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Thanks Patti,
Didn't even think of that. But now that you mention it, I should of thought of that. Me thinks I'm going to do move it a bit farther right now...LOL -- Christina Doucette Petawawa, ON, Canada http://community.webshots.com/user/christinark "Patti" wrote in message news Sounds good, Christina; but a word of caution: don't keep it near a computerised sewing machine. The magnetism which is so useful to us, is not good for the machine. . In message , Christina Doucette writes The best needle magnet/tray I ever used was bought for me by a friend this past Christmas. It was a mechanic's nut/bolt bowl tray with a really really strong magnet in it. I have dropped that whole bowl of magnets and I tell you that not ONE needle dared to fall out. The magnet is so strong, the needles stand on end in it and I have to give them a little tug to get them to release from the tray.....LOL -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I picked up one of those magnets-on-a-handle, *really* strong, from Home
Depot for tracking down the odd bit of dropped needle/pin/what have you; the guys swipe it for missing computer screws as well. Works wonderfully, and also when used like a broom pulls baby toys from under the futon nicely too. g --pig On 3/13/06 02:50, in article EnaRf.857283$xm3.346939@attbi_s21, "René" wrote: When doing any type of hand sewing, I drape a medium sized hand towel over my lap, This catches odd bits of thread and snippets of fabric, and most importantly, needles. I have 2 adorable little granddaughters who come over every day, and I have to do all I can to avoid having needles and pins on the upholstered furniture, and carpet. -- Megan Zurawicz South Holland, Illinois |
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not sure this is what you meant but...
today i went thru the quilting stuff and took out my pvc quilting frames (something like this http://www.storesonline.com/site/1295880/product/Qsnsf) to use on the garbage bags to hold them open for shoving in branches and weeds ... worked pretty well! only had one kid per bag instead of two -- Kellie kjbeanne at yahoo dot com www.kjbeanne.com/kellie.htm Marketing Co-ordinator Illuminations Arts www.illuminationsarts.com "Dee in Oz" wrote in message oups.com... Okay add yours here "Cats" has added hers to another thread but so they don't become lost I have started a new one Dee in Oz |
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We always used the toy rake for this.
-- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm un-STUFF email address to reply "Listpig" wrote in message ... snippage Works wonderfully, and also when used like a broom pulls baby toys from under the futon nicely too. g --pig |
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A small squirrel-hair paintbrush is good for de-linting the machine.
A surgical nurse once gave me a needle-puller (has a technical name I can't remember just this moment) that's excellent for all sorts of tasks, including retrieving screws from the innards of various equipment, turning cloth doll fingers, boning salmon... I use a lovely wooden stationery rack to hold my rulers. Roberta in D "Dee in Oz" schrieb im Newsbeitrag oups.com... Okay add yours here "Cats" has added hers to another thread but so they don't become lost I have started a new one Dee in Oz |
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I'm picking up such good tips in this thread! I don't have a lot of
original additions to make, but I do use several non-quilty items to help me quilt. 1. a telescoping magnet to pick up pins spilled on the floor. Ally and I bought one each in Houston several years ago and discovered that they're also perfect for dueling! LOL! DGSs like it, too, for wandering around the house to find out what's magnetic. 2. a small metal box with 20 plastic drawers in it. Originally intended to store nails and screws and other hardware, I use it for packages of SM needles, buttons, empty bobbins, etc. It hangs on the pegboard out of the way. 3. a metal tape measure -- so easy to measure quilts, borders, etc., with this! 4. a laser level square, as per Kathy A's recommendation -- it's perfect for squaring up anything larger than my largest square ruler! 5. a screwdriver (multiple bits) and pliers for general "fixing". Gotta keep these separate from DH's things, since he's not the best at putting sfuff away. He's already appropriated my hammer. 6. empty pill bottles for used needles and bent pins. I put the lid on in "child-proof" mode when I want to dispose of the bottle. 7. clamps to hold a tablecloth on a picnic table. My dining room table is too thick for even the largest bulldog clamps I could find, so these keep my layers in place when I'm pin basting. 8. drafting table with hole cut in it. G This is my sewing table! I don't really have room for the big table I'd like to have, but I'm eternally grateful to my friend Carl for sinking my SM into the table so that everything is flush. As I said, many of my tools aren't original, but they sure work for me! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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What do you do if the toy rake is also under
the futon? PAT, procrastinating in Virginia frood wrote: We always used the toy rake for this. |
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Have the grandkids crawl underneath to retrieve it!
-- Bonnie NJ "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news7iRf.13633$Tf3.13103@dukeread09... What do you do if the toy rake is also under the futon? PAT, procrastinating in Virginia frood wrote: We always used the toy rake for this. |
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Take a clothespin apart and it's a seam presser ... 2 in fact! Lots cheaper
than the little wooden thing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete the obvious to reply to me personally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the thread, there are some
good ones around. I have a 6" metal ruler that I grabbed off the the sewing table and use as a seam presser "cos I was too lazy to get up to the iron that was 2 steps away ... A number of years ago DS covered and old tin (beans or sonething like that) in foil he saved from easter egg wrapping. I *had* to use this to hold my pencils and stationary rulers etc Dee in Oz off to try out some new ideas Lobo wrote: Take a clothespin apart and it's a seam presser ... 2 in fact! Lots cheaper than the little wooden thing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete the obvious to reply to me personally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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