non-sewing items used for quilting
Roy/Jane Kay
quilt shop out of my usual range Thursday. The clerk who cut my fabric had a
suctioncup bathroom grab bar (of the kind sold by call-in-the-next-5-minutes
TV offers) for a ruler handle. It was big enough to give her control of a 7"
x 24" ruler and it removed easily by flipping a lever on each end to change
rulers. I want one.
Jane in NE Ohio- It was a perfect fall day.
Kate G.
http://www.thegypsyquilter.com/thegypsygripper.htm - $20 for "quilting
handles" or...
https://www.freegetagrip.com/Default.aspx?mid=508361 -- $10 for "plain"
handles
They look pretty much the same to me.... unless you really have a color
preference!
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Denise in NH
you can get it at a yard sale price. I was able to buy three for $2
recently and they're not worth even $2. I know that people are
supposedly using them for bathtub handles, but you would be risking life
and limb to do so. I placed them in the tub and as soon as I put even
the slightest amount of weight on it, it un-suctioned and fell off. I
re-washed the tub and dried completely, then made sure that the suction
cups were completely clean and reattached, and they fell off again, this
time, all on their own. Very dangerous, if you ask me. I'm not
handicaped at all, but just need a slight handle to help me get out of
my very narrow tub. If someone was truly handicapped, it could be a
disaster.
So I put one on my really long cutting ruler. Again it stays stuck for
just a very short time. It came off once while I was cutting and I was
lucky that I didn't roll over my hand with the rotary cuter. It also
covers the little lines you want to be able to see when using your
ruler.
The ones I have are not the cheap ones, I've seen them for around $20
each in my local shops.
Denise
joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska
While there are several reasons to use one, for me it's picking up
the ruler off the cutting mat. Try doing that for 6 hours straight
and you'll understand. Whatever fingernails or skin on the top of
your fingers you had will be scraped off!
I have no experience withe cheaper ones OR trying any of them in the
shower. But for what the Gypsy gripper is intended to do, I think
it's great!
joan
p.s. They make a mini, too, for use on smaller rulers.
Patti
whether to get one of these for a shower. I was doubtful, and had the
catalogue open at the page, but hadn't ordered. They might be
different, one from another, but the principle is probably exactly the
same with all.
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MB
I ordered one...the clerk found a discount coupon by her register !
Then I was in a quilt shop the other day and found
"The Amazing Little Gripper" by The Gypsy Quilter...it is for the small
rulers and templates !! Haven't used either but just had to have them .
Mary
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MB
they seem to work very well. Not sure if I'd try them in the shower
but I'd test it first for sure.
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the price paid for the item.
Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.
The gypsy grips sold in quilt shops work really well and hold tight to
the ruler.
marcella
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Alice in PA
Linens & Things coupons to buy them! They are less expensive at those
stores, and you get your discount too.
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I always wondered if those 'suction cup thingies' were safe. Those sound
like one of the things that my DH describes as "Made to Sell, Not to Use!"
Donna in SW Idaho
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Julia in MN
support any weight in the shower. The only sure thing in the shower is a
grab bar that is screwed securely into wall studs. Even those clamp-on
bars for a tub aren't really recommended, though I have to admit to
having one of those. However, I am not handicapped and don't rely on it.
It is nice to have for a bit of assistance in balancing. Towel bars and
those bars on soap dishes are generally not meant for use as grab bars,
either.
Julia in MN
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>There is no way I'd trust anything secured only by suction cups to
>support any weight in the shower. The only sure thing in the shower is
>a grab bar that is screwed securely into wall studs. Even those
>clamp-on bars for a tub aren't really recommended, though I have to
>admit to having one of those. However, I am not handicapped and don't
>rely on it. It is nice to have for a bit of assistance in balancing.
>Towel bars and those bars on soap dishes are generally not meant for
>use as grab bars, either.
>
>Julia in MN
Denise in NH
I suspect the handles inability to hold weight is directly related to
the price paid for the item.
Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.
The gypsy grips sold in quilt shops work really well and hold tight to
the ruler.
The ones I bought at a yard sale for $2 ARE the Gypsy grips. Someone
else was getting rid of them because she didn't like them. They don't
stay on my rulers for more than a few hours at a time, and please don't
depend on them in the bathtub, if you're handicapped. My tub is
fiberglass, if that makes a difference. Maybe they'll stick to tile.
