Murphy

Great idea. Clever. Thank you for sharing.

probles

I needed one for my shop when it was open. A friend's husband built one for me. It is really simple but works perfectly. He only charged me $10 for it. Since we did a lot of applique classes, I bought two. When the bricks and mortar store closed, I gave one to my daughter. She loves it.

sherian

I agree I like my light box from Micheal's used coupon 50% off

frannella

Don't think anyone can beat $10! Great!

I took a FMQ class and the instructor made her own light boxes which she brought to the class for us students. She made them herself. The supplies will run much more than $10, but lots less than a table bought from an artist supply store:
2-3 feet of one-inch diameter wooden dowel from Michaels ($3.25) --cut 4 5 tor 6-inch lengths as straight as possible. Take a large drill bit and slightly hollow center of one end of the dowel to accommodate attaching the plastic suction cups evenly (to prevent wobbly legs).
4 plastic suction cups--secure with screw to dowel legs, suction cups facing up to attach to sheet of plexiglass (available at Michaels or Taps plastic, about $ 0,25 each).
1 18 to 24-inch sheet 1/4 inch thick plexiglass from Taps plastics (maybe $20??)

After attaching suction cups to dowels, secure these "legs " to the 4 corners of the plexiglass sheet and slide a light source underneath the "table." Our teacher used an Ott work light (the flip top kind) but any florescent light source that fits underneath would do.

ogies

I use my plexiglass table that goes with my sewing machine, and stick my ott lite under it... works for me

JanieH

Great price! I will have to check out my Big Lots.

HisPatchwork

I made my own from a scanner. I took the out the insides and placed a small floresent light inside. Works great. I tried to find my picture but couldn't.

Scakes

Good deal! They do come in handy. I used to tape things to the window but lucked out on free cycle. I received an x-ray light that came out of a doctor's office. It's probably about 15" X 18".

Ann L

Sounds great. I actually went and bought one of those projectors since I paint the barn quilts and needed to be able to enlarge or make smaller as needed. I wasn't quite so lucky with the cost, but I did have a 50% coupon for AC Moore's so that helped.

mzmama

Great buy....I was lucky my GH made one for me.