tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post1839189234231229062..comments2023-08-27T07:24:54.338-05:00Comments on Scraps of Happiness: Thingies and a Giveaway!Britahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08655767831371480880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-5627152162292829432011-07-04T20:36:25.167-05:002011-07-04T20:36:25.167-05:00thank you so much for such a fun giveaway!!thank you so much for such a fun giveaway!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755191961134444671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-17878640200277551502011-07-03T14:18:35.350-05:002011-07-03T14:18:35.350-05:00Okay - I just have to say I am sorry that you got ...Okay - I just have to say I am sorry that you got some weird spam comment. What an idiot. <br /><br />And I really should opt out of your giveaway since you just sent me THE MOST AWESOME PAY IT FORWARD GIFT EVER! (blogged it today) <br /><br />I am a total gadget addict, so I have many cool little gizmos around - right now we are using the cherry pitter a lot. I like improvising and reusing things too (like my monitor stand made from an extra ikea shelf plus 4 door stoppers for legs) - your thread spool funnel is genius! But honestly, the first decadent kitchen appliance I ever got was my Kitchenaid stand mixer about 12 years ago - and I still get happy every time I use it (helps that it usually involves baking something yummy!)JanetKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691362489883767683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-40080737699497020422011-06-30T23:17:29.157-05:002011-06-30T23:17:29.157-05:00I use a recycled metal file rack to store my quilt...I use a recycled metal file rack to store my quilting magazines that are open and folded back to a page showing a quilt project I'm going to make someday. Right now it is stuffed to capacity so I need to either start some projects or eliminate a few.<br /><br />I really love the thread cone funnel. Great idea.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195443209468097567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-89038338764682628922011-06-30T22:03:50.425-05:002011-06-30T22:03:50.425-05:00I have a cool LED adjustable lamp I bought at IKEA...I have a cool LED adjustable lamp I bought at IKEA for $10 that I use for my treadle machine. If the power is out, I can use a battery operated book light clamped to the treadle for light. Gotta see what I'm sewing. I use almost anything with a good edge on it as quilting templates. I hold patterns I've printed off in old binders. Just put the patterns in page protectors inside. You can decorate the binders in lots of ways. Works for machine manuals that have been printed off, too (like for my vintage machines). I have one for each machine. Also, on this post http://cherylsteapots2quilting.blogspot.com/2011/02/quilt-scene-investigator.html at the bottom is a thread stand. I have the parts to make one for myself, I just have to get it done.Cheryl's Teapots2Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005480747596617459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-50304071298206542992011-06-30T20:59:15.092-05:002011-06-30T20:59:15.092-05:00I love the spring type clothespins! I have a bunch...I love the spring type clothespins! I have a bunch in my kitchen drawer to close bags with. I have them in the motor home to clip up outside lights, hand wet bathing suits, pull curtains out of the way, etc. I've even used a clothespin to mark pages in a magazine. I've glued a pin cushion to one so I can clip it to my collar. I've made name tags out of them by writing names on them. You can glue one to the back of a stiff card and it will act as a support to hold it up. Magnets glued to one allow you to clip your child's artwork to the refrigerator. If I need to remember something, I use a clothespin to clip a note to the blinds covering my back door. When I go out, I see my note and remember. A clothespin is also a great little exercise machine for weak fingers or children needing improvement in motor skills. I've used clothespins to hang my grandmother's aprons across the 6 foot window in my sewing room. They are my window topper. I clip small stacks of cut fabric together with a clothespin. I clip mail together with one. Shall I go on? I could add more!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755191961134444671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-78076185290910130622011-06-30T19:08:26.494-05:002011-06-30T19:08:26.494-05:00One of my favorite workroom tools is actually from...One of my favorite workroom tools is actually from the hardware store! It is a 48 inch metal ruler -- cannot warp, and is wonderful for measuring and also to provide a long edge to draw markings (for cutting!) on fabric. Do you have one? Super inexpensive, and abundantly useful. I actually got the idea from my dad, who was not a quilter.Catskill Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327243220995371935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560980598074393616.post-59574616158569714422011-06-30T17:29:31.509-05:002011-06-30T17:29:31.509-05:00Love the empty thread spool/funnel! Who'd hav...Love the empty thread spool/funnel! Who'd have thunk it?! :) I save all different sizes of lids for their circles. And the mini valentine candy boxes are great for hearts. And of course, bowls, plates, and mugs nearly always end up in the sewing room as templates too! <br /><br />LaDonnaDiana and LaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763790514465110826noreply@blogger.com