Bobbins, Baby

I'm really behind. I still have a few Christmas presents to show you.
But I thought I'd share something happening in real time. Remember that dino quilt I started last year? Last night I wound bobbins in preparation for quilting.
I *hate* having to stop and wind bobbins while quilting. So I suffer through winding a ton of bobbins before starting. This is just the beginning:

You can't really accomplish this if you only have a dozen bobbins or whatever came with your machine . So, years ago I discovered these handy dandy bobbin clips. I am usually pretty stingy with notions or gadgets, but every year when I went to the quilt show, I would splurge on a bobbin clip or two, plus some generic bobbins that fit my machine.

Eventually I built up quite a collection. It feels luxurious. I love having a ton of bobbins. I highly recommend it.

Photos of the quilting? Sure.

Ok, since we're talking gadgets, and again, I'm not a gadget girl, but a few months ago I happened to be browsing the quilting aisle in Joann Fabrics, (I had a 50% off coupon that was burning a hole in my pocket) and I saw these Fons and Porter quilting gloves.

I thought I'd try them and Man! am I glad I did. I used to use the latex surgical gloves to help get a grip but they'd get all sweaty, not to mention that they were hard to get off and then forget about getting those sweaty things back on again.

These are very comfortable cotton, nice and cool, easy on and off, and those little white dots are grippy stuff that helps you maneuver the quilt around.