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    Old 02-26-2011, 08:50 PM
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    Boy! I sure wish someone would edit all these wonderful tips and then post them.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:05 PM
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    Originally Posted by pineneedles4
    I keep a small hand thrown ceramic put (approx. 3" wide by 3" tall or maybe a little bigger) by my machine to throw scrap threads into....it saves on cleanup!

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    I have a large "Maxine" coffee cup that I use for the same thing. I hate cleaning threads out of the vacuum cleaner, and I don't want "Maxine" broken in the kitchen.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:11 PM
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    Originally Posted by catrancher
    This is no longer true now that we are no longer using floppy discs. The only magnetic thing in today's computers is the hard disc and those are magnetically shielded. My husband is a masters level electronics engineer. I trust him to know.

    Originally Posted by maine ladybug
    I would be very careful about this. I was told when I bought my machine that anything magnetic can screw up your machine. Just like the computer you are using now, there are computer parts in the new machines. Even the pin holders you can buy to have you pins out in you should keep a distance from your machine. You may want to check with your dealer before you attach the magnetic strip to your machine. JMHO

    Dear catrancher,
    I absent mindedly set one of those round strong magnetic pinholders on top of my closed up laptop..Yikes ! I picked it off right away too, but it affected the pixels in the screen leaving a sort of lightly faded circle in its middle!
    ask your hubby please, will it eventually return to normal?



    Originally Posted by Carron
    I glued a narrow magnetic strip across the top front of my sewing machine. Then when I am sewing something that has the straight pins and as they approach the needle, I pull them out and stick them onto the magnetic strip. Nothing falling onto the floor or worse into the lap.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:11 PM
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    Originally Posted by fivepaws
    Originally Posted by Carron
    I glued a narrow magnetic strip across the top front of my sewing machine. Then when I am sewing something that has the straight pins and as they approach the needle, I pull them out and stick them onto the magnetic strip. Nothing falling onto the floor or worse into the lap.
    I thought that you had to be very careful with magnets around the computerized machines or is that just a tale. ♥
    It was only true when computers used floppy disks. No more!
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:14 PM
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    Quite a collection of wonderful tips. Thanks to everyone for sharing.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:20 PM
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    1. I used to use sticky Velcro to keep a needle threader attached to my sewing machine since I could not see the hole in the needle. My new hero is the charming lady I bought my new machine from. I did not know you could buy machines now, that thread themselves! (If it ever breaks, the depression may kill me!) LOL!

    2. FMQ is very hard for me, but a wonderful member here, posted a link where they were using a 'walking foot'. I had never seen that either. Now, I can quilt my own quilts.

    3. My quilting board family will help with nearly any problem with sewing. You are all amazing. How did I ever sew without you?
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:30 PM
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    I got one of those little "inscect" eye viewers from a museum store. When you look through it at a single quilt block, it multiples the one into many images. When you look at one block through it you will see the image of a whole quilt top.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:42 PM
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    Another good one I picked up was: keeping band aids next to your sewing machine so when you cut or prick yourself you can bandage it up and be on your way without a hiccup.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 09:53 PM
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    I have several rotary cutters, two 45's and two 60's that I use all the time.. I take a Sharpie fine tip pen and put the date right on the blade when I put a new blade in.. That way I know which one is newest, which one to use when I want to cut something like paper or batting, and I can tell how long those blade last me!
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    I use painters tape to tape the backing fabric to my table and then just add the batting and the quilt top, pin and quilt. Keeps the backing fabric nice and tight while pinning.
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