Quilty Secrets

I'm sure many of you have seen these postings around but I do find them entertaining and thought provoking so I decided it was time to create my own.

1. my sewing room must be clean for me to be able to sew or I can't focus. I often get asked if my room is staged for photos and the honest answer is no, it really is that clean all the time. 
2. I machine bind everything 
3. I don't do handwork -- no hand quilting, cross stitch, or embroidery. I don't EPP or Applique either-- it's not happening. 
4. My quilting is done at one speed, full throttle -- or maybe one speed lower if I am free motion quilting 
5. I never buy fabric online that I haven't seen in person -- I've also never bought an entire fabric line (except for precuts).
6. My sewing machine has a favorite thread that works best and really doesn't like the expensive popular kid. 
7. I don't buy fabric based on designer, I like to support some of my favs but I don't feel obligated to buy based on the name attached. 
8. I don't Press -- I iron and I use lots of steam in the process. I also loath pressing seams open 
9. I hate pinning -- whether it's block pieces or in basting. When I do pin baste it's a minimum of 6 inches apart. 
10. I mix fabrics, like a big salad -- batik, modern, solids, vintage, cutsie, novelty, quilt shop, Walmart, Joanns  -- they are all free game for being in the same quilt.

Now I feel better --