Unusual quilting tools
#1
Unusual quilting tools
Several times on this board I have read threads about unusual things that you use in quilting that have nothing to do with sewing or quilting. The list of items and how you use them is so interesting. I would like to use it as a starter discussion on our next quilting group but cannot find the threads. Can you please point me in the right direction to find those? And, feel free to add anything you might like to share. Thanks for your help. Love this Board. So glad I found it.
#4
At the moment I'm making a Jelly Roll Race quilt "just for fun" on my 50-year-old Elna while my Husqvarna is being serviced.
I use two black wire office wastebaskets.
Strips go into one, shake, sew these into one long strip: as the strip forms, it goes into the second basket. The I sew "out of" the second basket and "into" the first.
Repeat until the length doesn't need feeding into a basket to keep it off the floor.
Just make sure no one comes along and throws something away into one of the baskets. DH: "Opps! I guess that isn't trash." Lucky for him, it was a clean piece of paper. When my Quilt Studio is finished I won't have to worry about "invaders" any more!
I use two black wire office wastebaskets.
Strips go into one, shake, sew these into one long strip: as the strip forms, it goes into the second basket. The I sew "out of" the second basket and "into" the first.
Repeat until the length doesn't need feeding into a basket to keep it off the floor.
Just make sure no one comes along and throws something away into one of the baskets. DH: "Opps! I guess that isn't trash." Lucky for him, it was a clean piece of paper. When my Quilt Studio is finished I won't have to worry about "invaders" any more!
#5
I have made those pressing sticks out of wood trim and I just picked up a porcupine quill to be used as a stiletto. I also bought a Telescopic Magnetic Pick-Up Tool from Home Depot for picking up pins and needles.
Just do a search on the board for the other threads about tools.
Just do a search on the board for the other threads about tools.
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I bought a six foot and four foot straight edge from Lowe's. It's 2 1/2" wide. Perfect for getting the quilt top straight and for marking across the quilt for crosshatching or straight line quilting. Very inexpensive too.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_119896-1099-...ght+edge+ruler
Using a plastic suction bath/shower holder to put on the car window when traveling and sewing.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_119896-1099-...ght+edge+ruler
Using a plastic suction bath/shower holder to put on the car window when traveling and sewing.
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At the moment I'm making a Jelly Roll Race quilt "just for fun" on my 50-year-old Elna while my Husqvarna is being serviced.
I use two black wire office wastebaskets.
Strips go into one, shake, sew these into one long strip: as the strip forms, it goes into the second basket. The I sew "out of" the second basket and "into" the first.
Repeat until the length doesn't need feeding into a basket to keep it off the floor.
Just make sure no one comes along and throws something away into one of the baskets. DH: "Opps! I guess that isn't trash." Lucky for him, it was a clean piece of paper. When my Quilt Studio is finished I won't have to worry about "invaders" any more!
I use two black wire office wastebaskets.
Strips go into one, shake, sew these into one long strip: as the strip forms, it goes into the second basket. The I sew "out of" the second basket and "into" the first.
Repeat until the length doesn't need feeding into a basket to keep it off the floor.
Just make sure no one comes along and throws something away into one of the baskets. DH: "Opps! I guess that isn't trash." Lucky for him, it was a clean piece of paper. When my Quilt Studio is finished I won't have to worry about "invaders" any more!
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