Household items turned quilting notions?
10-18-2010, 05:50 PM
#392
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Location: SE Qld. Australia
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Originally Posted by jitkaau
Originally Posted by katied772
Haven't read all the posts yet so probably already mentioned but I love the press n' seal wrap for machine quilting. What a great product!
IGA sells it
10-18-2010, 06:09 PM
#393
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I must really be out of the loop. I have no idea where I'd get a magnetic business card. I didn't even know there was such a thing. :oops:[/quote]
Fridge magnets given out by various businesses.
I must really be out of the loop. I have no idea where I'd get a magnetic business card. I didn't even know there was such a thing. :oops:[/quote]
Fridge magnets given out by various businesses.
10-18-2010, 06:21 PM
#394
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Location: SE Qld. Australia
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Slices of pool noodles make great pincushions. They will also hold your toothpick you use when appliquing. If you put it into a snug fitting cap from an aerosol can you can also used the bottom to store your thimble and some pins. Your scissors will stand up in the hole.
A small jar next to your chair for putting thread ends in. Tiny ones can be taken to classes to keep your area tidy.
Spectacle case - especially the zip up ones - for your rotary cutter.
Spice bottles with the holes in for storing your toothpicks - just shake one out.
Velcro dots under your machine pedal stops it moving on carpet.
A length of narrow red ribbon threaded through your scissors, knotted, and hung round your neck keeps them handy, and being red makes them easy to see if you put them down somewhere.
Plastic boxes that strawberries, blueberries etc come in are great for small applique pieces.
A small jar next to your chair for putting thread ends in. Tiny ones can be taken to classes to keep your area tidy.
Spectacle case - especially the zip up ones - for your rotary cutter.
Spice bottles with the holes in for storing your toothpicks - just shake one out.
Velcro dots under your machine pedal stops it moving on carpet.
A length of narrow red ribbon threaded through your scissors, knotted, and hung round your neck keeps them handy, and being red makes them easy to see if you put them down somewhere.
Plastic boxes that strawberries, blueberries etc come in are great for small applique pieces.
10-18-2010, 06:33 PM
#395
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Location: PEI, Canada
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I love scraps and I like to prewash. I wash small pieces and pre-cuts in the kitchen sink to avoid strings and raveling and use my salad spinner to spin them dry.
Love magnetic car parts bowls for pins and needles.
By the way, love the pool noodle tip!
And this pathetic but right now I'm extremely 1/4 seam challenged. Solution? 3" square ceramic tile taped to the bed of the featherweight at exactly 1/4". Sort of overkill but it was close to hand and it's working...
Love magnetic car parts bowls for pins and needles.
By the way, love the pool noodle tip!
And this pathetic but right now I'm extremely 1/4 seam challenged. Solution? 3" square ceramic tile taped to the bed of the featherweight at exactly 1/4". Sort of overkill but it was close to hand and it's working...
10-18-2010, 06:41 PM
#396
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please share the recipe for the starch w/corn starch
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
I also use a bamboo skewer as a stilleto.
I take a sheet of 220 grit sandpaper and wrap it around a small piece of cardboard and duct tape to the back for holding blocks in place for either signing (siggie) or drawing lines from cornor to cornor.
I stole my dh's 48" t-square for cutting larger pieces of fabric.
I use cornstarch to make my own spray starch, instead of buying, a HUGE savings.
I use an old ceramic cookie jar for all my fabric pens and markers.
I take a sheet of 220 grit sandpaper and wrap it around a small piece of cardboard and duct tape to the back for holding blocks in place for either signing (siggie) or drawing lines from cornor to cornor.
I stole my dh's 48" t-square for cutting larger pieces of fabric.
I use cornstarch to make my own spray starch, instead of buying, a HUGE savings.
I use an old ceramic cookie jar for all my fabric pens and markers.
10-18-2010, 09:05 PM
#397
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Eden, Utah; originally NY
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Originally Posted by Charleen DiSante
For what it's worth:
I asked my dealer about the magnet hurting the computer in my Sapphire Husquavarna machine. She said the electronics are embedded so deeply in the machine that it doesn't affect it.
Will this harm the computerized machines?
I asked my dealer about the magnet hurting the computer in my Sapphire Husquavarna machine. She said the electronics are embedded so deeply in the machine that it doesn't affect it.
Originally Posted by GailG
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
On the bed of my sewing machine, next to the foot/needle area, I taped a magnetic business card upside down (magnet side facing up) to catch pins as I remove them when I sew. Then they don't go rolling around and falling on the floor as often.
When I machine quilt, I take it off and just tape it back when I'm done.
When I machine quilt, I take it off and just tape it back when I'm done.
Thanks for this note. I just sent a PM to GailG letting her know I had probably ruined a perfectly good microwave by attaching magnetic hooks for keys to the end of it. Nothing like getting our advice from the one who should know .... the dealer!
10-19-2010, 03:46 AM
#398
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Location: Louisiana
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Originally Posted by Twilliebee
I love scraps and I like to prewash. I wash small pieces and pre-cuts in the kitchen sink to avoid strings and raveling and use my salad spinner to spin them dry.
Love magnetic car parts bowls for pins and needles.
By the way, love the pool noodle tip!
And this pathetic but right now I'm extremely 1/4 seam challenged. Solution? 3" square ceramic tile taped to the bed of the featherweight at exactly 1/4". Sort of overkill but it was close to hand and it's working...
Love magnetic car parts bowls for pins and needles.
By the way, love the pool noodle tip!
And this pathetic but right now I'm extremely 1/4 seam challenged. Solution? 3" square ceramic tile taped to the bed of the featherweight at exactly 1/4". Sort of overkill but it was close to hand and it's working...
10-19-2010, 08:36 AM
#399
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Location: Camarillo, CA
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Originally Posted by Charleen DiSante
For what it's worth:
I asked my dealer about the magnet hurting the computer in my Sapphire Husquavarna machine. She said the electronics are embedded so deeply in the machine that it doesn't affect it.
Will this harm the computerized machines?
I asked my dealer about the magnet hurting the computer in my Sapphire Husquavarna machine. She said the electronics are embedded so deeply in the machine that it doesn't affect it.
Originally Posted by GailG
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
On the bed of my sewing machine, next to the foot/needle area, I taped a magnetic business card upside down (magnet side facing up) to catch pins as I remove them when I sew. Then they don't go rolling around and falling on the floor as often.
When I machine quilt, I take it off and just tape it back when I'm done.
When I machine quilt, I take it off and just tape it back when I'm done.
10-19-2010, 08:53 AM
#400
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Location: central NC
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I guess so. I play it safe anyway and keep the magnets as far as possible fromthe electronic machine. This thread has been amazing!
I emailed Brother, and they said do not get magnets near the motor area of the machine. So I guess it depends on the type of machine you have.
Originally Posted by JeanieG
Originally Posted by Charleen DiSante
For what it's worth:
I asked my dealer about the magnet hurting the computer in my Sapphire Husquavarna machine. She said the electronics are embedded so deeply in the machine that it doesn't affect it.
Will this harm the computerized machines?
I asked my dealer about the magnet hurting the computer in my Sapphire Husquavarna machine. She said the electronics are embedded so deeply in the machine that it doesn't affect it.
Originally Posted by GailG
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
On the bed of my sewing machine, next to the foot/needle area, I taped a magnetic business card upside down (magnet side facing up) to catch pins as I remove them when I sew. Then they don't go rolling around and falling on the floor as often.
When I machine quilt, I take it off and just tape it back when I'm done.
When I machine quilt, I take it off and just tape it back when I'm done.
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