featherweight

If the quilt isn't to big you could take a sheet and spread it out. Keep it for that purpose only and you won't get the spray all over. It works for me...

shadoh

i believe the non slip gloves are used for machine quilting, to grip the fabric, as you move it along.

misseva

i can't use thinbles either - the leather dots work find tho.

grandmaquilts

I bought a seam ripper at a quilt show that has a wooden handle . the handle is flat on one side and keeps it from rolling and is ergonomically correct. I love this ripper ( but I hate having to rip out anything)

judytudy

The best pounce is the one you make. I used a square of fabric, filled it with Cinnamon, tied it with twine and pounce away. It smells good while you are using it too. It doesn't stay on too long so don't pounce the stencil all at once. It comes out if you don't get it wet, it sometimes comes out before you are done quilting but that's the reason you don't use the entire stencil at once.

Marvlin

I would quit before cutting with scissors and templates. I have arthritis and using rotary cutters work just fine for me.

Earleen

I find that when you come to the corner take one stitch diagonal across it and then continue with you 1/4in. seam clip the corners and they turn with a real neat sharp pointed corner.

Tracy50

The Clover mini iron was a purchase I thought was useless until I found out the iron has to be turned on and brought to high heat several times before it will reach max temp. After preheating the iron six or more times it gets very hot every time now and works great Same goes for some flat and curling irons for hair. Electricity acts the way it wants to. :lol:[/quote]

I purchased this iron to take when we went camping. Out in the woods, far away from any hospital or anything cept for a country store...I found out the hard way that this little iron gets "extremely hot!" I wasn't looking and grabbed it around the metal part just below the iron and above the plastic and burned my hand so badly it blistered immediately and I had nothing to put on it except for a fan to blow on it! That was one of the worst weekends I had before or since! I tried to sell it at my yard sale for $5.00, and no one would even buy it! I still have it, so if anyone wants it, pay shipping and it's yours!
I really hate that iron! (and I try not to hate anything!)

*quilty hugs*

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Earleen

Try the hunting and fishing sections W.M.they have great plastic boxes with adjustable compartments and seem stronger than others. Love the ones I got. You can make small sectioins or larger ones and they close tightly.

Marvlin

Thanks for helping me out. I had never Heard of this before