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Scoopie wrote:
Thanks for the ideas! TQS members are the best! The PVC would work if I was working larger, but I want these tubes to be under 1/4" when turned. The PVC wall is too thick, as is the 1/4" black irrigation tubing, so the smaller inside diameter would make it difficult for pulling or poking it through. I'm liking the straw idea! I'll give that a try and see how it works. (I may have to look for smaller straws, though.) And, sugarmuffin, I'm fresh out of forceps! I guess I should have asked for some when I was in ER a few weeks ago!  Hey, Dawn, what about using those short cocktail straws we use to drink yummy tropical drinks. I think the diameter of them would be much smaller than regular drinking straws and would certainly be under 1/4". Unfortunately, they don't come in foot long lengths...or do they? As for the free shipping from Oregon, could the man have been talking about NO SALES TAX? What a free-style thinking bunch of quilters this group is!!!  Too much fun! |
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Thanks for the ideas! TQS members are the best! The PVC would work if I was working larger, but I want these tubes to be under 1/4" when turned. The PVC wall is too thick, as is the 1/4" black irrigation tubing, so the smaller inside diameter would make it difficult for pulling or poking it through. I'm liking the straw idea! I'll give that a try and see how it works. (I may have to look for smaller straws, though.) And, sugarmuffin, I'm fresh out of forceps! I guess I should have asked for some when I was in ER a few weeks ago!
Dawn, In beautiful Northwest Montana |
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 Coast of South Carolina USA Sewing/Quilting on my Viking Sapphire 870 |
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Dawn, a piece of brass from anywhere will be costly these days! But check the hardware store for anything tube-like and maybe a dowel to slide through it. I have a collection of different sized tube things and stick-like things that I've saved through the years for just such purpose!
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sforster395 wrote:
Margo, you are the "Queen of Resources" for helping us find easy and inexpensive solutions to our sewing/quilting questions. My fave so far is when you demonstrated how to mark our sewing machines with blue painter's tape so we have an accurate 1/4" guide on our machines if we don't own a 1/4" foot! I used that for my Singer Featherweight in a recent quilting class and just love it! Thanx much, Margo! You ROCK! Hugs, Shirley Oh yeah! Margo, you rock! I made a 1/4" seam guide with blue painters tape also. My Janome has a top loading bobbin, so I figured out to cut the painters tape so part is on the bobbin cover, and part on the bed of the machine. When I take off the bobbin cover to replace a bobbin, it goes back perfectly and I still have the good seam allowance guide! I'm also grateful for the pinwheel tutorial (lots of those in my HST quilt!), the twirling and pressing tutorials. My seams are are twirling and the quilt top is laying flat, no bumps! It's a miracle! So glad you are getting together with some of the SOTT's, Shirley. This whole exchange has been such a gift to our community. Kathy |
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Margo wrote:
Paula, you can make a tube turner! Find something hollow that will fit inside sewn tag, and some kind of stick that will fit inside the tube. Think small PVC and a dowel, or the paper tube from a paper towel roll and the handle of a wooden spoon, depending on the size of your tag. Margo, you are the "Queen of Resources" for helping us find easy and inexpensive solutions to our sewing/quilting questions. My fave so far is when you demonstrated how to mark our sewing machines with blue painter's tape so we have an accurate 1/4" guide on our machines if we don't own a 1/4" foot! I used that for my Singer Featherweight in a recent quilting class and just love it! Thanx much, Margo! You ROCK! Hugs, Shirley |
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ladyz wrote:
HELP SISTERS I have an easy pattern to make luggage tags. One step is to take a strip of material, fold with right sides together, sew 1/4 inch seam. Turn right side out to make a tube. I used a small safety pin to pin to one end of the strip and then thread back through the strip to turn the material. It did work, but was very hard to get started. Does anyone have a better idea??? I thought this just might be the right group to question. Thanks sisters! Paula Paula, one other thing you might consider adding to the right side of your fabric to make it more sturdy and waterproof is to use iron-on Thermo O Web Vinyl. It comes in clear and matt finishes and is used to make wallets from fabric too. You could also add buttonhole slits on the open top sides so you could slip a cord (or tassel) through them to attach to your luggage. I've also used scraps of Ultrasuede or suede-like fabric and just top stitched with a heavy thread around the outer edges for an easy tag to make. Just some ideas... Happy sewing, Shirley |
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