Really enjoyed this – thank you. I, too, take part in the Swaps and look forward with excited anticipation to the new Theme.

Hi Jane, I had one of these in the ‘free’ pack that came with my new Sewing machine. I hadn’t a clue what it was for (it didn’t have a label) but it looked as if it would take the bobbins. It is a brilliant piece of kit for all the reasons you have said. I would recommend the Bobbin Holder to any Sewist(!)

Really hit home – this one. I have some Aliens but also some UFo. I actually read this post this morning and then went and threw away a horror of a quilt top that I knew I should never have started and certainly won’t finish. THANK you for your post – it was just what I needed!

Thank you for your kind comments Amy, Hope you hav fun making the Pouch. You can vary the size of the pouches, I have a very small one I made to hold my treasured Thimble that my GGm gave me when I was a baby….

Thanks for the info Karen. It is a bit of a minefield nowadays with all the ‘suing’ and holding others responsible for yur own actions. Whatever happened to common sense? – I think we are all a bit guilty of ‘bad’ practices and I am certainly guilty of this. I put plates in the micro to warm – which is probably not good practice. Oh well !…[Read more]