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Old 04-13-2011, 06:46 AM
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If you could take this idea and package it for quilting, you could make a mint. :lol:[/quote]

I wish I could but I didn't come up with it. And it really is so cheap and easy to get. I like the idea that it can be stored anyway you want.
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Hmmmmm. The tubing works wonderfully for me, I think I just lucked out on the right size.
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Great idea. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:
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Old 04-13-2011, 07:26 AM
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It was such a pain for me to cut it and try to get it even so it would fit around the bobbins right . I got the 1/2 inch.I had to keep trimming so it would fit inbetween the top and bottom of the bobbim. but then again I have trouble seeing out of one eye so that threw things off too. Then the bobbins were still loose.
I wanted something that kept them all in one place and was cheap and easy. This fit the bill for me.
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It's been posted on the board before and has been in several quilt magazines in the reader's tip section. It works great. I take the colored plastic bindings off old cookbooks and booklets I found at thrift stores for pennies each. It's hard to find the assorted pretty color plastic spirals. I cut some into sections to hold four or five bobbins to take to classes/workshops. I stapled some to a thin wood board and made a rack for my bobbins to hang on the wall. Easy to pick one bobbin out and put back.
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
It's been posted on the board before and has been in several quilt magazines in the reader's tip section. It works great. I take the colored plastic bindings off old cookbooks and booklets I found at thrift stores for pennies each. It's hard to find the assorted pretty color plastic spirals. I cut some into sections to hold four or five bobbins to take to classes/workshops. I stapled some to a thin wood board and made a rack for my bobbins to hang on the wall. Easy to pick one bobbin out and put back.
I figured someone had put it up before. I have some wood in the garage I may do that or just find a shoebox to keep them in.
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What a great idea!
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Great tips. Thanks
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Great tip!! Thanks for sharing :D:D:D
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I've been covering mine with the little fuzzy knitted pony tail holders. They are really tiny and just fit on the bobbin. I cover the bobbin with the same color as the thread. I've been storing them in a plastic container but still have to look thru them all to see if you have the right color. Sounds like I might have to find these binders. Maybe Staples would have them?
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