Quilt tools I use that are obscure now or not available to buy anymore.
08-27-2025, 12:32 PM
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Quilt tools I use that are obscure now or not available to buy anymore.
1. Big Look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaR1...=biglooksewing
2. Quilt Cut 2 https://quiltcut.com
3. Clover Wedge small iron https://www.tooltron.com/clover-wedge-iron/
4. Buhoogee quilting hoop https://www.ebay.com/itm/297211864679
5.Dritz reducing glass https://www.ebay.com/itm/187430751527
6. Colorscope Color Selector Cylinder Tool https://www.cottagemills.com/product/colorscope-1002/
7. Simplicity Bias tape maker machine https://www.ebay.com/itm/25472808200...28cb20031894da I would sell mine for that price!
What tool do you use that is not well known about or not available anymore?
2. Quilt Cut 2 https://quiltcut.com
3. Clover Wedge small iron https://www.tooltron.com/clover-wedge-iron/
4. Buhoogee quilting hoop https://www.ebay.com/itm/297211864679
5.Dritz reducing glass https://www.ebay.com/itm/187430751527
6. Colorscope Color Selector Cylinder Tool https://www.cottagemills.com/product/colorscope-1002/
7. Simplicity Bias tape maker machine https://www.ebay.com/itm/25472808200...28cb20031894da I would sell mine for that price!
What tool do you use that is not well known about or not available anymore?
08-27-2025, 03:59 PM
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Well, they haven't sold it yet for that price so you might want to wait. It appears that it was first listed in Oct 2020 so people aren't exactly leaping on it. lol
I've never been much into gadgets and have never owned any of these tools.
I've never been much into gadgets and have never owned any of these tools.
08-27-2025, 04:46 PM
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Somehow I'm getting by without any of those that you listed. I might have the Dritz reducing glass somewhere, stuck in a drawer, but I've never used it. (I bought a few unnecessary things at JoAnn's when I was a new quilter and had a coupon burning a hole in my pocket.) My now-obsolete tools fall into the category of vintage machines, and I do use them, though not as often as I probably should.
08-28-2025, 02:48 AM
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I have the big look based on your recommendation
I've been looking for a replacement small 28mm curved handle Olfa rotary cutter for several years, I use it for paper piecing
I've given or sold almost everything I don't use because of my failing vision and change to accuquilt cutting. It doesn't look like it at first glance but my quilt room is a lean mean quilting machine
It could probably be boxed up and taken to the dump in less than 2 hours.
I've been looking for a replacement small 28mm curved handle Olfa rotary cutter for several years, I use it for paper piecing
I've given or sold almost everything I don't use because of my failing vision and change to accuquilt cutting. It doesn't look like it at first glance but my quilt room is a lean mean quilting machine
It could probably be boxed up and taken to the dump in less than 2 hours.
08-28-2025, 02:59 AM
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The only thing on your list that I've owned is the Clover iron but it died a long time ago and has long since been replaced. Other items on your list I've never heard of or seen, which is probably a good thing!
08-28-2025, 03:35 AM
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I kept reading Big Book on your first item and looked again. Oh, Big Look!! I just have a hand-held magnifying glass, which I use a lot in cross-stitching!
Obscure... I do have a tracing wheel and paper!
And the little black 6" ruler with the sliding red seam-marker. But I prefer the clear acrylic Dritz one.
Obscure... I do have a tracing wheel and paper!
And the little black 6" ruler with the sliding red seam-marker. But I prefer the clear acrylic Dritz one.
08-28-2025, 05:17 AM
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I kept reading Big Book on your first item and looked again. Oh, Big Look!! I just have a hand-held magnifying glass, which I use a lot in cross-stitching!
Obscure... I do have a tracing wheel and paper!
And the little black 6" ruler with the sliding red seam-marker. But I prefer the clear acrylic Dritz one.
Obscure... I do have a tracing wheel and paper!
And the little black 6" ruler with the sliding red seam-marker. But I prefer the clear acrylic Dritz one.
08-28-2025, 05:36 AM
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I have a kaleidoscope mirror from either JoAnn's or Hancock's for testing on fabric to see if I could use it for a oneblockwonder quilt. I picked it up on a whim when there was a notions sale. It still hasn't broken but I've never made my oneblockwonder quilt.
08-28-2025, 09:19 AM
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I have those things too. I'm not sure where the tracing wheel is, but I think I could find it if I needed it. And I use the gauges with sliding marker (mine aren't red) often. Mine date back to my garment sewing days, back in the dark ages.
