This month Cheri showed a great Fall table runner.  It uses all the colors of Fall so it does double duty; beautiful on the table and uses up lots of scraps. Get your Cornbread & Beans Quilting free pattern here.

She also showed how Bootleg Spray starch really helps when you are ironing your blocks. Did you pick up a copy of how you can "bootleg" your own?  No? Well here it is.

1. In September, Cheri Heinecke  demonstrated a new way to rip those seams quickly using an eyebrow trimmer. 

2. She also gave us a great tip using microfiber cloths.  When laundering  new fabrics, toss in a microfiber cloth or two and watch it collect loose threads.  Use it in regular laundry, too, because quilters always have lots of loose threads hanging around. 

3. Her third suggestion was to apply "Nexcare" medical tape to the backs of our  rulers. The tape texture holds on to fabric so it will not slip.  Better than those "bumpy" little plastic stick-ems!