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10-11-2008, 10:28 AM

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Boston1954

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My hands. Without them, I could not be a quilter, or a poet, or a photograher, or..............

10-11-2008, 11:26 AM

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Cathe

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My rotary cutting equipment

10-11-2008, 12:30 PM

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sew_lulu

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Originally Posted by Boston1954

My hands. Without them, I could not be a quilter, or a poet, or a photograher, or..............

LOL... that is the most important thing.

10-11-2008, 01:29 PM

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Knot Sew

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A good sharp pair of scissors, a needle and thread and with bits of fabric you can create :D

10-11-2008, 01:35 PM

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Mplsgirl

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Originally Posted by Ruth Camp

A good sharp pair of scissors, a needle and thread and with bits of fabric you can create :D

Back to the roots. So on.

10-11-2008, 01:46 PM

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Oklahoma Suzie

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I was going to say my rotory cutter. But I think it is really the fabric. Cause without the fabric, you can't make anything.

10-11-2008, 01:54 PM

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Alaskan lady

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My grandma's thimble. Without some protection, my fingers would be meat!

10-11-2008, 06:45 PM

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triciasquilts

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Thats a hard one to choose-I was thinking my rotary cutter, but then when I read about the fabric, that would be too, and of course my sewing machines, and oh well, heck, just all of it.....!!!

10-12-2008, 12:58 AM

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pawquilts

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The most important tool for me is a good light (lamp)!!!.........or a sun-shiney day. :)
-Pat

10-12-2008, 02:47 AM

#20

Mamagus

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Quote:

Originally Posted by crashnquilt

The Bohin Mechanical Pencil with ceramic leads. In fact, I have 2 of them. I keep one with just white leads in it for marking dark quilts and fabrics and the other is for the colored leads.

When using this pencil, marking is as easy as using an ink pen on paper. And the markings come out completely with just a spritz of water or washing in the machine. You can also use the eraser with the pencil or get a "CLICK" eraser (the ones with the white eraser). When marking or erasing it does not distort the fabric one bit.

The marking is bright enough to see very well but thin enough that when you quilt over it, your thread will cover the line! Also, after you mark the quilt, the lines do not "disappear" as you are working. They don't come off until you remove the lines. HOW GREAT IS THAT!

This pencil is replacing ALL of my marking tools. And trust me, I am the QUEEN OF THE MARKING TOOLS. Wanna see my collection?

So where can we get such a pencil?