Yep the sand paper dots are the best in MHO..I submitted that as a tip to Marcus Brothers and they sent me a packet of 5 FQ's of aunt grace 30's repro fabrics..if you haven't done that yet..do so ..they will send you nice fabrics..I just got another set the other day too for submitting another tip..I use an empty glass qt size canning jar to hold my cone threads. It sits behind my machine and works great. The thread feeds out of it easily...
Yep Airwick...the Klutz glove is a finger saver..they cost about $20 for 1 glove not a set...but you only need one for the hand that is on the ruler and you can't replace a finger or pay for stitches for $20.
Happy Stitchin' Linda B.