do you use anything "unusual" around the house in your quilting?
11-19-2013, 09:37 PM
#101
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Not a shortcut but I use an old prescription bottle to put my bent/broken pins and needles in. When it is full just screw the lid on tight and toss. No need to worry a that someone will get hurt on them. When I toss the rotary cutter blades I seal them in mailing tape for safety as well.
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11-20-2013, 02:46 AM
#102
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I use sandpaper to hold my fabric when drawing lines on it. I use a small basting brush to clean my machine. The most useful tool I have is what looks like a screwdriver but it has a long wand with a magnet on it. Great for picking up pins. I have one of those racks to store pan lids in to use to hold my many folders of patterns. A mason jar is a handy holder for my clover iron.
This is a great topic.
This is a great topic.
11-20-2013, 12:31 PM
#103
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I keep a roll of blue painter's tape handy. I wrap it around my hand a few times, sticky side out, and stick it in a convenient spot on my sewing machine cabinet. All my thread ends get touched to this thread catcher. When it gets full, I throw it out and make another circle of painter's tape to replace it.
I use a large carpenter's T (purchased from a big box hardware store) to square my quilts after they are one.
I use a large carpenter's T (purchased from a big box hardware store) to square my quilts after they are one.
11-20-2013, 01:20 PM
#104
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Put sandpaper "dots" or tiny strips on the back of my rulers to keep them from sliding. (Sandpaper comes with sticky backs - check hardware store). I learned this from a woodworker who's wife is a professional quilter.
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11-20-2013, 02:33 PM
#105
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When I was sandwiching a baby quilt, and had to do it on my bed, I used the old cardboard cutting board ( the ones used for cutting out fabric), and then used the large binder clips to hold the edges of the backing, batting, and top together to the edge of the cutting board while I pinned. It worked great! I also use slivers of soap for marking on fabric.
07-26-2015, 03:23 AM
#107
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I have a piggy bank that collects any discarded sharps!
Bonus ... it doubles as a "weight " when one is needed.
Here's some more ideas from an earlier thread .........
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...g-t152963.html
Bonus ... it doubles as a "weight " when one is needed.
Here's some more ideas from an earlier thread .........
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...g-t152963.html
07-26-2015, 04:05 AM
#109
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I've had so much fun reading this thread, and if someone else has posted this I apologize for repeating. I use a Wilton cake decorating brush to clean my machine. Thanks everyone for the great ideas.
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