What is your favorite quilting gadget or notions?
#182
Originally Posted by debbieumphress
Let's see, I love my rotary cutting board that goes in circles, and I love my light that is attached to the side of my machine so I can see better, and I love my glue sticks for getting the seams to line up perfectly, a trick I learned in a class. This is great. I know I have more favrotites but these are first. ANd I love the Sewing machine lifter my DH made me. Makes it so much better n my back not to have to lean up so far. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Homespun
Originally Posted by Ybridgegal
Reading thru the posts the only thing I didn't see is to be sure you use the WHITE glue sticks and not the colored ones. The dye in the colored ones will distort the fabric and if you accidentally go over the quarter inch you may not be happy with the results. When Walmart had the back to school area all of the glue sticks were colored....buyer beware. I do use it for applique..works great for holding things in place and no oweeees.
BTW - one of my favorites, which I haven't seen listed, is the blue washout marker.
I use cheap white chalk (less binders than more expensive white chalk) for marking seams on the longarm and for quick marks at the sewing machine.
I also love my Havel's Seam Ripper (it's a blade like the surgeons use). Makes quick use of those unneeded seams! I even show made a utube video showing how to use it on the longarm for my HQ friends. It's my favorite go-to tool...that and my little squeeze snippers :)
Debbie in Austin
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Now that is a really great idea. I just didnot want to ask.
Maybe you could do a tutorial on the glue sticks for getting the seams to line up perfectly. :thumbup: :thumbup: Please, pretty Please :!:
Originally Posted by sewmuchmore
Originally Posted by debbieumphress
Let's see, I love my rotary cutting board that goes in circles, and I love my light that is attached to the side of my machine so I can see better, and I love my glue sticks for getting the seams to line up perfectly, a trick I learned in a class. This is great. I know I have more favrotites but these are first. ANd I love the Sewing machine lifter my DH made me. Makes it so much better n my back not to have to lean up so far. Thank you.
#188
Originally Posted by JT
Originally Posted by trisha
Do you think the glue sticks would work lining up the OBW's?Instead of having to pin them?
#189
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Originally Posted by BizyStitches
Originally Posted by JT
Originally Posted by trisha
Do you think the glue sticks would work lining up the OBW's?Instead of having to pin them?
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Originally Posted by cimarron
Speaking of gadgets, etc. - Can anyone advise me regarding Martelli ErgoCutter 2000? I've had "carpel tunnel" issues at times (not too much lately thankfully). Somewhere I read these rotary cutters were better for wrists, etc. Considering purchasing one, but I am wondering a couple things: First, do they have a safety guard (cannot tell in photos) and secondly, how did the transition go for folks who use this equipment. (oh, and 45mm or 60mm?) I would appreciate your advise folks. Thanks for any help.
http://www.olfa.co.jp/en/body/kind/5_p1.html
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