LAQUITA

For things you buy at the Dollar store and harbor freight and use in your quilting room.
Any help / suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

ckcowl

Dollar store I purchase glue sticks, harbor freight some people purchase their rotary blades

slbram17

Maybe some ideas here http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t-t283764.html

slbram17

I stopped buying blades from HF...last couple packages complete fails..

cathyvv

Me, too. The blades were cheaper, but their useful cutting life was also much shorter.

slbram17

Yep, sometimes cheaper is just cheap!

Jane Quilter

was it this one?

[h=2]Laser pointer for marking showing seam?[/h]

gramajo

Iagree. Half of the 10 I got in the package were defective.

ragamuffin

The magnetic bowl (screws) for pins, any of their tape measures because they lock, and a lot of women are buying the workbench and turning them into an ironing or cutting table. It has the drawers in and an area below for supplies.

quiltingshorttimer

Helen C has the best idea for long armers that float the quilt top--the magnets along the metal belly bar eliminate the need to pin! both my shirts and I love this idea!
At Dollar Tree I like the extra large "ziploc"bags as project bags. Also at HF I got a folding cart to make it easy to haul all the extras that don't fit into my machine rolling bag when I go to guild sew days, retreats, etc. They also have a device that looks like a car antena with a magnet on the end--picks up pins.
I also got a hand switch for my separate bobbin winder for long arm to replace the foot pedal--a more consistent speed on the wind now and thus more consistent winds. (plus frees me to step away and do other stuff too) Also I bought a laser level/square that I use to square my quilts when I block them (which I don't do that often) and Helen also suggested using it to get a straight line when cutting bat--yea! that works great!