Any non-sewing items that you use for quilting?
#121
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Houston, TX
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here is the black metal yard edging my BF made for me to hang strips on - very rough but it functions
the spikes that fit in the ground he made a screw hole in a strip of wood we pushed them in and then used metal loops to hang on screws in the wall
the spikes that fit in the ground he made a screw hole in a strip of wood we pushed them in and then used metal loops to hang on screws in the wall
#122
Originally Posted by dallen4350
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Someone started a thread on this a few weeks ago. She was going to make a list and post it somewhere along the way. Try doing a search of topics and see if you can find it. There were some great ideas listed, among them mine using chop sticks for tube turners, stilletos, etc.
#123
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
Posts: 2,668
I use canned air for electronics to blow out lint from the bottom of my sewing machines/-prescription bottles for pins/needles Hanging cloth shoe holders for patterns and templates. Tackle box for notions.Large plastic clamps to roll quilts to fit through machine throat. I know theres more oddities in there but these are off the top of my head
#124
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Minnesota
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How about chop sticks for holding down fabric in front of the needle in the sewing machine. Also Bar -Be- Cue securer (sticks that hold together shish ka bobs) I use when paper piecing to get in little places to rip the paper. (These aren't hard words, but I don't use these words everyday)
#125
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
OK, I forgot some.
I use the sticky garden gloves as well --- I picked them up for a couple of dollars a pair at the flower show -- and they are snug, support my hands, and really work well.
Here are some other things I use:
-- scrapbook plastic holders for finished blocks 12" or less
-- large garbage cans hold rolled up stabilizer and interfacing
-- except where my design wall is, my walls are covered with peg board. I use hooks and shelves attached to the pegboard to keep supplies and fabric handy.
-- Ikea CD/DVD shelf (narrow and tall) to hold my fat quarters
-- fishing tackle box to hold my sewing machine feet, etc.
-- lint roller for getting rid of loose threads
-- lightweight clear plastic, cut into strips to wrap around spools to keep the thread from unraveling
-- surge protectors so my machines don't die when the power goes out
-- the hard plastic floor covers (from office supply) on the carpet so I can roll my chair around easily
-- fat medicine bottles for pins
-- narrow, straight pill bottles hold bobbins to take to class
-- old, soft eye glass cases to hold my rotary cutters when I travel.
-- hammer to flatten my thick seams
-- hanging file holders to hold my loose patterns
-- a huge desk that is big enough for my 24x36 cutting mat, a serger and a sewing machine and an embroidery machine
-- shoe shelves that tuck under the lip of the desk and hold fabrics sorted for projects
-- DHs step stool with a place for tools so I can get to the top shelves around the room
-- needle nose pliers to pull stubborn needles
Whew -- I think that is it.
I use the sticky garden gloves as well --- I picked them up for a couple of dollars a pair at the flower show -- and they are snug, support my hands, and really work well.
Here are some other things I use:
-- scrapbook plastic holders for finished blocks 12" or less
-- large garbage cans hold rolled up stabilizer and interfacing
-- except where my design wall is, my walls are covered with peg board. I use hooks and shelves attached to the pegboard to keep supplies and fabric handy.
-- Ikea CD/DVD shelf (narrow and tall) to hold my fat quarters
-- fishing tackle box to hold my sewing machine feet, etc.
-- lint roller for getting rid of loose threads
-- lightweight clear plastic, cut into strips to wrap around spools to keep the thread from unraveling
-- surge protectors so my machines don't die when the power goes out
-- the hard plastic floor covers (from office supply) on the carpet so I can roll my chair around easily
-- fat medicine bottles for pins
-- narrow, straight pill bottles hold bobbins to take to class
-- old, soft eye glass cases to hold my rotary cutters when I travel.
-- hammer to flatten my thick seams
-- hanging file holders to hold my loose patterns
-- a huge desk that is big enough for my 24x36 cutting mat, a serger and a sewing machine and an embroidery machine
-- shoe shelves that tuck under the lip of the desk and hold fabrics sorted for projects
-- DHs step stool with a place for tools so I can get to the top shelves around the room
-- needle nose pliers to pull stubborn needles
Whew -- I think that is it.
#127
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: So Cal
Posts: 576
I use a tool from Orvis Fly Fishing stores. You pin it on your shirt (chest-high) and it has 2 curly extension wires that you can pull out from each side of the bottom of the tool. I attach small scissors for cutting threads on one side and my seam ripper on the other side. The wires are long enough that I can use either at a perfect distance to my fabric.
I also use brightly colored plastic toy boxes from Target stores to hold my stash. They are on rollers and have 3 deep drawers.
I also use brightly colored plastic toy boxes from Target stores to hold my stash. They are on rollers and have 3 deep drawers.
#130
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Floral City, Florida
Posts: 116
when I buy coloring books for the grandkids I go thru them first and trace suitable images for applique - also use the clear containers that fresh spinach comes in to stack fat quaters on end in
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