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08-25-2010, 05:56 AM

#41

Tinabodina

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Gee, this has never happened to any of us. :roll:

08-25-2010, 06:01 AM

#42

Charleen DiSante

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Thanks for the url. I just might try this! Of course, if I have it, I'll never need it right? (I can dream can't I? LOL)

Quote:

Originally Posted by justme2

Walmart has them....& drugstore .com has 3pk for 2.98 I think.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stiles-Raz...i_sku=10317346

08-25-2010, 06:12 AM

#43

featherweight

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I was at a quilt show in Tucson last winter. We watched a demo on a battery operated seam ripper. Well, we had to have this gadget... They were a packaged and ready to go. Low and behold when we got them home and opened up the bag it was a beard trimmer. They sell these at Walmart for around $10.00, we payed $20.00 Oh well it does work good.

08-25-2010, 06:15 AM

#44

Leota

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My first quilt teacher told us "The seam ripper is your FRIEND" ... I didn't realize that she meant "bff"
So sorry Ditter that all your hard work was just for practice matching points

08-25-2010, 06:41 AM

#45

ginnyk

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So sorry. Now you can refer back to the thread we just had on what bad words do we use. You earned the right to use them all. I agree that you might try to reinvent your original design and come up with something really unique with a great story. Every heart out here feels your pain and frustration.

08-25-2010, 06:51 AM

#46

catrancher

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Yesterday I was chain-piecing a sort of half flying geese unit to make a tulip block. After about the fourth one, I said to myself, "I hope I'm sewing these together right," but of course didn't stop to check. Bad plan. When I was finished and started folding the corner back, I realized that, indeed, I had sewn them in the wrong direction. I had to rip every one out and do it again . . . and that was my whole day in sewing.

08-25-2010, 07:06 AM

#47

Marye

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachel

My Gma taught me to rip seams with a razor blade, works great, you just have to pay attention.

Me,too. They saftey blades.

08-25-2010, 07:07 AM

#48

Margie

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Does anyone know if the mustache trimmer would work to remove machine embroidery?

08-25-2010, 08:11 AM

#49

nellie

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i was taught to use the rotary cutter to rip out seams

08-25-2010, 08:37 AM

#50

Bev

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Emma S

I wonder does anybody use a fine, very pointed pair of scissors to rip seams? I just cut the line of stitching every 1/4 inch or so and it just pulls apart. I find I don't accidently cut the fabric using the scissors. Sorry Ditter about your having to undo. All of us have been there. I'm a better ripper than a piecer or a quilter. More practice.

Do you mean like cuticle scissors? 8-)