jean knapp

insead of buying an expensive tool to roll over seams instead of the iron I use the old roller from wall papering days. Its only about 1 1/2 " it was used to roll the seams of wallpaper. Before I found it I used an old caster. Jean

Nanjun

I covered a large coffee can with a wide wall paper border
to colect my strings and sall scraps . Empty it about once a week.

harvsstuff

You know when you have a doctors visit and you lay on that table with the paper on. Well that paper is great for paper piecing. They know when my visit is over they rip the paper off and give it to me. Try it, it is great to use.

Ann O

When making a pineapple design, tiny paper pieced item, I use my small wall paper roller, about 1-2 inch size to press the material fold down so you don't have to keep running to the iron.

tall2

My sister actually came up with this hint ,but I do use it alot. When making postcards "the embrodery kind" Or " Lables for your Quilts". I cut freezer paper the size of a sheet of paper (8 1/2 x 11), press some thin muslin to it wait for it to cool, then run it thru the printer.. My printer is a ink jet, I have not tried it on any other printer types yet. I use several programs that will type in diffrent styles, makes making them more fun. Also, the sheets usually only work on 2 rounds thru the printer, most of the wax on the paper is gone then.--recycle to make patterns. Oh, and if your printer works with EQ- you can make the design on several copies then sew together...
barbara

polly13

Cookie cutters for applique patterns, tic tac box for used and broken needles, pins,

featherweight

Now we are getting a bunch of duplicates.. I guess everyone doesn't read the entire thread before entering their favorite things.

jbj137

All good idas!!!

Ripped on Scotch

Dryer sheets to clean my iron.... I wait till I'm finished for the night and unplug the iron then iron a dryer sheet. it gets all the goo off the iron from steam a seam and things tha tmake it sticky.... plus my husband likes the smell of it.

garysgal

Thanks for looking it up and posting it. I looks pretty simple.