Denise
Pat in Virginia
built handles. Those would be permanently bolted through the framing studs
of the wall. Follow the instructions. Hire it done by a reliable worker if
necessary. Don't take chances, you have lots of quilting yet to do!
PAT in VA/USA
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Pat in Virginia
Even though this topic has appeared here several times, I always enjoy it.
So, thanks for the thread. That suction handle idea sure generated lots of
interest. How about other repurposed items used in quilting? Here are some
of my ideas:
CD for the template for you-yo's
square laundry basket to 'file' big square boards and such
tall hamper for rolls of freezer paper, fusible web and interfacing, plus
yard sticks and dowels
bamboo buffet trays to organize patchwork parts (these stack easily, w/ or
w/o the fabric squares)
over-door hooks to display special show tote bags (and maybe hide cocolate
or ??)
bricks to raise the cutting table
Other suggestions??
PAT in VA/USA
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> The ones I bought at a yard sale for $2 ARE the Gypsy grips. Someone
> else was getting rid of them because she didn't like them. They don't
> stay on my rulers for more than a few hours at a time, and please don't
> depend on them in the bathtub, if you're handicapped. My tub is
> fiberglass, if that makes a difference. Maybe they'll stick to tile.
It's possible it could, suction cups are very subtle things, we have
some we bought to use in a long stay in a property that we couldn't
alter, they were terrible where we had intended to use them, which was
an apparently smooth surface, but obviously not smooth enough as if we
use them on mirrors, windows, some types of tile, it's near impossible
to get them to budge and when I'm cleaning I'm thankful that they have a
tab to yank!
I'd exercise a lot of caution if someone was using them when there was a
physical need for them to hold up, but wouldn't be completely closed to
the idea if it was the only option and it would probably worth heading
to a medical supplies type store, or pharmacy that specialises in that
kind of thing and see what they have to say.
Cheers
Anne
Carolyn McCarty
boxes in several sizes. They are great for storing particular items (all
one size of strip or triangle, for instance) or blocks. And they stack
beautifully, are easy to label, and when I finally have to throw one away I
don't feel bad--it's been recycled for more than 10 years!
My SM pedal stays put when it sits on a mouse pad.
My SM doesn't scratch the table if it sits on a plastic foam-backed place
mat.
That's all I can think of offhand, but after sewing all weekend I bet I will
have a few more candidates. :-)
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If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty
If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty
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surface to grip correctly. I have one that I leave at my DS's house for
assistance getting out of his tub-shower. I have to make sure the suction
cups are on only the smooth tile, not any of the grout. That sucker really
sticks. I've used it several times with no problems.
Gen
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Roy/Jane Kay wrote:
> This was a topic before, I know, but I have a new one to add. I went to a
> quilt shop out of my usual range Thursday. The clerk who cut my fabric had a
> suctioncup bathroom grab bar (of the kind sold by call-in-the-next-5-minutes
>clip
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we're decorating the bathtub about my discovery. I found a double bar for
the shower curtain. One holds the shower curtain. The other lets me hang a
couple of damp towels so they'll dry nicely outside of the tub/shower
curtain enclosure. If the tidy elf comes by later, she can fold them
prettily, if not - at least they have not gone sour. Not a problem I'd
guess in Arizona but in humid Mississippi, it's just great. Er, umm...just
thought I'd toss that in. Back to the subject. What was the subject?
Polly
kelly
get sharp corners, they break easily and fit in my sewing kit and are
lightweight. They work to guide pieces through my sewing machine when
chainstitching. They also work to smooth down paper piecing instead of an
iron.
Hair clips - cheaper than the sewing binding clips sometimes.
Post-It Notes - wow I use these to mark rows, to remember which blocks are
which after I have cut, to keep places in my magazines.
My computer - my most valuable thing for labels, printing pictures,
comunicating.
Wicker baskets which keep supplies handy, projects handy. Pizza boxes and
clamshells (the containers that hold lettuce etc) to hold projects - I
especially like the clamshells as they are see through
Will probably think of others but this is a good start.
Kelly
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teleflora
and such. It sits on top of my cabinet.
