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Walmart has the Martelli roundabout mat for $48. It is only the mat so don't think it is the turntable set up. I can't believe how many on Facebook have posted what a great deal it is not reading it is only the mat as the ad says in the first place.
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Originally Posted by Peckish
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The pressing stick, I think it's called The Strip Stick, is the item I spent money on and never used. It's sitting in a drawer somewhere. |
Originally Posted by Watson
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The Spider Ruler from Creative Grids that is supposed to make the Crazy Christmas Tree pattern and others. I have never been able to figure that thing out. I rarely buy specialty rulers and this just showed me why once again.
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
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Walmart has the Martelli roundabout mat for $48. It is only the mat so don't think it is the turntable set up. I can't believe how many on Facebook have posted what a great deal it is not reading it is only the mat as the ad says in the first place.
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Just looked this stick up....umm....years ago, I bought a pressing ham set that had a regular pressing ham in it and another one that was about the size of orange for roundness and about 12 inches long. I never used the regular pressing ham and sold it at a yard sale. However, I do like the other smaller one which is considerable bigger than the pressing sticks. I use it when I really want seams to lay flat and open....works really well
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umm...just did a search....and what I loved for those flat seams seem to be called a sausage roll ham or a seam ham or something like that.. Who knew!
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Originally Posted by oksewglad
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My best tip is to tape a card or post a note with contents of container to an end of the container for at a glance searching. I have various sizes and styles of containers so not all coordinated.
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Originally Posted by sewingpup
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Just looked this stick up....umm....years ago, I bought a pressing ham set that had a regular pressing ham in it and another one that was about the size of orange for roundness and about 12 inches long. I never used the regular pressing ham and sold it at a yard sale. However, I do like the other smaller one which is considerable bigger than the pressing sticks. I use it when I really want seams to lay flat and open....works really well
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I have three rotating cutting mats - a 14" Fiskars, a 14" off-brand, and an 8" Fiskars. I hate the 14" Fiskars - the top and bottom are separate and it falls apart while I'm using it. The top is also getting warped, though I don't know why, since I keep it flat and away from heat. I bought the off-brand one from Amazon after reading that the top and the base didn't come apart. That one works great, and so does the small Fiskars.
I used to have that June Tailor ruler for cutting strips. I didn't like it at all; I can cut much more accurate strips with my 6 1/2"x24" ruler and a hand weight to hold it down. |
The LED light strip you can stick on your sewing machine for more light. Both strips I got, ended up going from really bright, cool blue light to dull, dingy and yellow. Thought the first one was a fluke but nope, second one did the same thing so I yanked it off my machine and now I have a goose-neck lamp and a selfie ring (both LED and super bright) that actually lights my space up now.
The mini-iron. I did use it a lot when I was making a hexagon quilt, but I rarely use it now unless I'm really struggling with my seams or I don't feel like heating up my iron. It used to be the first thing I turned on when I got into my quilting corner. Last thing are the heat erasing pens. I got every color I could because I really liked them in the beginning but I started having so many problems with them that I moved to the Sewline Mechanical Pencils. I'll still have to use the pens to mark my quilting patterns when I FMQ, but they're definitely not my go-to's anymore. |
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