Household items turned quilting notions?
#331
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bluebell
Posts: 4,291
Love all these posts. I use an old wall pocket to hold my small rulers! Works great! I use the baby wipes plastic tubbs to put things such as buttons in. I write on them with a magic marker. Easy to find.
#332
Originally Posted by spark
Did anyone mention marbles to hold the quilt up off the table or floor while pinning?
#333
I "borrowed" a handy tool from DH's tray. It's a dental mirror, small and swivals so you can see where the needle goes. also a bent tweezer. It holds the needle so I can 'do it myself'. The artheritis has got me! all of the tips on here are wonderful! You gals are very inventive! Thank all of you.
#335
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Beaverton,Michigan
Posts: 802
Originally Posted by natalieg
DH made me pegboard unites to hold my threads and cutting supplies. He also took a six ft bookshelf and stacked the shelves, drilled four holes in them and inserted dowel rods when the shelves were back in their spots. Now my fabric does not fall over! We also took PVC pipe, some corner fittings and one cross fitting and made a six ft portable design wall. I bought the backing flannel from Walmart for $5.94/yd. I think the whole thing was under $25. The shelves and the pegboard stuff was already in the house. I know that these aren't quilting tools, but they help me with quilting!
I also use the bamboo skewers for stillettos, i just take an emery board to the cut end of it.
I also use the bamboo skewers for stillettos, i just take an emery board to the cut end of it.
#336
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: La Verne, CA
Posts: 794
Originally Posted by lauriejo
I am loving all of these great ideas. I have just really started to teach myself to quilt and many of these will come in handy. I think the tool I seem to use the most is my MasterCard!
I agree my MasterCard is my most FAVORITE tool
#337
That's a great idea! We have always used a Coke bottle, but the pouring spout on a coffee creamer avoids spills.
This topic has led to using many household items for other things I use in my other passion, bead weaving. The two are related in my little mind, creating pictures with seed beads and fabric have to be my favorite past time activities.
This topic has led to using many household items for other things I use in my other passion, bead weaving. The two are related in my little mind, creating pictures with seed beads and fabric have to be my favorite past time activities.
#338
Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by Bev
Originally Posted by featherweight
Originally Posted by rainbowquilt
Originally Posted by prairiequeen
Dryer sheet for running my thread through when hand sewing.Love this topic!Will keep watching.
#339
I store my buttons in quart canning jars - shiny in one jar, old ones in one jar and new ones in another. At a craft show I bought wired lids for the jars that also had a mantle for a lampshade and I made lamps out of the jars. Great for storing buttons, keeps them dust free and I can enjoy the pretties.
#340
Originally Posted by NanSew
Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by Bev
Originally Posted by featherweight
Originally Posted by rainbowquilt
Originally Posted by prairiequeen
Dryer sheet for running my thread through when hand sewing.Love this topic!Will keep watching.
My mom also did it with diaper pins. 8-)
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