indymta

Thank you for this suggestion...never thought about this!

indymta

You've changed my mind...My thoughts have been that it takes too much time and not worth the effort to contact the mfr. Now you've shown that it is definitely worth the time and effort.

Betsydrew

The more I read, the more I agree! I forgot about the plastic cone holder - >>> don't buy one.

renda

Had to smile when I read this - I use an old yarn winder (minus the thing that makes the yarn move back and forth), place a toilet paper roll on it and wind away. Be careful not to stretch your binding. I can then write on the cardboard how many inches I have, when binding smaller pieces of left over binding.
Renda in VA

Sandi

I would love to know if this gadget works with Viking machines. I have an old Husqvarna and I've heard this doesn't work well with the H bobbins. Glad to hear you like the sidewinder bobbin winder. What machine do you have?

winia

I love my sidewinder. Knock wood, I haven't had any problems with it.

Rosasolis

During the last 2 years or so, we began to get more info and ads in quilt magazines about "wonderful new"
quilting gadgets, to make the whole process of quilt making "easier and faster" from begin to end. And now that we
get even more of these ads, I have begon to think seriously about what the goal of a quilt lover and quilt maker
should be... Is it to plan and work carefully to make a gorgeous piece of art, or just simply to cut, sew fabrics
together, and finish the project as soon as possible? Many of these gadgets which are on sale in quilt shops,
at quilt expo's and via Internet, are very expensive. What do you do with them, when you no longer need them?
I have always gotten excellent results with well-known products such as quilt mats, rotary cutter, light cardboard
to make templates, pins and (quilt) needles. Our grannies and great-grannies made beautiful quilts with only
simple tools such as scissors, needles and pins, to create their gorgeous projects.

ArtsyOne

Bella Boo - thanks so much for posting the photos of the two 1/4" rulers. I do have the one on the right and that is what we were told to buy for the paper piecing class. No wonder it didn't work for me!! Now I don't feel so inept.

dcamarote

My favorite mistake was Pinmoors. If you don't know what they are, google them. I paid a whopping $40 for a set of 50 yellow ones. Turns out, they are not as easy to use as illustrated on the website. They are hard to push into the pin, at least for me and some of my pins buckle under the effort. I rarely use them and would gladly return them but too late for that. Let me tell you about one of my favorites, the Sip-n-snip. It is a gadget that went to my quilting weekend and I love it. You attach it to anything, table, cabinet, machine, etc. It holds a 32ounce bottle or large glass and has a scrap bag attached that is very easy to empty. This one was worth the money, about $25.

starr511

You are so right there!!!!You are so right there!!!!