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Builder or handyman tools as quilting tools
I helped Mom baste a quilt Sunday and got a real surprise. I had
given her the Rubbermaid Tough Stuff tools and tool bag so she would have tools when she needed them without having to hunt through her DH's tools. Well this tool bag has been converted to quilting use. She carries everything needed to baste a quilt on her old fashioned 4 board quilt frame from the 6 inch nails that join the 4 frame corners to the pliers that help remove the push pins to remove the quilt after basting. Everything fits into the bag except the frame boards and a handy yardstick. This got me to thinking about how many builder/handyman tools we quilters might be using. Here is the list of real tools we used just to baste the quilt: Nylon Mason's cord to hang the quilt frame from the ceiling eye bolts Retractable Tape Measure to measure the quilt top to decide on frame sizing 4 six inch nails to hold the frame together at the corners, and connect the frame to the hanging cord loops 4 clamps to hold the frame square at the corners 2 Hammers to tap the push pins into the wooden frame to hold the backing and batting on the frame Large flat head screw driver to quickly pry up any push pins that bent or broke during the tapping process Yardstick to help smooth the center of the quilt top over the other layers Pliers to remove the push pins after basting the quilt Tool Bag to hold all the above plus the push pins and a few other things like basting gun and tacks To add to this list I have been thinking about getting a Carpenter's Square to help mark large whole cloth blocks for applique backgrounds and large print novelty fabrics quickly and easily for cutting. Are there any other real tools useful for quilting? Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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Good thread!
Since I often baste on the floor, I use knee pads from the home and building store. I have a storage unit of many tiny drawers intended for nuts and bolts. I use it for buttons and such. PAT in VA/USA Debra wrote: I helped Mom baste a quilt Sunday and got a real surprise. I had given her the Rubbermaid Tough Stuff tools and tool bag so she would have tools when she needed them without having to hunt through her DH's tools. Well this tool bag has been converted to quilting use. She carries everything needed to baste a quilt on her old fashioned 4 board quilt frame from the 6 inch nails that join the 4 frame corners to the pliers that help remove the push pins to remove the quilt after basting. Everything fits into the bag except the frame boards and a handy yardstick. This got me to thinking about how many builder/handyman tools we quilters might be using. Here is the list of real tools we used just to baste the quilt: Nylon Mason's cord to hang the quilt frame from the ceiling eye bolts Retractable Tape Measure to measure the quilt top to decide on frame sizing 4 six inch nails to hold the frame together at the corners, and connect the frame to the hanging cord loops 4 clamps to hold the frame square at the corners 2 Hammers to tap the push pins into the wooden frame to hold the backing and batting on the frame Large flat head screw driver to quickly pry up any push pins that bent or broke during the tapping process Yardstick to help smooth the center of the quilt top over the other layers Pliers to remove the push pins after basting the quilt Tool Bag to hold all the above plus the push pins and a few other things like basting gun and tacks To add to this list I have been thinking about getting a Carpenter's Square to help mark large whole cloth blocks for applique backgrounds and large print novelty fabrics quickly and easily for cutting. Are there any other real tools useful for quilting? Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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I've been thinking about buying my sewing room one of those long (4 ft or
more) metal rulers from the builder or handyman tool store. I hesitate though because I don't know if the humidity here might cause it to blacken and smudge my quilting. That could turn this sweet little old lady into a violent basket case in just a blink. Polly "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:SLR_f.693$fG3.201@dukeread09... Good thread! Since I often baste on the floor, I use knee pads from the home and building store. I have a storage unit of many tiny drawers intended for nuts and bolts. I use it for buttons and such. PAT in VA/USA Debra wrote: I helped Mom baste a quilt Sunday and got a real surprise. I had given her the Rubbermaid Tough Stuff tools and tool bag so she would have tools when she needed them without having to hunt through her DH's tools. Well this tool bag has been converted to quilting use. She carries everything needed to baste a quilt on her old fashioned 4 board quilt frame from the 6 inch nails that join the 4 frame corners to the pliers that help remove the push pins to remove the quilt after basting. Everything fits into the bag except the frame boards and a handy yardstick. This got me to thinking about how many builder/handyman tools we quilters might be using. Here is the list of real tools we used just to baste the quilt: Nylon Mason's cord to hang the quilt frame from the ceiling eye bolts Retractable Tape Measure to measure the quilt top to decide on frame sizing 4 six inch nails to hold the frame together at the corners, and connect the frame to the hanging cord loops 4 clamps to hold the frame square at the corners 2 Hammers to tap the push pins into the wooden frame to hold the backing and batting on the frame Large flat head screw driver to quickly pry up any push pins that bent or broke during the tapping process Yardstick to help smooth the center of the quilt top over the other layers Pliers to remove the push pins after basting the quilt Tool Bag to hold all the above plus the push pins and a few other things like basting gun and tacks To add to this list I have been thinking about getting a Carpenter's Square to help mark large whole cloth blocks for applique backgrounds and large print novelty fabrics quickly and easily for cutting. Are there any other real tools useful for quilting? Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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Well, Polly, look at it like this: if any black that occurs is
