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You should market these - great idea! Probably be on store shelves soon.

You are a very cleaver lady what a great tip.

Thanks for sharing this tip--a great idea !

Great tip. They say necessity is the Mother of Invention and leave it to a quilter to come up with more uses for everyday items.

What a great tip! Thanks for sharing it.

How imaginative you are!! Great idea.

That is a great idea!!!!

Okay, now this is something I have to try! Great idea!

Thanks for a great idea!! I'm going to look for these next time I shop.

Wonderful idea. I have been reluctant to purchase the gloves mainly because I don't spend money on gee-gaughs easily. Now your idea is worth a try. If I don't like it, then I can just use them to clean the kitchen sink, the bath tub or .. well you all understand.

That's a great idea, thanks a lot

That is an excellent idea. I will definitely try it. Matter of fact, I have a couple in my dish cloth drawer. (They came in a pack of three and I'm using one in the kitchen) I agree with Jan. You are crowned MVQ for February.

great GREAT idea! i use the gloves and they get so dirty so fast and you are always scrubbing them, on top of always taking them on and off. kudos to you!

thanks for your tip Barb

Love this idea. Like you, having to take the gloves on and off to rethread machine, etc., is so frustrating. This is such a good solution!

Now that's using your noggin. I am going to have to try it. Thanks for sharing and for the pics.

Love this idea...thank you!!!!

Who would have thought of this??! Great idea. Also, I just checked out your blog and it is really good. lots of info. thanks for sharing the new tip and the blog!

Aren't the members of this board wonderful! Everyone is so will to share and this is a great idea.

Great little tip, it's amazing how something so simple can be so useful. Thanks for sharing

I find garden gloves work better than dishwashing gloves. I never could get use to the quilter's gloves.

What a great tip, thank you for sharing it with us. Now, if I could just dig my way out of here and down off of this snow-bound ridge, I would go look for some.

Very inventive! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the tip and pictures.

I too didn't like the gloves but got a better tip from a friend who is a fabulous machine quilter - use glycerin!! A drop on the palms of your hands makes them just tacky enough to grip the fabric. It does not stain the fabric, is good for your skin and is cheap. A bottle which will last a lifetime is only a couple dollars. I found mine in the first aid aisle at Wal-Mart.

You are brilliant! What a great idea.

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Originally Posted by sparkys_mom (Post 6572010)

No, they will "clean it up" and market it for about $25/pair. :D

exactly what I was thinking :) We don't need to help them make more money. You could also use it to clean your cutting board.

Hi Slightly Off Quilter, It is so great to read those ''light bulb '' moments some of you have.We must save so much money avoiding those sooo expensive gadgets that do the same thing!! Thank you,x. Letty

I love you slightlyoff!!! You and muskrat are 'out of the box'!!!

VERY clever idea!!! Thanks.

Great idea. I'm going to make some for myself & my friends.

A great tip and I'll have to get a pair of those and try this idea!

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Originally Posted by SlightlyOffQuilter (Post 6570697)

We all have them. Those tools we use in our quilting room, that were never intended to be used for that purpose. Wallpaper seam rollers, painters tape, chop sticks, the list is long and plentiful. Well, I have a new one , to me at least !
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I know everyone loves to talk about what they like to use to keep their hands from slipping when free motion quilting, and I have tried alot of them. Before I came up with this idea I was using the machingers gloves, but they made my hands sweaty, and I had to take them off any time I wanted to change a needle, or rethread, then put them back on again. Plus, I have this OCD thing with hyper sensitive skin, and the gloves really sent me to the brink at times. Once I got my machine frame, I never really thought about it again, no more gloves ! Now that I have gone frame free again, I really had to come up with something else.
These are Scotch-Brite Stay Clean Scrub Sponges. You can get them at almost any grocery or dollar store. There are 2 styles of these, one has a regular sponge on one side and scratchy scrubber on the other. This kind that I use has little rubber nubs on one side and micro fiber on the other.

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When I first got the idea to try these I was thinking that the nubby side would be great for gripping the fabric, but its not ! Those little nubs slide all over the place ! Now the micro fiber side is perfect ! No slip at all ! They fit perfectly to the shape of my hand too and that is a nice comfort plus !

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All I did was sew on some 1 inch elastic to the sides for my hands to slide into and allow me to move my hands without losing the sponge ! I have been in heaven since I made them the other night. No more sweaty hands and slipping my hands in and out of them is super quick and easy ! Plus, they are MUCH more economical to replace when they get icky !

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Originally Posted by muskratwine (Post 6574434)

I have met some quilters who use this method as well ! I have some OCD issues and can not even bear to use regular hand lotion=s that I can feel on my skin, so this is most defiantly not something I could ever do LOL !

Thanks for the tip! I'm going to try it. :thumbup:

Hooray for you. wonderful idea.....

This surely seems like a great idea! I use inexpensive garden gloves too but I like your idea better because I won't have to keep taking the gloves off when I need my fingers. Hands should slip out of these easier and quicker. And the price is superb, much cheaper that those Batt Scooters. Thanks for this tip.

I will have to.pick up some of that type of sponge and give it a whirl. I have problems with gloves too:-)

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.