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cutting mat on plywood (SQ episode 2/28/2008)
Anita:
A quilting friend uses a clip board that has a storage area. It is not bulky, but some sewing supplies and materials fit nicely. You might try cutting a mat to the size you want. Let us know what you do. It is always helpful to learn how other quilters resolve storage and travel situations. PAT "Irrational Number" wrote in message ... Debra wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:32:37 -0800, Irrational Number wrote: I've been looking for a portable "workstation" for my car or in a waiting room and am wondering how this works out... (I do have a bag that I keep everything in, just need a work "table" of sorts.) Omnigrid makes a portable workstation. It opens like a book and one side is cutting board, the other pressing board, and it has handles for easy carrying. I've been debating that, too. I also found an online place that sells a cutting mat brand Alvin and I considered getting a small one that fits on a clipboard... I have the 7x7 Omnigrid one... I just have to decide what size to get. I want something that fits in my laptop bag that is now my quilting bag. The 12x18 would not fit, even though that's the size I want! -- Anita -- |
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cutting mat on plywood (SQ episode 2/28/2008)
There is a nifty little lap desk, called SmartLap, that I got at Office
Max. It was recommended by Linda Franz as a handwork travel desk. The legs fold in and there is a built in handle. about briefcase size all together. Plenty of room in in for stuff too. G Pati, in Phx Pat in Virginia wrote: Anita: A quilting friend uses a clip board that has a storage area. It is not bulky, but some sewing supplies and materials fit nicely. You might try cutting a mat to the size you want. Let us know what you do. It is always helpful to learn how other quilters resolve storage and travel situations. PAT "Irrational Number" wrote in message ... Debra wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:32:37 -0800, Irrational Number wrote: I've been looking for a portable "workstation" for my car or in a waiting room and am wondering how this works out... (I do have a bag that I keep everything in, just need a work "table" of sorts.) Omnigrid makes a portable workstation. It opens like a book and one side is cutting board, the other pressing board, and it has handles for easy carrying. I've been debating that, too. I also found an online place that sells a cutting mat brand Alvin and I considered getting a small one that fits on a clipboard... I have the 7x7 Omnigrid one... I just have to decide what size to get. I want something that fits in my laptop bag that is now my quilting bag. The 12x18 would not fit, even though that's the size I want! -- Anita -- |
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cutting mat on plywood (SQ episode 2/28/2008)
Pat in Virginia wrote:
Anita: A quilting friend uses a clip board that has a storage area. It is not bulky, but some sewing supplies and materials fit nicely. You might try cutting a mat to the size you want. Let us know what you do. It is always helpful to learn how other quilters resolve storage and travel situations. Thanks, Pat! I'm looking for the *perfect* portable quilting station for use in the car while I'm waiting for the kids' therapy. I've used a Joann's sewing case, the Omnigrid traveler, and now a laptop bag. The Omnigrid traveler was my favourite, but it had no room to hold big projects, like an almost done pieced top. Hence the laptop bag, which is far from ideal (no place to put the pincushion, scissors are in the pen pocket, everything has to be done w/ the bag standing up because it's a laptop bag...). It's a work in progress, so to speak. -- Anita -- |
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cutting mat on plywood (SQ episode 2/28/2008)
Pati C. wrote:
There is a nifty little lap desk, called SmartLap, that I got at Office Max. It was recommended by Linda Franz as a handwork travel desk. The legs fold in and there is a built in handle. about briefcase size all together. Plenty of room in in for stuff too. G Cool, I'll check this out. I had thought of a clipboard with storage, but have not seen anything like a "table"... -- Anita -- |
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cutting mat on plywood (SQ episode 2/28/2008)
Irrational Number wrote:
I've used a Joann's sewing case, the Omnigrid traveler, and now a laptop bag. The Omnigrid traveler was my favourite, but it had no room to hold big projects, like an almost done pieced top. Hence the laptop bag, which is far from ideal (no place to put the pincushion, scissors are in the pen pocket, everything has to be done w/ the bag standing up because it's a laptop bag...). It's a work in progress, so to speak. When you design the perfect portable quilting station and put it on the market, be sure to allow a discount for purchasers who use the secret code "rec.crafts.textiles.quilting". |
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Portable sewing was cutting mat on plywood (SQ episode 2/28/2008)
You might also consider writing compendiums.
I had a great one that I used for my handsewing. I could walk into a conference with it under my arm - then hide right up back and stitch rofl Seriously - it made a really good sewing kit. -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y ) Boofhead Donut Rasputin http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Irrational Number" wrote in message ... : Pat in Virginia wrote: : : Anita: : A quilting friend uses a clip board that has a storage area. It is not : bulky, but some sewing supplies and materials fit nicely. You might try : cutting a mat to the size you want. Let us know what you do. It is always : helpful to learn how other quilters resolve storage and travel situations. : : Thanks, Pat! I'm looking for the *perfect* : portable quilting station for use in the : car while I'm waiting for the kids' therapy. : : I've used a Joann's sewing case, the Omnigrid : traveler, and now a laptop bag. The Omnigrid : traveler was my favourite, but it had no room : to hold big projects, like an almost done : pieced top. Hence the laptop bag, which is : far from ideal (no place to put the pincushion, : scissors are in the pen pocket, everything has : to be done w/ the bag standing up because it's : a laptop bag...). : : It's a work in progress, so to speak. : : -- Anita -- |
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