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03-15-2026, 11:30 AM
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Advertising Trinkets
I have been chairing my guild's quilt show for a couple of years. Last year we made pin cushions and attached a tag with information about the show. Local businesses agreed to have a basket full of pincushions on their counter and when someone took a free pincushion home they had a reminder about the quilt show. This year we made coasters and attached a packaged tea bag along with an information tag. So - what can we do next year?
03-15-2026, 12:02 PM
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Wow, you’ve set the bar quite high! We usually just print out flyers to hand out. Years ago I went to a show in Monroe, Washington where they had a square of fabric attached, can’t remember the size, but I got one with Easter eggs on it, and made a small table topper with “eggs” on it.
03-15-2026, 12:42 PM
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The square jar openers are so simple and fast to make and they will be used! Years ago, they were called Rubber Husbands.
Cut a six inch square of fabric and sew on top a six inch square of no slip fabric liner. The grid rubbery type.
Cut a six inch square of fabric and sew on top a six inch square of no slip fabric liner. The grid rubbery type.
03-15-2026, 02:26 PM
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Thinking of this as a church bazaar item ... do you leave the fabric edges raw? Or bind? THANKS!
03-15-2026, 02:49 PM
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I have this link bookmarked (no affiliation) because there are a few things here I'd like to make for myself:
https://www.amodernhomestead.com/11-...-scrap-fabric/
Yo-yo paperclips, cup cozies, fabric keychains, hand warmers, keychain with chapstick holder, cord keepers
https://www.amodernhomestead.com/11-...-scrap-fabric/
Yo-yo paperclips, cup cozies, fabric keychains, hand warmers, keychain with chapstick holder, cord keepers
03-16-2026, 05:47 AM
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When we made these for retreat gifts, we sewed them right side together (of course the grippy stuff has no right or wrong side), left an opening, turned them and top stitched the edges on the outside.
03-16-2026, 06:50 AM
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03-16-2026, 07:22 AM
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Here is one i have that is about five years old. 4H group made them. The fabric square is sewn to the grip fabric and cotton fabric were raw edge sewn. No need to sew and turn. I use it at least once a week.
03-16-2026, 07:29 AM
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@Onebyone and @Pam S ... I'm going to make one of each for myself ... and decide if it's something I want to commit to, for the church bazaar ladies.
?Question? ... with the grippy stuff ... I'm thinking it would stick to the machine bed and if flipped the other way, stick to the needle foot. How did you manage that? THANKS!
