Useless Quiling Gadgets & Other Boondoggles
#121
I got a sidewinder as a gift and have never used it. I got a mini iron, a toy iron heats that hot, again as a gift. I got an extra light for my machine, it won't stay put, again a gift. I do wish my husband would stop getting me these useless things. I know it is the thought that counts and really do appreciate them even though I will not be using them.
#122
#123
I was looking at all those "non quilting" objects that you all have snatched from everythwre & it dawned on me we must have a ton of stuff purchased that was absolutely a bad mistake.
Let's get together & name names & point the finger at these things that did not work as specified, so others won't make the same mistake we did.
Oh yes, let us not forget classes, books & sewing machine gadgets too!
OK, that said - here are my latest flops -
Box of large quilting pins from Wally World, Dritz I believe.
Back in the day, that name was reliable, but not any more. One stab at my 3 sandwich layers & that pin buckled up in a distorted glob & broke in two pieces. They are not made of metal like they used to be...some aluminum &^&^%%.
Blue marking pen - again, same brand & store.
Did not even mark once....all dried up & totally useless, sucking on it & dipping in water never budged a drop of blue to appear.
Your turn....
Let's get together & name names & point the finger at these things that did not work as specified, so others won't make the same mistake we did.
Oh yes, let us not forget classes, books & sewing machine gadgets too!
OK, that said - here are my latest flops -
Box of large quilting pins from Wally World, Dritz I believe.
Back in the day, that name was reliable, but not any more. One stab at my 3 sandwich layers & that pin buckled up in a distorted glob & broke in two pieces. They are not made of metal like they used to be...some aluminum &^&^%%.
Blue marking pen - again, same brand & store.
Did not even mark once....all dried up & totally useless, sucking on it & dipping in water never budged a drop of blue to appear.
Your turn....
#124
I took a year long class to learn how to use my then new sewing machine. Every month we were told to use a certain technique on the machine, which was fine but. The didn't really spend much time showing how to use it plus we had to buy attachments and more special thread and other stuff to make each block. They never mentioned how much this class was really going to cost. I stopped going after 6 months and the only thing I learned was how to applique with my machine, which I could have learned on my own. I have to say I don't take classes any more. Most of what they teach I can figure out on my own.
#126
simplicity rotary cutting machine. Fortunately it was a gift so no cost to me, but I feel bad not using something a friend paid a good bit of money for. I can not get it to cut straight. It is ok for cutting scraps into strings if you don't care if they are perfectly straight but that is all, IMHO.
Pat
#127
But can't you do that just as easily with your machine winder?
#128
My favorite mistake was Pinmoors. If you don't know what they are, google them. I paid a whopping $40 for a set of 50 yellow ones. Turns out, they are not as easy to use as illustrated on the website. They are hard to push into the pin, at least for me and some of my pins buckle under the effort. I rarely use them and would gladly return them but too late for that. Let me tell you about one of my favorites, the Sip-n-snip. It is a gadget that went to my quilting weekend and I love it. You attach it to anything, table, cabinet, machine, etc. It holds a 32ounce bottle or large glass and has a scrap bag attached that is very easy to empty. This one was worth the money, about $25.
#129
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EQ6... Never used it, lent it to a friend who has not used it in a year's time. Would like to sell it. When I bought it I specifically asked if it would help me design non block art quilts and was told YES. I took a class (after a few months of not being able to figure it out on my own) and, before signing up I asked if they would be going into making one's own designs, as in art quilting, and was told "yes". Well, before the third class (I paid $50 for the 3 classes even though the first one had already been done... that's how desperate I was) I asked again if we would be getting some non-block instructions and was told yes... but it didn't happen. So I printed out all the manual pages and tried again to figure it out. I couldn't do it. What a waste of money!!!! I've asked for my friend (who hasn't used it) for it back because I want to sell it. Someone who does blocks might really get a lot out of it, but it is useless to me. I must add that I'm in my 70s and get frustrated with electronics, especially computers and cell phones. Ironically, I did programing in the 80s.... those were the days you could easily go into the gut of the computer and change things. Now it is all done for us and every week there are new terms (words) for us to learn and I've decided I'm simply electronically challenged! AAAAAAGGGGGH!
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