Thread: My New Favorite Quilting Tool.....that we all probably use more than we like

Originally Posted by Peckish

You enabler you, Cajun. I saw this last weekend at Quilt Expo in Portland and thought to myself, I don't need another seam ripper. Guess what I'm doing this morning....

However, I've always found that an emery board does a very good job of snagging those tiny loose threads!

I always use masking tape. I keep a roll handy and it's inexpensive, but this new tool sounds very interesting. Haven't seen one yet. Thanks for sharing.

I have lost more seam rippers because they were round! I now have flat handles on the ones in my sewing room and next to the sofa. The best thing I found to pick up threads is a lint roller by Utopia. The site is www.utopiagear.com The set is expensive, but comes with three rollers. One is a regular size (4 in.), one (7 in.)has a long handle for going under the bed collecting dust, and one is purse size. When they get full of lint, you just take them to the sink and wash them off. You don't have to wait for them to dry to use them again. They clean my cutting mat like magic. And they are guaranteed for life. If they ever loose their stickiness, they will be replaced. (Just like Tupperware.)

I just started taking quilting classes (not my first time however) and the teacher told us about this seam ripper. The entire class had to buy one, think we cleaned out the shop on this one. "seams to work GREAT!" this is now my BFF!!