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Old 09-14-2011, 02:51 PM
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Rotary Cutters do a great job cutting wallpaper.
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Old 09-14-2011, 02:54 PM
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Use my quilting pins to hang pictures. Rulers to measure to hang those pictures and used my Stencils for painting and quilting by.
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Old 09-14-2011, 02:56 PM
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Here's a spin-off thread that this thread has inspired, and I thought might be just as helpful!

Stuff you USE for Quilting, that isn't originally for Quilting!!!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-152963-1.htm#4206584

Please visit and share your ideas!
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Old 09-14-2011, 03:49 PM
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I used my long handled magnet to get a screw which had fallen into the garbage disposal.
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Old 09-14-2011, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
Use metal thimble to rap DH on the head.
LOL :)
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Old 09-15-2011, 04:07 AM
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I use an old rotary cutter, old 6" x 24" ruler & saved blades (too dull to cut fabric anymore) to trim wallpaper when installing it! You get so many more cuts from the blade than from the single-edge blade you would normally use. Once the blade is too dull to cut paper, it's time to throw it away. The ruler is wonderful for the edge against which to cut.
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Old 09-15-2011, 04:21 AM
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My DH has inherited his own quilter's rulers for use with his projects. He also inherited his very own magnet on the end of the extendable wand (I have no idea what this is called) - I forbade him to use my stuff when it would come back to me dirty or nicked. So I bought new for me... WOO HOO and he claimed the "old".

By the way - quilt chalk marking tools are apparently good to use with wood work too!
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Old 09-15-2011, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
Use metal thimble to rap DH on the head.
Now that is funny!!!!! Thank you for your brilliant
idea!!! I will have to do that some time!!!! ha ha ha
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Old 09-15-2011, 06:15 AM
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I use my ruler and pizza cutter to cut perfect 1 inch squares of fudge at Christmas time. I also use my ruler and old rotary blades to cut the wax paper to go inbetween the layers of fudge. I have a rotary cutter that I keep an old blade in to cut things like this.
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Old 09-15-2011, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
Use metal thimble to rap DH on the head.
oh that is a good one !! hmmm.... LOL
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