Onebyone

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.

Sharongn

Hi Peckish. I looked up the Strip Stick and it reminds me of the sleeve ham i have. I thought about using it for ironing strips. I'll have to play with it to see if it works. It's bigger than the Strip Stick so it might not work.

Sharongn

Hi Watson. I watched a video on the Spider Ruler. I'm going to make a OBW quilt and it reminds me of that but a 45 degree instead of 60 degree ruler. In the video she fussy cut each triangle instead of stacking the fabric to match the design. She also showed some that she didn't fussy cut to match, which was interesting too. I'm learning so much on this thread! It's great!

Sharongn

Hi Onebyone. I saw the same thing on Amazon but once I read the description is said mat only. I always try to remember, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is!

sewingpup

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

sewingpup

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!

Sharongn

Hi oksewglad. Good idea. I am so organized at work but at home I'm kind of a slacker. Lol. I have a couple of those hanging shoe organizers in my sewing rooms small walk-in closet. I bought the clear shoe boxes (with snap on lids) which generally work well but some still need labels. I also have a various assortment of tins that need labels. Thanks for the kick in the butt. Lol

Sharongn

Hi sewingpup. Great to know!

SherylM

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.

Railroadersbrat

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.