do you use anything "unusual" around the house in your quilting?
11-19-2013, 09:37 PM
#101
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Originally Posted by loves_2_quilt
Not a shortcut but I use an old prescription bottle to put my bent/broken pins and needles in. When it is full just screw the lid on tight and toss. No need to worry a that someone will get hurt on them. When I toss the rotary cutter blades I seal them in mailing tape for safety as well.
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11-20-2013, 02:46 AM
#102
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I use sandpaper to hold my fabric when drawing lines on it. I use a small basting brush to clean my machine. The most useful tool I have is what looks like a screwdriver but it has a long wand with a magnet on it. Great for picking up pins. I have one of those racks to store pan lids in to use to hold my many folders of patterns. A mason jar is a handy holder for my clover iron.
This is a great topic.
This is a great topic.
11-20-2013, 12:31 PM
#103
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I keep a roll of blue painter's tape handy. I wrap it around my hand a few times, sticky side out, and stick it in a convenient spot on my sewing machine cabinet. All my thread ends get touched to this thread catcher. When it gets full, I throw it out and make another circle of painter's tape to replace it.
I use a large carpenter's T (purchased from a big box hardware store) to square my quilts after they are one.
I use a large carpenter's T (purchased from a big box hardware store) to square my quilts after they are one.
11-20-2013, 01:20 PM
#104
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Put sandpaper "dots" or tiny strips on the back of my rulers to keep them from sliding. (Sandpaper comes with sticky backs - check hardware store). I learned this from a woodworker who's wife is a professional quilter.
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11-20-2013, 02:33 PM
#105
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Originally Posted by mitmeg
I use binder clips like these to hold borders while I handsew. I don't get tangled like I do with safety pins and they're a heckuva lot cheaper than the ones marketed to quilters!
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07-26-2015, 03:23 AM
#107
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
I have a piggy bank that collects any discarded sharps!
Bonus ... it doubles as a "weight " when one is needed.
Here's some more ideas from an earlier thread .........
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...g-t152963.html
Bonus ... it doubles as a "weight " when one is needed.
Here's some more ideas from an earlier thread .........
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...g-t152963.html
07-26-2015, 04:05 AM
#109
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I've had so much fun reading this thread, and if someone else has posted this I apologize for repeating. I use a Wilton cake decorating brush to clean my machine. Thanks everyone for the great ideas.
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