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10-17-2010, 05:15 AM

#331

deedum

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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.

10-17-2010, 05:43 AM

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patdesign

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Originally Posted by spark

Did anyone mention marbles to hold the quilt up off the table or floor while pinning?

GREAT idea!! Now if I just had all those I lost from my "tomboy" years, think Mom tossed them as a bad influence. At least I didn't lose them, I don't think! :lol:

10-17-2010, 07:01 AM

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everybody's mother

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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.

10-17-2010, 07:35 AM

#334

PEP

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Almost forgot. . . I use my bicentennial quart canning jars to store buttons. (I also want to display the jars!) And as for the buttons, I use tie-twisties to hold matching buttons together in these jars!

10-17-2010, 07:40 AM

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Quilter Day-by-Day

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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.

Don't you just Love your machine,I have one just like it.

10-17-2010, 07:43 AM

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Quilting Nana

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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!

LOL
I agree my MasterCard is my most FAVORITE tool

10-17-2010, 08:52 AM

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BettyGee

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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.

10-17-2010, 09:49 AM

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NanSew

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Dryer sheet for running my thread through when hand sewing.Love this topic!Will keep watching.

How does this help your thread??

I would imagine it makes the thread go through the fabric better.

Cheaper than beeswax!

O.K. Heres an oldie but goodie, simply run the needle or pin through your hair 2 or 3 strokes, it will glide right thru the fabric unless rusted. Don't go too deep or you could scratch your scalp. The first time I did this not thinking about it in front of one of my sewing students, I had to explain and they were amazed at the results.

Yes, have been doing this for years! Works great.

10-17-2010, 12:52 PM

#339

burnsk

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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.