Originally Posted by taylorsgmom
I have so many patterns to create blocks for quilts and pillows. Do I really need to spend 60 bucks for a special light box? Could I use a Light Bright box? I think that we still have one from when my girls were little.
What do the rest of you use?
I have a light box that I bought on sale, but the one I like the most is one that I made from a computer scanner. The scanner didn't print, etc. It was just a scanner and you might find one for 50 cents at a garage sale or thrift store. Take it apart, velcro a small fluorescent light into it and you've got a cheap, efficient light box. Another option is a kitchen or bathroom cabinet drawer that you empty out for a few hours (it probably needs cleaning anyway) put a trouble light in the bottom, a piece of glass on top and trace away. froggyintexas