Slider substitue maybe???

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03-09-2011, 12:04 AM

#21

scowlkat

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I have been using the teflon baking sheets instead of the slider for a couple of years now and they work just fine! I actually found five on ebay for I think it was $25. Gave away three of them to friends and they love it too!

03-09-2011, 04:52 AM

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CompulsiveQuilter

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I hated the slider because I had to remove it for changing the bobbin! How stupid is that? And I've found that spraying the whole area with silicone spray prior to FMQ works even better anyway.

03-09-2011, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by slk350

I must be really really dumb...I still can't figure what a slider is or how it is used for quilting...Is it for machine quilting?

a slider is a sheet of extra slick material that is positioned on the base of your sewing machine so that your fabric moves more easily as you do FMQ. Since with FMQ you have the feed dogs down, all you need in a slider is a hole for the needle to go thru...once positioned correctly, the slider provides an unbroken surface over which you can move your fabric. As you can see from the posts, there is a special product that is called a slider that is expensive, but many other ways you can get that slick base to help move your fabric move more easily.

03-09-2011, 07:35 AM

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ncredbird

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Originally Posted by scowlkat

I have been using the teflon baking sheets instead of the slider for a couple of years now and they work just fine! I actually found five on ebay for I think it was $25.

I researched these on Ebay also but then one of my kids gave me a slider for Chrismas. Glad to know that it works. If this one ever self destructs that is the route I will go to replace it. I wondered if they would be as thick as the slider and they are much larger.

03-09-2011, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Berta48

I am wondering since the sliders are so expensive and (I have had 2 get ripped up already.) and cannot get them put back together! Do you suppose a person could use a silicone baking sheet? I saw one and they are only like 14.95 and much larger than that teeny tiny 25.00 thing.?

They have very large slider out now but 50.00 :shock:

Here is one that I made and it works great. It is also larger than the original slider.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-74216-1.htm :thumbup:

03-09-2011, 11:50 AM

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Berta48

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WOW What is there NOT to love about this board.We have the smartest inventive men and women in the world on here!!!!

I LOVE YOU!THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE CLEVER MONEY SAVING IDEAS!!!!

03-09-2011, 12:21 PM

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PiecesinMn

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You and me are not dumb. I thought we were talking about White Castle burgers. We call them sliders around here. LOL

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Originally Posted by slk350

I must be really really dumb...I still can't figure what a slider is or how it is used for quilting...Is it for machine quilting?

03-09-2011, 12:42 PM

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LivelyLady

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Originally Posted by quilt queen 2

I picked up one fo those plastic things from the dollar store that they sell for a roll-up cutting board put a hole for my needle and used painters tape to hold it in place works great and is cheap!

great idea...thanks for sharing :D

03-09-2011, 09:24 PM

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slk350

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PiecesinMn

You and me are not dumb. I thought we were talking about White Castle burgers. We call them sliders around here. LOL

Quote:

Originally Posted by slk350

I must be really really dumb...I still can't figure what a slider is or how it is used for quilting...Is it for machine quilting?

That's really funny, I did give that a thought also. But then I said to myself..for quilting..no. Maybe it's because I have never done any machine quilting. I hand quilt all my quilts, that's why I don't make very many of them. Someday I will try machine quilting, there is certainly a lot of info on how to do it here. Thanks everyone