Cindy
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top of my tub for that very purpose. :) Also good for hanging drip-dry
stuff or a wet swim suit or things that didn't quite get dry in the dryer.
Julia in MN
Julia in MN
store that is the perfect size for the spools of thread from Connecting
Threads. I have some smaller ones that I use for buttons because I can
separate roughly by color.
Julia in MN
Julia in MN
simpleseven
Oh duh! Why didn't I think of that! I have a rounded shower curtain
in my shower, but nowhere to hang towels. I have an extra shower rod
lying on my bedroom floor. (we have no closets!) I'm going to go
install it on the inside of my first curtain.
Thanks Polly! <VBG>
Launie, in Oregon
Polly Esther
housekeeper doesn't change the towels daily here - she's busy quilting. You
just can't get good help anymore. Polly
"simpleseven" <wrote> Oh duh! Why didn't I think of that! I have a rounded
Lizzy Taylor
> I use a wooden wine rack to store my rolls of freezer paper and fusible webb
> and such. It sits on top of my cabinet.
That Cindy is such a brilliant idea I shall just have to do the same
-thank you!
Lizzy
Jack Campin - bogus address
with the T-shaped slots) when I need a very long ruler.
==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ====
Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557
CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts
Carolyn McCarty
Polly's idea or if someone offered it to her. Those miniature clothespins
are great for holding binding in place and don't prick your fingers like
pins. I ran right out and bought some and have used them ever since. They
work great!
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If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green
If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty
If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty
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you all. Those cute little clothespins have spared me many an injury. So
glad you're enjoying them too. Polly
"Carolyn McCarty" <wrote>I remember this from several years ago, and I can't
AliceW
yo-yo's!
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"Thee End" as said by my 2.5 year old
sweet Grand daughter when she decides the
conversation is over.
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to class/retreat where we share. I even labeled all the removable
parts of my sewing machine. People have been known leave their power
cord at bee day location, we don't know who owns it unless it is
labeled. and if the owner lives 20+ miles away she won't discover the
loss until she goes to use her machine at home. We can often leap-frog
it to her.
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA
Bonnie Patterson
and it keeps the dust off, also with the lid closed I don't have to
play pick up when the cat/dog knocks on off the table. I have one for
machine feet, machine needles, etc., all things that I use with my
machine. Also have one for hand sewing stuff.
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA
Donna in Idaho
years. They work better than anything the sewing machine and notions
companies have come out with. I'll swear the little two-sided box I use for
my sewing machine feet was designed specifically for feet - they fit
perfectly.
Someone said they use post-it notes to mark quilt rows, etc. I buy the
little removable labels - both circles and squares for that and to mark
pieces if there are several pieces in one block. Works great.
Donna in SW Idaho
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My SM pedal stays put when it sits on a mouse pad.
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I'll have to try that. My pedal sits on hard wood flooring, so I have a
piece of a tacky pad that goes under a rug to prevent slipping stuck to
the bottom. It works well, but if it starts to get furry from my
critters' dust bunnies, it isn't tacky anymore. I know I have a couple
old mouse pads kicking around here.
Speaking of mice, my three QIs have been kept busy for two days running
from one side of the house to the other, by a tiny little mouse. He's
probably terrified, poor little guy. I haven't been able to catch him
either.
It's been funny, yesterday only the cat and one dog were interested in
the mouse, the younger puppy had never encountered one before and
couldn't see what all the excitement was about. Today while sitting on
my lap, he spotted the mouse come out from behind the chair and scurry
across the tile floor. His eyes about bugged out of his head and he
leaped off my lap and almost landed on the mouse. I guess now he knows
what the other guys were trying to tell him. The cat and older dog have
decided to take a rest for a while, but Wolfy is now patroling the
length of the house looking for his little friend.
Denise
Denise in NH
my flat plastic "flower" straight pins. All the squares in "row 1" are
pinned together, etc.
I found a cute little sterling silver thingy at a yard sale for a dime.
It's probably something to poke lobster claw meat, it resembles a dental
tool. It polished up really nice and I use it as a stillettto to hold
material as it goes under the machine needle or for poking out a corner.
Both of my irons bit the dust last week, one was only a few months old.
