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Originally Posted by Joyce
Reading some of the posts got me to thinking about my workroom.
I use a carpenter's T-sq, a regular sg, 4' long rulers, quick clamps, hand clamps. Heavy equipment nuts/washers make good weights. A rounded off wooden dowel makes a good point turner. I sharpen the dowel in a pencil sharpener, then use sandpaper to soften the point. I like mine about 18", but you can make several sizes if you like. You can find wood, hard rubber, hard nylon mallets, take your choice. An empty builders snap-line tool with your choice of marking powder also works great. So go exploring in the tool dep't. |
i use a drying dish rack with the sppon and fork holder to hold my rulers, scissors, and any other notion and pattern for the quilt that I am making. Seems I always misplace them otherwise.
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Go to Harbor Freight. I have found more "stuff" for my sewing room as my husband is browsing.....I found Magnetic tins, tool box, a large suction tool with handle-great for use as a handle for plastic rulers/templates, "surgical" clamps, painter's scrappers (metal with plastic handle)...it is great for pressing seams and the 4" one I use in paper piecing and marking..quick straight edge. Look at all the tools...then think what you can use them for in your sewing room...you will be amazed! Oh, almost forgot....painter's canvas drop cloths..cheaper than buying it at JoAnns...use it in making purses and floor cloths.
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Lady Diana,
What a really good tip. One I will definitely put to use. I have round and oblong magnetic metal ones, but now I can have a really pretty one. My dd does a lot of hand clay work. I will be putting in my order and it must have some painted on pansies. Love pansies and johhny jump-ups. |
Originally Posted by blueeyez
I found a magnetic bowl in the tool dept. that i use for my pins. Cheaper than the ones in the fabric stores.
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Ooh, I love Harbor Freight catalogs. We also have a warehouse about 60 miles away.
A lot of my goodies have come from there. |
Soft nylon rope for tote bags, from Lowes, lots for about 5-6 dollars... or Gromets from harbor freight in canvas/tarp area, then figured out it was easier to just make a button hole! oh well !! :)
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I just love to browse at Harbor Freight! I use a tool box for beading supplies, set of different tweezers, small suction cups to use on rulers, wire bins for the pegboard. I'll never forget seeing, in a notions catalog, a short piece of half-round wood molding (for use under garment seams when pressing to prevent seam marks on the outside) for $11.99!!
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I had the fella at Home Depot saw a 1" dowel to make two half rounds for garmet seam pressing.....does not leave ridges.
It was less than $4....I love this thread! Din TX |
Very good ideas!!!!!!! Quilters are very resourseful!!!! Would it not be wonderful to hear from our grandmothers the things they used to "get the job done" when there were no quilt stores, craft stores, etc. I have always thought that some quilter was using a pizza cutter and tried using it to cut fabric, then got her husband to sharpen that blade. Thus rotary cutters were born. LOL
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