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Quilters Kit

Magnifer: Remember to never blow your mistakes out of proportion.

Finger protector: To remember that you are wrapped up in this wonderful piece of work...Enjoy!

Toothpick: to remember not to be too picky about your work just relax and do it.

Paper clips: to help hold things together like the patterns.

Spool of quilting thread: to help tighten up the loose ends.

Eraser: to wipe away the mistakes you make

Rubber Band: so you can strretch beyond your current ability.

Mounds candy bar: to give you mounds of encouragement in your work

Jelly Beans: for all the colors in your creations

Pen and Jounral: to write down new ideas and record the old ones

Hand lotion: to ease the pain from the tired hands after a hard days work between needles: for all your sharpe ideas

Safety pins: just like your basting you are holding it all together

Piece of batting: to remind you to seek out a comfortable place to work Several pieces of rementents: to show out of a little comes wonderful things

Disposible camera: picture all your hard work finished

Lollipop: lick all those tough stitches

Aspirin: for all those harder projects to come

Chocolate: for all the breaks you will need

Careful gum: to remind you to have fun while you work

Batteries: so you will keep going and going and going

Teabag: have a cup of tea and relax you did a wonderful job on the quilt!!!!

These fun kits are made simply by adding all of the "ingredients", printing the list of items and their meaning and putting it all in a jar with a nice decorative jar topper. These are inexpensive kits, especially if you can recycle the jar from your kitchen (keep your eye open for nice jelly and relish jars at the store.