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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:21 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltingSister
    My DH fastened them to a beautiful piece of maple at regular intervals, and hung it for a curtain rod in my sewing studio. I made curtains with cute little ties and hung the tie onto each spool - turned out cute :-)
    Would sure love a picture of that!
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:22 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltingSister
    My DH fastened them to a beautiful piece of maple at regular intervals, and hung it for a curtain rod in my sewing studio. I made curtains with cute little ties and hung the tie onto each spool - turned out cute :-)
    Great post and great ideas. Thanks Krystyna for the websites.
    Would love to see pictures of this. I've been throwing them away except for the wooden ones.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:29 AM
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    Try Boys and Girls clubs, Kid Stop other groups in your area. They can use them for crafts etc. Also bag them up and donate them to Goodwill.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:34 AM
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    I make Christmas ornaments out of them. I wrap a long string of fabric around them and then take another string about 10 inches long, double it, feed the two ends through the hole, tie a knot at the end, and use the looped end as the hanger. Then I take a charm of a thimble, scissors,anything that has to do with sewing, and tack it on to the wound fabric as a deco-you know, the charms that are in the craft stores in the bead and jewelry findings dept. They turn out to be darling. Make a "quilt themed" Christmas tree next year and invite your quilting friends over for some cookies! I have even used these as favors at
    a ladies luncheon. Everyone loved them!
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:35 AM
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    I have many of the old wooden ones and some plastic ones. My uncle made end table legs out of them one time. Don't know if he put anything in the spool centers or just glued them together. He also made lots of doll furniture and stuff from clip/spring type clothes pins and some things from the other kind also. My spools are in a big glass jar on a shelf.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:36 AM
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    My cat loves those empty spools and it keeps her off my quilting work area. Wish I could empty one a week!
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:39 AM
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    Just sent you a PM about this.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:40 AM
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    To all you ladies with wooden spools who don't know what to do with them. PM me about what you would sell them for pricewise. I use them for craft work. They must be wooden though.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:44 AM
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    You can make little dolls, with fabric legs, arms and head, you could even use fabric for hair. The kind of dolls that sit on shelves. Also you can make a necklace wth fabric knotted inbetween for kids to play. They also make good playing blocks for kids. Glue a round wooden circle on top and then sit a small figurine on it. Decorate a picture frame.,etc.
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    Old 06-22-2011, 05:50 AM
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    Absolutely awesome on the shelf idea. Down here in Sth Am I was looking for a way to organize dishclothes etc under the sink and refused to pay the outrageous prices they charge for plastic shelves. We pay the 'real' cost of Chinese goods here I gather :( So now will save up ,get out my drill and solve an obnoxious problem. Thanks
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