Old 07-12-2018, 01:36 PM
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ILoveToQuilt
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Pool "noodle" to wrap bindings around after I've cut them and before I am ready to attach them to the quilt

Altoids mint tins to hold pins

Rubber "diamond plate" stick-on sheets (Harbor Freight) on the bottom of my foot pedal to keep it from "walking"

Clear glass jars with lids to hold Wonder Clips

Wooden BBQ skewer works well as stiletto

Small paint brush for cleaning dust and lint off machine

Bingo magnetic wand to pick up pins on table

Long magnet on stick (Harbor Freight) to pick up pins, etc. from floor

14" x 14" scrapbook page tote to hold square rulers

Nylon scrubbie to de-thread cutting mat

Toothbrush holder (no holes) to hold rotary cutter, seam ripper, scissor, etc. (Pencil cup works well, too)

Fishing tackle box to hold small items going to guild, classes or retreats

Small plastic tool boxes (the kind for nuts and bolts) (Harbor Freight) to hold spools of thread

Golf tees for keeping bobbins with thread spools

Door peep-hole viewer (small tube that you look through to see who is at your door) to look at what quilts will look like from a distance.

TV/snack table to hold my mini ironing board

Empty medicine bottles to hold broken pins and needles (yes, I bend quite a few!)

Bail type canning jar to hold buttons. I also have my grandmother's cookie tin filled with buttons and findings

Fly fishing spool holder (holds the thread spools used to tie your own flies) to hold sewing thread

Can't think of anything else right now, but I'm sure I have other "non-traditional" things in my sewing room
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