Quilt guild gift
10-27-2013, 05:01 AM
#14
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: The Granite City, Scotland
Posts: 1,635
How about something like this? I send these to swap partners as part of their gift. I used them when I made a Labyrinth quilt - much better than labels which always disappear and pins that stab you, lol!
I buy the beads on eBay in alphabet sets. You could get number ones instead. You could use curved safety pins instead. Also, you could make a little pouch to keep them in or pin them to a pretty quilted mat.
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Put a note in, advising that they use them in seams. I read somewhere that pins left in a quilt for a long time actually rusted!
I buy the beads on eBay in alphabet sets. You could get number ones instead. You could use curved safety pins instead. Also, you could make a little pouch to keep them in or pin them to a pretty quilted mat.
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Put a note in, advising that they use them in seams. I read somewhere that pins left in a quilt for a long time actually rusted!
10-27-2013, 06:31 AM
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 6,395
A few things on my wish list are a bobbin box, more flat head pins, a ruler organizer, a larger cutting mat, a longer ruler, a thread catcher, a scrap organizer.
Some of my items are beyond your suggested spending limit however.
Some of my items are beyond your suggested spending limit however.
10-27-2013, 10:22 PM
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 4,099
Our local flea market has real GLASS magnifying glasses....for $1!!!! That, along with some "maggies"...(eyeglasses in 1.5 magnification---in my case anyway!!!!) for $1 at the Dollar Store. A roll of parchment paper from Sams/Costco. Super big, i.e. 2.5 gal ziploc bags; various colored Sharpies, blue painters tape....at the list goes on and on...Obviously not suited for more traditional thinkers......actually, I told myself that I needed to find a large lot of scapel blades like the doctors use. I have been buying two similar type blades at Hobby Lobby, and really need a larger stash of these. For me, they beat the heck out of seam rippers!
Have a nice holiday event!
OMG: "Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!!!!"
Have a nice holiday event!
OMG: "Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!!!!"
Reducing glass, clip on magnifying lenses, pipe cleaner strung with prewound bobbins and applique needles, white elephant, glue sticks, post it notes, distilled water, spritz bottle, portable iron mat that fold to a hot mit for iron, 5 pairs of Harbor Freight disposable scissors, scissor case, storage box, tracing paper, freezer paper, jar of old buttons, retractable measuring tape that fits in a purse, calculator that fits in a purse, snap-it bag, chap stick, mechanical pencil, temporary marking pen/pencil, pen cushion/trash bag, mat that goes under the machine with pockets on front to hold notions, tomato pen cushion marked with sizes/types sewing machine needles, nail files, Command strips, home made quilt hanger (thinking of heavy metal wire bent into a design, kind of like a garment hanger)....what fun it is to brainstorm......and of course.....chocolate. ...OH and it could be tied with wired craft ribbon.... OH and wrapped in a fat quarter. Did anyone get my name?
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