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Yipppeeee!!!! My New Thread Stash!

February 21, 2009 · 6 Comments

All I wanted for my birthday was thread! That sounds like I am not asking for much….but I didn’t just want thread, I wanted THREAD. I am tired of machine quilting and running out of the color I am using somewhere in the middle. I like lots of quilting. It used to be that I only used neutrals and monofilament thread but in the last year,  I started using color and I love it! So I have been doing some research and searching for a deal. Price IS an issue for me.

So I talked to my DH and he agreed that thread would be my gift. I placed the order and tracked the package all week. Today, despite the winter storm, it arrived!

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It felt like Christmas! The next step was to unwrap and set it all out on my thread rack:

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Isn’t it pretty? 66 beautiful spools all lined up. Here is what my thread wall looks like now:

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Oh, in case you are wondering. It is the Essentials Collection from ConnectingThreads.com. I bought one of eash spool :) .  The thread on the racks on the right and the top half of the middle are all for machine embroidery. I bought this collection from Threadart. The bottom of the middle rack is monofilament, some varigated and more embroidery thread.

And this is where all the miscellaneous spools I removed from the rack ended up. I would like to get more racks and get this back on the wall where I can see it. It will  get used but for machine quilting large areas, the stuff on the wall is what I will use.

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My birthday isn’t until next week. I hope to spend the whole day sewing. When I get that day, I will be ready!

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