Lots of Anchor loveliness!

I got fed up of not having the right embroidery threads so I decided to recitfy this, I won an auction on ebay to buy 264 Anchor threads!

I also got an organizer to, well, organise the thread!

and a bobbin winder to, well, wind bobbins!

I'm not sure how many bobbins you need to fill one of these boxes and not sure what gaps I have in the Anchor range but I'll soon find out!

Does anyone else their threads like this? How many threads does the large box hold? I think I'll end up spending many evenings winding bobbins before I get to the end and start stitchin.......

Cutting Mat & Rotary Cutter

My Christmas present arrived yesterday!

  I got myself a cutting mat, ruler and rotary cutter, these were bought from Cotton Patch and the nice UPS man delivered it yesterday (just before the snow arrived!).  I've never used a rotary cutter before and I've warned my girls that under no circumstances are they to touch it!  I bought a starter pack which is a 24" by 36" mat with a ruler and clover rotary cutter.

  I also bought the Olfa one as I wanted to have the wave and pinking blades but I haven't ordered them yet!