Ya know, I just found out..
 

that using hot glue dots on your ruler really works well as non-slip devices....IF YOU PUT THEM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RULER AND NOT THE TOP!! :(

LOL
Kitsie, all I can think is TGIF!! As my DH just said, "It has been a week of Mondays."

REALLY??? I am so glad I am not the only one that learns these types of lessons!! Thanks for the upbeat end for my day!!

Good tip. I will try it.

thanks for the chuckle :thumbup:
i, too, can relate

Thanks for the tip . . . and warning! :thumbup:

I can top that, but it has nothing to do with quilting.

About a month ago, I thought I'd bought a little tub of strawberry Philly cream cheese, but when I searched the fridge for it a day or two later, I didn't find it. LAST NIGHT, I opened my spare lid drawer to get a lid for a circle pattern----------there's a tub of Philly Cream Cheese -----------Strawberry flavored in the corner of the drawer.

I'm going to need a keeper in the not very distant future.

Obviouslt I'm not the one to help you, Grannie!

Thanks so much for the great tip.I appreciate it.

Thanks for the tip and the warning. Sounds like something I would do.

"About a month ago, I thought I'd bought a little tub of strawberry Philly cream cheese, but when I searched the fridge for it a day or two later, I didn't find it. LAST NIGHT, I opened my spare lid drawer to get a lid for a circle pattern----------there's a tub of Philly Cream Cheese -----------Strawberry flavored in the corner of the drawer."


When I was pregnant I would put the ice cream in the cabinet!!

I've done that too! I've also flipped my ruler so that the dots were on top when I was cutting and didn't realize it until the ruler slipped :mad:

Huh? I can just peel them off the top, toss them, turn the ruler over and put some more hot glue on the bottom, can't I? I already did and all is well!

just remember not to touch the glue till it is good an dry. had a cat that was interested in a hot glue gun and learned that hot glue is an aowwieeeee. she burned the bottom of her paw and two wiskers melted. (I felt sooooo bad for her)

Yep, totally something I would do!!! I had heard rubber cement dotted on the bottom works too. I don't have that but sure have a glue gun!! Great tip. thanks for sharing it... and your boo boo...

Are you sure it's a week of Mondays, or just Friday the 13th once a week?

I'm going to guess that is far less successful than putting the ice cream in the fridge part.
I'm just old. Maybe the 3 pregnancies wiped out part of my brain?

Too funny. I have been using small dots of sandpaper. It really grabs!

Sorry Kitsie, my dots were peel and stick from my LQS. I missed the all important word "HOT" in your post.:)

I did that with sand paper dots the other day!!! Lol

guess we all learn the hard way as dad says

Kitsie, trust me I do crazy odd stuff like this to, all the time. And for Grannie, girl I feel you, it's amazing where you can find things. I swear there are little gremlins running throughout my house at times because like you I find stuff in the oddest places and I think to myself, did I really do that? I must have because there it isl

Sounds like a lesson that I would learn - lol. OBTW - putting old fashion "Rubber Cement" , the kind that kids use in school projects (folks outside the US can not find this so I am told), works fantastically as well. Just let it dru for about 30 minutes. Oh did I mention that it too needs to go on the bottom?? :D Since there is no heat involved, it can not damage the ruler and can also be pealed off easily when it gets yucky.

Definitely sounds familiar!

I did the glue on the bottom and love it now I am not sliding when I cut. Love it. Just finished putting all of my fabric on comic boards and it looks so good and I can see everything I have at a glace.(no more sorting through piles) I saw the hint to Pinterest and I have never been so organized. Love it, love it, love it!!!!! I never thought I would go through 125 boards but I did. Have a great day everyone.

Another quick "gripper" solution is to use clear nail polish sprinkled with salt (on the bottom of the ruler). I usually let it set overnight but found it works great!

It wasn't the pregnancy part that fried my brain but rather the raising of 3 boys and 1 girl. Then you kick in the menopause fog and it is a disaster in the making. Amusing sometimes but mostly just irritating. Ann in TN

Just wondering ------ how long did it take you to figure it out???????????????? ROL!

don't laugh to hard I just found on of rulers with the sand paper dots on the top????????

I never heard of that trick before. I will try it. Glad you discovered which way to use the glue. LOL LOL LOL

At least you can peel off the hot glue dots on the wrong side of the ruler. I was infamous for sewing my sleeves inside out when I first started to sew. Rip, rip, rip! I now triple check before I sew sleeves. Now I can mess up on other things!

And another thing about hot glue dots….

…to stop rulers sliding – They also help to get a smooth cut over seams.
I like to use a 3 x 9” ruler to trim pieces but found that the ruler would “spin” or move too easily if it had to go over a thick seam. I tried to push down on the ends so that the ruler would curve. The ends would touch the surface but after cutting 20-25 times my hand was aching and the cut was wavy!

Discovered by accident that the glue dots on the end corners of the ruler allowed it to stay level over the seam and not slip. Now I put them on all my small rulers. :thumbup:

LOL My youngest son, now almost 24 was like that as a toddler. Don't touch the crock pot, honey, because it gets very, very hot. Yep, he reached up to make sure I was telling the truth! While helping me make brownies, I had him on the other side of the counter away from the stove. Don't touch the burner, it will burn you because it's very, very hot. Yep, had to try that out, too. It only took two times for him to figure out that Mommy was telling the truth! His curiosity and tenacity have taken him far, but not without some owies!

Thanks for the tip. I've tried Invisigrip, the little silicone dots, sand paper dots, all to slipping , sliding and frustration. This is certainly worth a try.

I had to laugh at that. Reminded me of the time I was sure the store didn't bag my shampoo. I found it on the cash reg. receipt, so knew I'd paid for it. Well, guess what, I found it a few days later in the refrigerator. Good thing the kids didn't hear about this!

Thank God, I usually have the ability to laugh at myself. I opened the cream cheese and it smelled okay-------but the dog got it,

LOL -- Glad I am not alone. I bought some rotary blades and tore the sewing room apart trying to find them. I found them after buying more -- in the freezer. :)

I swear I'm going to make an "O Crap!" document folder but I'm afraid my multi-gigabyte computer doesn't have space!!

Well, I just think this is a "Sticky" Situation!! Ha! All good tips ladies! :D