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Old 07-02-2014, 04:35 PM
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kay carlson
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Plastic grated cheese bottles with screw on plastic lid. Half of lid can be opened to receive clips, open safety pins, etc.
Large plastic flat ties commonly found as closures for bakery products. Label cords for machine, light, etc.
Re-purpose the detachable trays from older tv tray sets. Stackable trays to hold a variety of block pieces.
Heavy duty commercial type baking sheets with rim to act as pull out tray for items in deep cabinet shelves. Cheap
alternative to pull out trays for lower cabinet usually found in kitchen cupboards.
Colorful empty ceramic flower pot to corral the remotes for tv and digital recorder.
Small rubber gripper square usually used for opening jars provides gripper for pulling needle through fabric.
Leather garden gloves in smaller sizes can be cut to become leather thimbles.
Travel jewelry case with zippered plastic compartments used hold needles, extra light bulb, screwdriver, cleaning brushes, machine attachments, and personal ID for each sewing machine you use.
Letter opener with small amount of razor visible to cut apart units when chain stitching sections.
Tissue paper to copy pattern.
Plastic covers from food items to provide template for circle and/or template material for applique.
Bonnie Hunter's tip for trimming plastic hotel key for drawing sewing line for bonus half square triangle.
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