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what a great thread!!! there are so many good ideas...i will have to go tour my house and see what else i can repurpose!

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Originally Posted by hexagonquilter

I got to page 7 reading what all everyone sent in. I have one that I haven't seen yet..
Use a net shower puff to scrape all your lint fuzzies off of your cutting board. Works great.

You have a beautiful hexagon quilt. The colors go great with the design.

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Originally Posted by dgmoby

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Originally Posted by SNUGQUILT

I haven't actually used this yet, but since I'm in the midst of redoing my sewing room....I asked my DH for a peg board, but he didn't think I'd be happy with it (pegs coming out, etc.)...he suggested just penny nails in the wall...my idea...cover a board (any size you want) with fabric, THEN put the nails in that...much prettier, and sill EXTREMELY useful...I'm thinking my tools, patterns, thangle packages, endless possibilities! :)

Some people don't like the look of a pegboard, but I LOVE mine :)

I use it so much, that I expanded the one 2'x4' area to fill an entire wall - more like a LQS. Having a small room that holds a lot, including a longarm, makes it invaluable. My large one holds patterns, all my longarming templates, rulers and tools, rolls of paper/interfacing, all large spools of thread (about 200), oil, and a multitude of other things. I have have some of the very long pegs put across the top, with acrylic sheets on them for shelves. Then I placed some magazine holders with my magazines I wanted to keep, and covered boxes to hold zippers, buttons, extra marking pens/pencils, and other things that are small. I adore my pegboard! Liking that one pegboard wall so much, I created an additional pegboard space near my cutting table for all those tools (rotary cutters, scissors, etc.) and other supplies that hang up. 'It's a good thing,' as Martha says :)

Debbie in Austin

I have a 4'x8' piece of peg board on one wall and a 3' x 6' piece of peg board on another wall. I have almost everything that I work with on those. Until you have one ,you won't know how helpful they are. I painted mine the same color as my walls and the pegs also so they seem to blend in with the walls.For anyone who doesn't have one, try a small one. You'll probably go back for a bigger one.

My husband was about to get rid of a small metal cabinet that he used in the garage to put his electric saw and drills in. The cabinet has a door,wheels and was drab gray color with little rust here and there.
I happen to see out in the trash and asked if he would let me have it and help me spray paint it. He's a whiz at spray paint! His first question "what are you going to do with that?" And I said a place to store my serger! After he painted it, I did some stenciling on it. And I have cute little cabinet that sits under my cutting table. It the ultimate re-purpose, recycle and redo! Chris

I have learned so much from all of you! Now I can go through my kitchen and take another look. The things that are truly needed and that cannot be scrimped on are costly. But those are the are what we quilters need. So when we can substitute, it is truly as great thing to do.

I have a craftsman workbench that I use as a cutting table. Added some extension to legs and its great.

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Originally Posted by amandasgramma

I use bamboo skewers as a "stilleto". I cut one in half and taped the cut end. Works great and is CHEAP!

I use freezer paper for appliqueing

I have a wire "tray" thing that our flatware came in to hold my rulers.

I bought old plastic flatware trays at thrift stores to hold my individual pieces.

I haven't got it finished yet, but I was able to find a 6 foot roller shade at a thrift store for $10.00. I bought some flannel and will glue the flannel to it. VOILA - a designer wall!!!!

Oh, that idea for the designer wall is a good one. Will keep that in mind when I need to put a room together.

I use finger nail polish on the tips of my fingers to keep from pricking them. Just make sure you use it when there are no sores.

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Originally Posted by vjengels

I haven't used the liquid bandage in quilting... but you can use super glue for cuts, it doesn't sting as bad, and it costs less. My husband gets cracks on his finger tips, and uses it all the time.
Sorry, double click........

IMO------clear nail polish works better than the liquid bandage for small cuts--------and doesn't hurt any worse.

sorry I didn't get back saturday like I said I would DH had to put on a antivirus on my computer and get it up and running again.

About the insulubrite my sil said she got at Lowes. I looked and no one heard of it there also my Jo anns never heard of it or Hancocks so back to ordering on the computer. they never heard of thermalite nieghter

I also found out what SIL did get was thermolte. It is for using in clothing and gloves ect cause it retains heat. If you can find it I guess it would be good for things like casserole wraps or bun warmers for bread but I wouldn't use it in potholders or pads cause I thought the idea is to repell heat so back to the insulbrite stuff for me.
I thought maybe SIL knew more about stuff like that since she has been quilting for so long. I best stick to what I learn here for sure. LOL I should of known better and checked it out first after her directions put almost to Oklahoma when I first got here. Talk about the senic route home. LOL