I have all of my supplies except, I don't have a light box. How much easier is it going to be if I purchase one. I can get a really nice one 1/2 off at Joanne's. It is still rather pricy and I would rather put that money toward an embroidery machine.
I don't have sunny windows. Our house is very shaded.
Thanks for any help.

Not sure what AOTH means, but for a light box some have said to put up your computer or tv on a blue or white screen and use the light from that. If you have a glass table you could put a light under it and use that as well. If it's a sunny day you could go outside and be a bit creative - a shed window, garage door, or house window from the outside in.

You could probably just take a piece of plexiglass and prop it up on something, then put a light of some kind under it, like a strip light, or one of those battery operated press lights. You could probably even use just a lamp you already have if you can figure out a place where you have enough space to put the lamp.

I still do it the way we did in kindergarden. Up against the window held by a piece of tape :) guess i'm old school LOL

There's very few blogs I follow but one of them had the cheapest way to make a light box using a piece of plexiglass from a hardware store, a tap light and a disposable foil roasting pan! ... here's the link ...http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/sear...el/light%20box

just in case it get's filtered out just google - sew many ways

then scroll down to where the labels are on the right and look for "light box" - the labels are in alphabetical order!

What is AOTH?

I think I just had a DUH moment or and ahha moment. I have a glass top coffee table. If I put my small, but very bright
ott light on the bottom shelf, it should work! Yeah.

Just figured out AOTH - Affair of the Heart!

AOTH is a beautiful applique quilt that many on this board are doing. It stands for Affairs of the Heart. The blocks and quilts these quilters are doing are amazing. I am really afraid that I can't compare. But, that isn't going to stop me. I just might not show anyone the outcome. LOL

Yep!

I just use a tote with a clear lid and put a battery powered light bar in it. It serves as a light box when I need it and a tote when I need to take supplies back and forth. You can get the light bars at HD and Walmarts for under 10 and the same for the tote; I get the one that is only about 5 to 6 in deep