Binding bags...
08-11-2012, 05:50 AM
#41
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this is genius! why don't i think of this stuff! thank you for sharing that little tid bit.
Originally Posted by Julie in NM
Came up with this idea about 3 quilts ago. Binding was getting all tangled up as I was sewing it and if I wasn't careful, the binding would get stuck in the wheels of my sewing chair.
So I took one of the plastic grocery bags, taped it to the edge of my sewing table, tossed in the binding. No more tangles. Off the floor so dust bunnies if they come to visit can't attack. Left over binding stays in there so if I want a scrappy binding, I have interesting odds and ends to use.
Just an idea.
So I took one of the plastic grocery bags, taped it to the edge of my sewing table, tossed in the binding. No more tangles. Off the floor so dust bunnies if they come to visit can't attack. Left over binding stays in there so if I want a scrappy binding, I have interesting odds and ends to use.
Just an idea.
08-11-2012, 09:50 AM
#43
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Originally Posted by Sunnie
Yesterday I used one of my large stainless steel dog bowls. As I ironed the binding it fell into the bowl then I took it to the sewing machine where I placed it on the floor. Worked perfectly, but SuzyQ, my oldest dog, checked it twice to see if it was full of food.
08-11-2012, 10:45 AM
#44
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I went and bought the plastic big jar with the cheese puffs in it. The kids ate the cheese puffs I washed the container and my husband cut a slit in the lid about 1/4 inch wide or smaller and about 3" long then I take the container and place it under my ironing board and when I am ironing the piece is going directly into the container, then I put the lid on and bring the binding up through the hole (no rolling) and go to my machine to sew it on. It comes out smoothly and it isn't all over the floor and I am not chocking (?? doesnt look right) myself with a spool around my neck. If I have binding left over I just leave it in the container in case I have something else to bind or want to use it for other things.
08-12-2012, 07:08 AM
#48
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Originally Posted by NanaCsews2
My solution was to make the binding, roll it up on an empty paper towel cardboard, then place the roll on an old stand-up paper towel holder. This sits on the sewing table to the right of my machine. The binding rolls off only when I pull off what I need when sewing on the binding.
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