Pass On The Best Idea You've Had While Quilting
#351
I keep a basket underneath the cutting table for throw-away scraps, a plastic basket on my table for scraps that are usable, when it is full, I cut the scraps into strips and squares. I use a "thread bunny" (don't know how it got it's name!) which is just a scrap to sew onto after sewing pieces. Saves thread. Then I decided to keep a stack of squares or triangles next to my machine and instead of sewing off onto a scrap, I just grab a couple of squares and use those as my "thread bunny." Before you know it, I have a stack of 4 patches for a new quilt!
Annie
#354
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Join Date: May 2011
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After ripping out a seam, use a pencil eraser to rub over the threads. It removes them like butter! Put a peice of the loopy side of velcro to the end of a yard stick, use it to remove all the clipped threads from your quilt and to remove all the lost threads from the floor around your sewing machine. It saves having to bent over!
#355
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Southfield, Michigan
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Other uses of this idea that I have come up with is to have the top layer be fabric. When I was book binding having the glue leak through was a real problem. Book cloth is expensive and rather boring. By doing this I can have any kind of book cloth I want. I think if you were covering boxes this would be handy too. Also if you are crafting with fragile or making items that need a sturdier paper this is a great solution. Once I sandwiched the tissue with maps to make lampshades. The are still going strong. I also have sandwiched that shiny iridescent tissue with white tissue to make a sturdy paper to cover journals. Works great. I haven't tried it but I am thinking to use two lightweight fabrics with the plastic and seeing if I can make a moisture resistant fabric for lunch bags and such. Easier to sew than oilcloth and cheaper than vinyl coated cloth.[/QUOTE]
Could you maybe use the super market plastic bags for this? Especially if you were doing the fabric on top and the tissue on the bottom? Just wondering.
#359
I am now going to switch to small jars or bottles, sounds like an even better idea. Thanks.
#360
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
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if you use fusible interfacing you can iron your pattern onto it and save the tracing step. I've done this for years and it works great.
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