smudge-able, then it is wipe-clean-able! Not a problem gg .. In message . net, Polly Esther writes I've been thinking about buying my sewing room one of those long (4 ft or more) metal rulers from the builder or handyman tool store. I hesitate though because I don't know if the humidity here might cause it to blacken and smudge my quilting. That could turn this sweet little old lady into a violent basket case in just a blink. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:49:09 GMT, "Polly Esther"
wrote: I've been thinking about buying my sewing room one of those long (4 ft or more) metal rulers from the builder or handyman tool store. I hesitate though because I don't know if the humidity here might cause it to blacken and smudge my quilting. That could turn this sweet little old lady into a violent basket case in just a blink. Polly If you can find one made of stainless steel or aluminum it should be fine. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:33:49 -0400, Pat in Virginia
wrote: Good thread! Since I often baste on the floor, I use knee pads from the home and building store. I have a storage unit of many tiny drawers intended for nuts and bolts. I use it for buttons and such. PAT in VA/USA I never would have thought of knee pads for quilting. The nut & bolt storage unit would be good for all the sewing machine feet as well as bobbin and thread spool storage too. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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I'm telling you guys get one of those folding banquet tables
for basting. You'll never regret it. Get the bed risers for it and your back will be forever appreciative. TAria Debra wrote: On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:33:49 -0400, Pat in Virginia wrote: Good thread! Since I often baste on the floor, I use knee pads from the home and building store. I have a storage unit of many tiny drawers intended for nuts and bolts. I use it for buttons and such. PAT in VA/USA I never would have thought of knee pads for quilting. The nut & bolt storage unit would be good for all the sewing machine feet as well as bobbin and thread spool storage too. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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Are there any other real tools useful for quilting?
Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere I like the foam "kneelers" that they sell at garden centres at this time of year. I think you are supposed to kneel on them in the garden... I find they are good for kneeling on when you are basting or squaring up a quilt on the floor. And they only cost about a pound! -- Jo in Scotland |
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Jo in Scotland wrote:
Are there any other real tools useful for quilting? Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere I like the foam "kneelers" that they sell at garden centres at this time of year. I think you are supposed to kneel on them in the garden... I find they are good for kneeling on when you are basting or squaring up a quilt on the floor. And they only cost about a pound! -- Jo in Scotland I have one of those: it lives in the drawer with the iron and ironing pad that I keep in the sewing room... As for tools that you wouldn't normally find in a traditional sewing kit - well I have a few! Not all are for quilting. Tinsnips: for cutting boning and heavy duty zips Side bent cutters: for snipping the teeth of heavy duty zips for shortening... Hammer: great for banging studs into jeans, grommets into things, and flattening thick seams and corners! Needle nosed pliers: great for pulling recalcitrant threads out of sewing and sewing machines! Metal spring-loaded tape measures: perfect for measuring windows for curtains! Spirit level: well, I'm sure when I make a wall hanging (eventually!) I'll need it! meanwhile, DH has a beady eye on it... Paint brush: MUCH better for cleaning sewing machines than those silly brushes they give you with the machine... I'm sure there are more, if I could only think of them! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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I use little bitty tackle boxes for my sewing machine feet and bobbins.
I'll swear the people who made the little amber colored box measured my Viking feet and made the sections in the box just especially for them. It's a two sided box and I can get ALL my Viking feet in it without them being all jumbled up. I have two sets of the little drawers to keep all kinds of odds and ends in. Also, have a set of plastic drawers on wheels to store bigger odds and ends. I have had a carpenters square in my sewing room for many years - DH frequently borrows it! -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Debra" wrote in message ... I helped Mom baste a quilt Sunday and got a real surprise. I had given her the Rubbermaid Tough Stuff tools and tool bag so she would have tools when she needed them without having to hunt through her DH's tools. Well this tool bag has been converted to quilting use. She carries everything needed to baste a quilt on her old fashioned 4 board quilt frame from the 6 inch nails that join the 4 frame corners to the pliers that help remove the push pins to remove the quilt after basting. Everything fits into the bag except the frame boards and a handy yardstick. This got me to thinking about how many builder/handyman tools we quilters might be using. Here is the list of real tools we used just to baste the quilt: Nylon Mason's cord to hang the quilt frame from the ceiling eye bolts Retractable Tape Measure to measure the quilt top to decide on frame sizing 4 six inch nails to hold the frame together at the corners, and connect the frame to the hanging cord loops 4 clamps to hold the frame square at the corners 2 Hammers to tap the push pins into the wooden frame to hold the backing and batting on the frame Large flat head screw driver to quickly pry up any push pins that bent or broke during the tapping process Yardstick to help smooth the center of the quilt top over the other layers Pliers to remove the push pins after basting the quilt Tool Bag to hold all the above plus the push pins and a few other things like basting gun and tacks To add to this list I have been thinking about getting a Carpenter's Square to help mark large whole cloth blocks for applique backgrounds and large print novelty fabrics quickly and easily for cutting. Are there any other real tools useful for quilting? Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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