Dritz made one a few years back. It was called a point turner and some of the Dresden Plate rulers included it. I don't know if it's still on the market.

Good luck, you aren't dreaming or crazy, although sometimes I feel like I am when I know I have seen something that is no longer on the market.

Longarm

I ordered my bamboo presser from Clothilda (not sure about spelling)


Rosella

It's a point turner, you can easily use household items. I have used a chop stick, taken apart a pen and removed used the bottom part after having removed the ink and top half of it. Chop sticks work the best though
I have done a few quillo quilts, and these are the items I used

I usually just take the ink cartridge out of an old ball point pen and use that, it's not sharp enough to tear through the fabric but it's pointed enough to give a nice corner.

Duh! I didn't see the message in front of me.

I got mine at Joann's

me, too!!

I have one, it is called a bamboo point turner and creaser. I use the flat side to press open my seam allowance instead of using my thumb nail or fingers. They cost abt. $ 3.00.. just type in bamboo point turner and you will find the one you are looking for. Like it because it does the 2 things.
BillsBonBon

is this it? http://www.clotilde.com/list.html?ca...source=GGCSLNK

If that isn't it I know what you are talking about, I have one but don't know where I found it! I'll keep looking

I don't know the name but JoAnn's has them. You can also use the tip of it to mark for quiting designs---does a great job and no marks to get rid of. I love mine.
Good luck, Kutnso

It's called a bone folder or something. check in scrapbook supplies. even martha stewart came out w/one

use a pencil. That's what they taught us in Home Ec. 50 years ago.

Yes, I have one of those and love it and you can even iron over it when turning smaller points/corners - though I have also used a chop stick or a large knitting needle to turn with, especially if the item was very long or bulky.

i use half of a pinching clothespin, the half without the wire of course. works great. not very long but does the job on small stuff. i also use the same thing to "finger press" seams open.
donna

That is what I use also and works fine
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I use my "wooden iron" all the time and wouldn't be without it.

Eleanor Burns has one. www.quiltinaday.com. It's called a point turner. item #3009 for $3.59.

I use chop sticks.

It,s a point pusher, like a wooden iron. Just saw them at Hancocks in Birmingham their quilting notions were 50% off so it would cost about $2.00. I bought the wooden iron and it was the same price as the point pusher.

I was dining at a Chinese restaurant and took a pkg of chop sticks they provide and it is the best tool for poking out the end of something turned. Told everyone at my weekly quilting group and they all went and got a pair. Best FREE tool you can get your hands on. Try it.

this tool is available at JoAnns in the quilting section - I've always called it a wooden iron, but I think it's a point presser (?)
dunno

I keep a used machine needle in my pincushion for this..doesn't bend and works good

I believe what you are talking about is the tool made to flatten seams etc. Can not remember the name of it, but I got mine from Clothilde.

I don't know it's name but I believe my local quilt shop here in FL. has it. www.Three Crafty Quilters.com
Hope it's what your looking for.

I just bought a new one to keep in my 'travel' pack. It's a Dritz Quiltling Point turner & Presser. Bought mine at JoAnns a couple of days ago.

I use an orange stick....flat on one end and pointed on the other. Manicurists use it to push back cuticles.

use a popicicle stick they work great

I know what you're talking about but all mine are plastic. I also use a long metal thing with a tiny ball on the end. It's also for turning corners. For the plastic ones, you can try fabric or craft shops.

I think what you want is called a bone folder. check out the scrapbooking section of the craft store. I use an old knitting needle. it is very pointed but a smooth tip that won't go throught the fabric. and it is long to really reach in deep totes and such. good luck Mary

I use a very very long crochet hook with a rounded end, just enough to poke out the corner without doing any damage.

Dritz Quilting Point Turner & Creaser

You can take ice cream sticks and wash them off and use for turning corners. If you want a sharper end just take sand paper or a file and file it down some on the end. These will not push through the fabric and when they get tired and want to retire you can just get another one after you eat the ice cream.

Bamboo point turner/creaser forms crisp corners and seams
This little, unassuming tool costs around $2 and is probably the simplest on my list. Its pointed end is used to poke the corner right side out when turning corners, and its rounded, beveled end smoothes out curves and seams.

The tool's soft, bamboo wood minimally stresses the fabric and stitching, yet gently helps form a nice, crisp corner, curve, or seam. You can even use it as a pressing tool, inserting it into a point or curve, to shape the fabric as you press over it.

My mom has a plastic one she got at joanns, but can't remember the name. point turner?

I just use chop stick or pencil. I think what you are looking for is a wooden pressing tool for seams and applique

I use a plastic purple thang

Go to a stained glass supply store and ask for a fid. There are both plastic and wooden ones. I like the wooden one best, it fits in the palm of your hand nicely, and the point is not too pointed.
Or chopsticks or one of the larger plastic crochet hooks works well too.

Check Nancy's Notions. I can't recall the name of it but I have seen it in her catalogue and I have seen her use one on her TV show.

I got one at Joannes the other day. Look soon, though, I think they are closing them out.

If you want the correct name, let me know and I will look on the package.

darlene

I use orangewood sticks that you use for manicures, VERY inexpensive, also use them as a stiletto DD can't stitch without one :) :)

you should find it at any store that sells sewing notions - even WalMart. It is a standard point turner.

Yeah, the Purple Thang is good but if something is larger that you are turning...I use a pair of grippers. they look like a surgery tool, but they do wonders. I dont know what I ever did without them.