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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 18 May 2011 12:40 #64885

NancyinSTL OFFLINE Posts: 729 Thank you received: 34	I'm soon buying a surgical seam ripper. I got a chance to try one out at a recent quilting class. It only costs about $4 and works like a dream.
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Re: Best Press Starch Alterntive 18 May 2011 11:21 #64883

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Mailmanldy wrote:

aggiebabe wrote:

Two things --

2.) Mary Ellen's Best Press Starch Alternative -- this stuff rocks! I love it on clothing and quilting fabric!

Chelley

I bought some of Mary Ellen's Best Press Starch Alternative at my LQS and have been using it on my One Block Wonder quilts. It has helped so much in keeping my bias edges from streching while sewing the hexagons together. I just went to look on Mary Ellen's website to see what it sells for there... and I was surprsied to see that they now have gallon refill sizes. That is like getting TWO bottles for FREE.. and better yet, you don't have to buy a new spray bottle each time you run out.
I was so hoping for a less expensive way to get more of this stuff rather than having to buy a spray bottle each time I ran out. And they also have a new UNScented, so if you didn't like any of the scents they offered, or didn't want any scents in your quilts, you can now get it unscented.

Diane in Colorado Springs

Diane,
If you look on Amazon, they have the Best Press for a lot less than I've seen anywhere else.

from the beautiful Hudson Valley of NY
Gammill Classic Plus w/IQ

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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 18 May 2011 10:47 #64879

games OFFLINE Posts: 67 Thank you received: 1	I just found my packet of used 45m rotary cutting blades and would like to try to sharpen a few of them. Has anyone had success with sharpening? I saw an ad for a machine but at $70.00 I could buy alot of new ones. I have tried the $16.00 one but without success. Just wondering. :
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 03 Aug 2010 13:35 #48687

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Mailmanldy wrote:

djane wrote:

beckyezra wrote:

i love my freezerpaper, magnet gudget that you put on the right side of the foot on the sewing machine so you have great 1/4", school glue for stubborn meeting points, inklingo things, sharon schamber things, och....so much, my quilt magazines,....and i wish i had know quilting 20 years ago!

Someone told me that you shouldn't have anything magnetic (pin cushion, seam guide, etc) near a computerized sewing machine as it could mess up the board. Does anyone know if this is true or just one of those things that go around? It did make sense to me as magnets are not good for personal computers but I don't know anything about how a computeriized sewing machine works.

It may have been true at one time, but I think now days, there isn't enough power in the magnets that are made to use on your sewing machine that they will do anything to your machines insides.

Thanks mailmanldy. I have wondered about the magnet thing since I purchased a computerized machine.

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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 01 Aug 2010 04:02 #48633

beckyezra OFFLINE Posts: 541 Thank you received: 7	sorry about that magnets, in my reality is that i do have old bernina nothing fancy such as a comp anywhere, so i use magnet. and on hand quilting i use the magnet to put my scissors and niddels (not to loose them) i learn this trick from jodi borrows.
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 31 Jul 2010 22:03 #48631

NancyinSTL OFFLINE Posts: 729 Thank you received: 34	pamo65 wrote: I have a large mat and use a 40 inch T Square ruler. It is thick so I use a large 60 mm rotary cutter. Here is the link: http://www.quiltersrule.com/rulers/qr-LongRulers.html Thanks, I'll check that out.
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 30 Jul 2010 09:42 #48596

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NancyinSTL wrote:

My Olfa 35" x 70" Self-Healing Rotary Mat Clip Set, which covers nearly my entire 3' x 8' cutting table. It's expensive, so I waited until I could get it at 50% off. It's the quilting tool that I use the most, second only to my sewing machine. Now, I just need to find a 36" long quilting ruler--24" is often not long enough.

I have a large mat and use a 40 inch T Square ruler. It is thick so I use a large 60 mm rotary cutter. Here is the link: http://www.quiltersrule.com/rulers/qr-LongRulers.html

Coast of South Carolina USA
Sewing/Quilting on my Viking Sapphire 870

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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 30 Jul 2010 00:00 #48591

NancyinSTL OFFLINE Posts: 729 Thank you received: 34	My Olfa 35" x 70" Self-Healing Rotary Mat Clip Set, which covers nearly my entire 3' x 8' cutting table. It's expensive, so I waited until I could get it at 50% off. It's the quilting tool that I use the most, second only to my sewing machine. Now, I just need to find a 36" long quilting ruler--24" is often not long enough.
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 29 Jul 2010 22:15 #48590

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djane wrote:

beckyezra wrote:

i love my freezerpaper, magnet gudget that you put on the right side of the foot on the sewing machine so you have great 1/4", school glue for stubborn meeting points, inklingo things, sharon schamber things, och....so much, my quilt magazines,....and i wish i had know quilting 20 years ago!

Someone told me that you shouldn't have anything magnetic (pin cushion, seam guide, etc) near a computerized sewing machine as it could mess up the board. Does anyone know if this is true or just one of those things that go around? It did make sense to me as magnets are not good for personal computers but I don't know anything about how a computeriized sewing machine works.

It may have been true at one time, but I think now days, there isn't enough power in the magnets that are made to use on your sewing machine that they will do anything to your machines insides.

Last Edit: 30 Jul 2010 00:05 by Mailmanldy.

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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 27 Jul 2010 08:42 #48490

bar7700 OFFLINE Posts: 291 Thank you received: 2	Blue tailor's chalk. Works better than any pencil I have ever tried. Clover protect and grip thimble, to use when sewing on binding. http://www.clover-usa.com/product/270909/6025-27/_/Protect_and_Grip_Thimbles
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 27 Jul 2010 06:47 #48485

BethMI OFFLINE Posts: 422 Thank you received: 5	My 1/4 inch foot with a "fence"!! BethMI
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 27 Jul 2010 04:53 #48479

ipquilter OFFLINE Posts: 622	I love my tack gun! I've never used it to baste a quilt though. I use it to organize fabric pieces when I'm cutting for a new quilt. Its also good for putting tags on stuff.
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 26 Jul 2010 22:29 #48478

reneerenee OFFLINE Posts: 17	Myra, the key to using the quilt-tak type guns is to put the needle through the fabric to the back, and then bring it back to the top before shooting the tack through. Doing it this way eliminates any space between the tacks and the quilt. Renee
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Re: Things I'm glad I bought, and wish I had known about soo 25 Jul 2010 20:41 #48439

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beckyezra wrote:

i love my freezerpaper, magnet gudget that you put on the right side of the foot on the sewing machine so you have great 1/4", school glue for stubborn meeting points, inklingo things, sharon schamber things, och....so much, my quilt magazines,....and i wish i had know quilting 20 years ago!

Someone told me that you shouldn't have anything magnetic (pin cushion, seam guide, etc) near a computerized sewing machine as it could mess up the board. Does anyone know if this is true or just one of those things that go around? It did make sense to me as magnets are not good for personal computers but I don't know anything about how a computeriized sewing machine works.

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