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    Old 11-14-2016, 05:19 PM
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    They have a set of small brushes on a key ring that are great for cleaning lint in tight places. One of the best purchases I made is a magnetic bowl that is made for nuts and bolts. I bought the larger one for my large quilting pins. You can literally knock it off a table and not spill any pins.
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    Old 11-14-2016, 05:56 PM
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    Magnetic bowl I use it for my clips for binding, it's big enough to hold them all. Have another for my safety pins
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    Old 11-14-2016, 06:47 PM
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    I just got a magnetic strip that I am going to attach to my peg board. I may put my scissors on it.
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    7 in. Multipurpose Stainless Steel Scissors for clipping rag quilts or cutting denim and the magnetic bowl.
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    Old 11-15-2016, 04:28 AM
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    I got a set of picks that I like. They have orange handles and different angles at the tip end. Love walking around Harbor Freight to see what I can use in my studio. Have fun.
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    Old 11-15-2016, 05:58 AM
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    A good T-Square....
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    Old 11-15-2016, 06:06 AM
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    Laser light! Shots a straight line.i use it to cut my batting of the roll straight.
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    Old 11-15-2016, 06:34 AM
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    If you're a glue-baster, they have some nice squeeze bottles there. I fill them from a gallon jug of Elmer's for my basting - so much easier to squeeze than the smaller Elmer's bottles, and holds more too.

    I love their little magnetic dishes. I have a few for myself, and my spouse has bought a few to use in his bird's cage - the magnet makes it un-spillable.
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    Old 11-15-2016, 07:39 AM
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    Last Christmas, my hubby bought me a workbench and BIG three-section rolling tool chest. I store my threads, stencils, extra hoops for my embriodery machine and all kinds of stuff in the tool chest. The workbench is where I store my long-arm rulers, rotary-cutting rulers, and my other two tool boxes. He bought it all at Harbor Freight.

    Plus, I use the big magnetic bars on my long-arm to give me some tension when I "float" my quilt tops.
    As others have said, tho magnetic bowls are a must-have.

    Harbor Freight just THINKS they're for automotive/garden/etc type of stuff - they don't know that they're really a "quilters tool shop"!
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    Old 11-15-2016, 08:30 AM
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    Oh, wow! We have a new store in a neighboring town. Can't wait to go there and check it out.
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