Baby Lock Quilters Choice Professional.

Wilma

She came w/this quilt frame (expands to King Size) and I paid a mere $400. I have awesome friends!

A couple months ago, something happened to Wilma and she was out of commission. This left me no choice but to get intimate w/Betty. I used her until I could afford to get Wilma up & running again. After a new foot pedal and spool pin ordered from My Sewing Machine Parts, Betty wasn’t as bad as I once thought. We spent many hours together and she made me proud. =)

Thrifty Quilter

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So, some people might say I’m cheap, I prefer the word “thrifty”.  When I started quilting 2 yrs ago, I really had no idea just how expensive this hobby ( I prefer the word “passion”) would be. I’ve even saved all of my receipts, with the intention of adding them up one day. But do I really want to know how many hundreds or thousands of dollars I’ve spent? No, I don’t!  So I haven’t brought myself to add these babies up…but I still collect them. 





One day my friend invites me to Goodwill,  where she had recently found some fabric for quilting. Now, I like 2nd hand shopping and I had frequented Savers but I never thought about looking for fabric there. I have to admit, initially, in my head, I kinda turned my nose up at the idea. I mean, I could buy clothes for me and my family there, maybe some knickknacks for my home, but quilting fabric?! I didn’t really like the idea initially. Fast forward 6 months or so and the majority of my stash is compiled of  fabric from Goodwill!!! Every other Saturday they offer 50% off just about everything in the store. We make it a point to hit 2 or 3 stores each time we go. 

The growing stash
Here’s what I got this past weekend at Goodwill for under $20!!

Also, Joann had a 60% off coupon this week. I had 5 coupons (1 from my Joann mailer, 1 from Joann text message, 1 from preferred customer email and 2 from my friend) and bought these beauties and fleece.