sumcoop

I use an old typewriter table for ironing with my portable ironing pad and mini iron and use a small cutting board on this for cutting especially with paper piecing.

Can someone tell me more about the teflon baking sheets...where I might find one...you don't mean like a cookie sheet?
Thanks

elizabeth

My husband made a remote control lift for my Bernina 830 to fit in a big executuve office desk that I bought at a used office supply store. The top is large enough to handle a quilt. I pull out the top left hand drawer, lay a smooth surface over the opening to help support the quilt on the side. The drawers are long, 3 on the left and 2 on the right. The bottom right drawer is a deep drawer. There are three positions on the lift: even with the surface, up to accomodate the embroidery unit and one higher position to make the bobbin easier to access. There is a power strip installed on the left side of the desk for my electrical stuff.The desk has wheels so I can easily unlock the wheels to move it. (shove it!)

tooMuchFabric

Thanks!!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60108-1.htm

aorlflood

I use bamboo skewers for a stiletto. DH cuts them down and then whittles the point on it to a nice sharp point! :)

I keep a coffee cup by my machine to keep seam rippers, tweezers, small scissors, pencils, etc. by my machine.

DH made me a "Big Board" ironing board that sits on top of my ironing board. He used 1/2" plyboard and I covered it with W & N batting and a piece of cotton fabric. He put some boards on the bottom so that it fits snugly on top of the ironing board without moving around. We got the idea from here: http://www.quiltcampus.net/Library/P...ningBoard.html

cheryl222

I glued a seam ripper (pointed side up, of course) in an empty spool and glued that to a small piece of wood and now have an easy way to cut the threads apart when chain piecing.

cheryl222

Fabric glasses cases make perfect way to store rotary cutters.

cheryl222

A thick, straight piece of magnet on sewing machine plate a quarter inch away from needle serves as a great guide when piecing...but NOT on computerized machines. On computerized machines, tape a stack of sticky notes as the guide.

ghostrider

I do believe we got to the moon over 40 years ago! :lol:

I use parchment paper or the release paper from fusible web instead of a pressing sheet or baking sheet, weekly pill containers (free from the drug store) hold bobbins, and metal nut meat pickers make great stilettos. Oh, and moleskin makes the best seam guide of all, way better than Post'its.

tooMuchFabric

We did! We did!
But not to stay, *sigh*

BettyB

I save and use the heavy duty meat trays from Wal-Mart to hold all kinds of sewing things even cut fabric pieces.