Thats a good one thats where I thought the thread ends where put also .lol..

I remember seeing an article in some quilting magazine several years ago that had an antique quilt that was sort of "bricks". It turns out the lady had used a postcard for her pattern. Actually, not a bad idea! The quilt was actually really neat (but then again, I like antique quilts, so...).

I remember my mom using our school papers we brought home for paper piecing string quilts

I always end up using coasters and jar lids when I'm making circles for quilts or yoyo's and Plates and saucers to 'round' the corners! But then again I use a mason jar lid to cut out biscuits...and mason jars to hold popcorn, buttons and beads! I just LOVE old jars, I love recycling and I actually LOVE the primitive look! It's all about making do with what you have. It reminds me of that saying, "Happiness is not about having everything you want but being happy (content) with what you have." As my mother used to say..."make do with what you have."

Yes indeed, couldn't live without em!

We made a yoyo quilt for our guild President and used an old scratched CD and rotary cutter to
cut the circles....then they were the same size. I cut at least 4-6 at a time; great tool.

And now they have the Clover Yo-Yo Maker which I have and love. I would never make a yo-yo the old fashioned way unless it was just one or two for a flower to be appliqued.

Instead of rolling the quilt sandwich into a sausage (which gets really unwielding) the quilt is "fluffed and stuffed" into the machine throat. Then the part to be quiltet is patted down so you only have to deal with the small space directly under and around the needle. It makes the quilt easier to handle. Of course, the larger the quilt the more fluffing and stuffing you have to do.

We now use hair clips to hold the binding down. They may be called quilt clips but by golly, they sure look like hair clips to me. Small bottle brushes or other kitchen brushes are used to clean the machine.

my first & only learning how to quilt class was fr shop owner friend who had taken a rotary cutting class fr judy hopkins, was hooked & started giving classes, using the judy hopkins book "its ok you can sit on my quilt" book. great book, class, & that rotary cutter & rulers were soon at work measuring and cutting wall paper, made a perfect "square" measure to check the height of a son taller than me by the time he was 12, & in current home the rotary rulers for laying out lines to paint accent strip on ceiling. rotary cutters and accessories best inventions ever!

Curious, so I looked it up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXyot_s7Bhc
Couldn't find many places to buy one, but saw on eBay, approx. $10 with shipping. I think I'll use my fingers to remove threads for now.