grandmaquilts

I have the Sidewinder and another bobbin winder I bot from
Nancy's Notions that will hold large cone spools. I love them both but I too plug them in and do not use batteries. I use them for my Pfaff machines and they work great

grandmaquilts

I bot one of those needle threaders and I can't get it to thread the needle either. Other people love them. Is it me or did I get a bad one?

grandmaquilts

I love my little Rowenta Travel Steam Iron . It works great.

grandmaquilts

I got the Altos fabric cutter for Xmas but haven't used it yet. Do you really like it? I hope so because I wanted it so badly and hope it wasn't a mistake. Finally got sewing room straightened out so I can use it

purplemem

I have the Simplicity Bias Maker, it is a stand alone machine that operates by current or by battery. It comes with 2 or 3 tips for various sizes of tape, however, I had to purchase the 2 1/2 inch separately for about $10. What it does is iron the tape and roll it onto a spool. It does NOT cut. I love it, it presses either single or double fold, depending on the tip used.

plainpat

Sounds like something I could use.I love cutting,piecing blocks & making tops.There it stops.The quilting & binding isn't enjoyable to me,so end up with piles of UFOs.I'll look into the bias maker. Thanks for the explanation & I'd also want the 2 1/2" tip. Pat

"I have the Simplicity Bias Maker, it is a stand alone machine that operates by current or by battery. It comes with 2 or 3 tips for various sizes of tape, however, I had to purchase the 2 1/2 inch separately for about $10. What it does is iron the tape and roll it onto a spool. It does NOT cut. I love it, it presses either single or double fold, depending on the tip used."

deranged_damsel

MY BEST FRIEND!!! I took the clear thing off the top and place my thread and bobbins that im using for projects, holds my rotaty cutter, pencils, pens, pins tape measures, lost buttons.... and countless other small items

cbuchanan

With 5 kids, I always tied a piece of yarn on the handle of all "paper-cutting" scissors. They wouldn't think about my Gingher's...for fear of penalty of death. The yarn trick still works with all of them...they are 37 - 52!!!!

cat-on-a-mac

It's not exactly a "notion", but I think a wonderful tool is the computer and the internet. When I started quilting last summer, I was amazed at all the information that was available online. And connections to other quilters ... like this web site ... are really fun and helpful and inspiring.

cwessel47

Essentials: Rotary (Olfa) cutter, 18x24 cutting mat (though I would LOVE to have a bigger one!), a loop turner, my 4x8" Omnigrid ruler with 1/8" markings, and my inherited gold thimble which is the only one that I have found that fits.

Could have done without: A 9" circle wedge ruler. I have used it - just doesn't fit into my game plan very frequently.