I wish I still had my mother's iron. I started using it when I was
about 5 or 6 years old (ironing was my chore) and it was the only one I
used until it died when I was in my 50s. Ironing is the only chore that
I never really minded doing. My dad used a while starched hanky every
day, that's what I learned on. Back then everything got ironed, even my
dad's underwear, sheets were done on the mangle. My mother never let me
touch the mangle, but a big heavy iron was ok. Go figure.
I think they were called mangles, one of those large roller ironing
things.
Denise
Pat in Virginia
long period of time.
I just wish I'd kept a few of the free CDs that were 'everywhere' for a
while! Can't find any now.
Grins.PAT
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press yardage!
PAT
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work, for my co-workers. [will trade fabric for empty tins!]
I use a 1"x2" length of wood under the rear edge of my portable sewing
machine, to angle it towards me. Helps the neck and shoulders to not
strain. the piece is just long enough to fit into the sewing machine
case.
When going to retreats and such, I use a rolling cube for moving
things. They are sold at office supply stores and break down into a
little briefcase-looking unit.
Ginger in CA
Mary
associate with quilting -- waxed paper and business envelopes! The
waxed paper is in 14" squares and slipped between to-be-quilted whole
cloth blocks. It keeps the markings from smearing or rubbing, so I
can mark with a much lighter touch. I just keep them in a stack, and
use them over and over and over. The other thing is a stack of
ordinary business envelopes, all with numbers in the "stamp" corner, 1
through 99, plus one labeled "extras". I use the envelopes to hold
the pieces of fabric for quilt blocks to be pieced, one envelope per
block. The numbers tell me which block I am currently working on, and
shows me some concrete evidence of progress. The "extras" envelope
holds a few extra pieces of fabric for each color and size and shape
just in case I have mis-counted the pieces for the numbered
envelopes. Another benefit for the envelope-per-block bit is that it
is very simple to be organized and to keep the fabrics clean, and to
toss one or more envelopes into my tote bag along with my little
plastic tool box when I'm going somewhere for a weekend. I have used
the same set of envelopes for almost 10 years now. (Did I mention I'm
a cheapskate?)
Sandy Ellison
Those are big yo-yos! <g>
In the non-sewing items category,
I use the dining room for a sewing room; the table, w/ it's pull-out
leaves, is old, and excellent space for setting up the production piecing
line. Then on to the handquilting.
Cheers!
R/Sandy - expert yo-yo maker
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Tape....painters tape to mark straight lines for quilting, tape to mark
1/4" on my machine, tape to draw a line on and use for making squares
into half square triangles without marking or buying a sticky gadget.
Hole reinforcements - those little round stickers that look like
doughnuts....I put them around the hole on my rotary rulers and write my
name on them. It's a nice, small, unobtrusive label for when I take
things to classes
Carpenters square - a big, heavy metal "L". I use it to square up the
rows of my quilt when basting. Makes for a nice square and flat quilt.
Ziplock bags - big 2 gallon ones to hold projects, 1 gallon ones to hold
sewn blocks in a nice flat stack, lunch sized ones to hold block
components to make them portable without losing pieces.
Tote bags - for schlepping stuff to class or guild.
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream - the best stuff ever for dry
hands from handling fabric. Doesn't stain fabric. use very little or
you will be greasy though.
Cookies and cupcakes - to keep my energy up.
marcella
ME-Judy
line of tool bags)
found this pic of it:
http://www.torcarr.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=201
Got mine from the electrical supply co. my DS works for (they were a
give-away at one time to show off the new Bucket Boss bags). Basically it's
a small "tool bag" that wraps around a coffee mug & holds pens/scissors,
etc.
I wrapped mine around a lge.(EMPTY <G>) spaghetti sauce can. It holds my
thread snips, chalk-liner, screwdriver for my s.m., 6" ruler, tweezers, all
that stuff in the tiny pockets. I also use one of the plastic bags that our
newspapers come in on rainy days to fit inside the can to hold thread/fabric
snippits. Whenever I take a quilting class I always take it with me - holds
all my stuff and I can put my scissors & rotary cutter inside the can.
During class, the bag holds all the scraps, and its easy to pull the bag out
at the end of class to throw away.
Second most used item - a roll of Press-n-Seal! - love that stuff!!!
Also: rubber pad jar opener -- use it to "grab"/"push" the fabric while I
free-motion quilt.
ME-Judy
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