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This has a great benefit. Anyone who has tried marking like HST and holding onto the block without it shifting and drawing a line at the same time, it can be hard. The sandpaper holds the fabric still while you draw on it. You can also use sandpaper to sharpen your scissors, just cut several slits in the sandpaper and you'd be amazed how much better your scissors cut. I get my sandpaper at the dollar store. I also use a hot plate made to warm candles to set my coffee cup on to keep it hot while I'm sewing. I hate cold coffee but get so busy that I forget to drink it and end up throwing it away. Painters tape is great for marking your quilt when you are going to cross hatch it for quilting and it is also great to help hold the fabric in the hoop when you don't have quite the right size of fabric you should have when embroidering. So many things. Chop sticks are great for helping turn corners too.