Greetings from one who rarely posts... Another way to "stopper" the crack between your table and the wall (depending on how thick your table is and if it has a lip at the edge) is to get that stuff used to insulate water pipes. It looks like a pool noodle but is cut all along the length of it. You can slip the foam onto the edge of your table. Then the foam won't slide off the table or move around in the gap unless you want it to.

Thanks to all for all their hints and tips and help and inspiration. This board and the people on it are great.
...dany

Thanks for the tip about doll necks. I like cloth dolls that will eventually need to be washed and didn't want wire or sticks inside them, so I have avoided some of the really pretty ones. Do you run the tubing all the way through the body, or just enough to stabilize the neck?

Those pipe insulation tubes are so very handy. I've seen them opened up and used to cushion the edges of sinks in hair salons, also as bumper pads on sharp edges of furniture. I never asked, but just thought they must be glued.

I usually run the tubes for the dolls from the stomach area to the middle of the head. Those tubes can be cut, so if the doll is smaller I cut the tube into a quarter tube (lengthwise) and shave it to soften any edges

what a great idea. I've yet to do this process but will remember it when i do glue baste.

Thank you!

I use pool noodles to roll my quilts for storing them!

Sounds like genius to me. Who would have thunk it, it sounds like a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing.

Love the board, learn so much from it. Thanks to each of you.

Thanks for the tip-need to find a pool noodle I guess.

A pool noodle! That's it! :o I've seen a video before that used a pipe to baste a quilt. However, I don't have one handy. Your post gave me another idea!