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I have been quilting for many years now so I have seen more than a few trends take place. I remember when I started quilting, Celtic knotwork was very popular and I took a class to make a sampler quilt using this technique, I still have it. I remember making the bias tape was tricky but once I got the hang of it, everything went smoothly.

If you look back at any of my earlier QUILTsocial posts, you will see how much fun I like to have with applique and this week’s posts will be no different. I like ...

Happy Friday! We’ve made it through another week!

In yesterday’s post, I wrote all about Odif 505 Temporary Fabric Adhesive and Odif AntiStatic spray products.

Today, last, but not least, I’ll showcase Odif Fabric Protect and Odif OdiCoat products.

Most of us have experienced having quilt colors fade when left on a bed that’s exposed to too many UV rays. This has been a never-ending problem with quilts made of 100% cotton fabrics. Odif Fabric Protect has quilters and fabric artists in mind, all other products I’m aware of ...

Good morning, I’m happy you came back for more great Odif product demonstrations.

For some of you, yesterday’s post was a reinforcement of your prior knowledge, while for others it was a new introduction to Odif 606 Iron on Adhesive and Odif DK5 Glue Remover.

Today, I’ll introduce (or reintroduce for some of you), Odif 505 Temporary Fabric Adhesive spray (505 for short) and Odif AntiStatic Anti-static electricity spray.

Odif 505 is a product I’ve been using for years. Over those years, I’ve learned a few ...

On Monday and Tuesday of this week I showed you some of the ways to use four Odif labor-saving spray-on products:

• 404 Repositionable Craft Adhesive
• Fabric Booster Fabric Stabilizer
• 808 Paper Pattern Adhesive
• Grippy Non-slip Coating

Today, I’ll introduce two more products from Odif to make your quilting and crafting life easier.

When working on a project, there are lots of great tools and products to use to help us achieve the desired result. While working on an applique quilt like the one I’m doing this week, the Odif line ...

Yesterday, I demonstrated a couple of ways to use Odif 808 Spray and Fix Temporary Adhesive for Paper Patterns and Fabric Booster sprays while working on an applique project.

Today, I’ll look at two more great Odif products: 404 Repositionable Craft Adhesive and Grippy Non-slip Coating.

I’ll start with the Odif 404 Repositionable Craft Adhesive (404 for short). When I first found out about 404, I was transported back to 1985 when Post-it notes made their debut in my life. The link between these products is simple. The ...

I hereby dedicate this whole week to Odif adhesive spray products every quilter needs to have in their quilting space.

For many of you, the name Odif may not ring a bell, but if I say 505 basting spray, I’m sure many of you know what I’m talking about.

Well, Odif is the company that makes our much loved 505 Temporary Fabric Adhesive (basting spray). Odif also makes many other labor-saving products I was unaware even existed 18 months ago! Since I found out about these new products, I’ve made it my mission to learn more about ...

Yesterday I showed you how to use the MuVit dual feed foot on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050to quilt the Christmas table runner. But then I decided to add a little extra embellishment with applique and free motion stitching.

Here’s how to do this

• Choose a fabric with some size-appropriate motifs.
• Apply a light-weight fusible web to the back of the fabric following the manufacturer’s instructions for the product you are using.
• Cut out the desired motifs.

• Place the motifs on the table runner and lightly press in place.
• Now it ...

Welcome back! Yesterday I made crazy quilt houses and finished the center of the table runner. Today I’ll add the borders and then use the MuVit dual-feed foot that comes with the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 to do the quilting.

Add the borders

• Measure the length of your house row and cut 2 strips 5″ (or your desired width) x that length for the top and bottom borders.
• Sew on the top and bottom borders. You can use either of the ¼” feet for this seam – the one with the guide or the one without. If ...

Yesterday I showed you how to sew your own crazy quilt fabric, embellish it with decorative stitches and cut out house and sky shapes. So let’s put it all together to make a table runner.

Now I get to use another great feature of the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine – the laser light guide.

Press the laser light button on the LCD screen. A red laser line shows on the fabric. By default, the laser light is in the middle, but it can adjusted to the right or left by pressing the + or – buttons.

For this project, the laser light ...

Welcome back to learning about the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 week! Yesterday I introduced you to my new Brother BQ3050 machine. Now it’s time to start sewing a Christmas runner with some wonky houses using decorative stitching (there are over 500 stitches from which to choose!). I’ll also be doing some quilting using the MuVit digital dual feed (walking foot). Let’s get started!

• Sew 2 small pieces of fabric together using the ¼” foot with guide. Scraps or 3″ – 4″ strips will work fine for this project.

During the last 2 years, I’ve written QUILTsocial posts about 3 different Brother machines – the NQ900, the Dream Machine 2 and the Luminaire.

I loved using each machine, but I always had to send them back after my posts were finished. So – you guessed it – I decided to purchase my own machine. I chose the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050.

 This machine has all the features I was looking for, including:

•  5” x 11¼” workspace for large quilts
• adjustable LED lighting
• a wide table for larger projects
• the MuVit digital dual feed (walking foot) with 5 different ...