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Message from Momma
I found out about this great product. It is good for poison ivy, poison oak, athlete's foot, soothes sunburns, moistens skin due to dryness of eczema, helps with psoriasis, hides the human scent for hunters and last but not least it is supposed to be the perfect soap to wash quilts - no suds - no residue. What is this stuff, well, it is made up of lard, lye and water. Yep, you guessed it, it is grandma's ol' lye soap. I found this on the Checker's web site. They have the product to sell, but we know how to make it, if we find the time, inclination and ingredients. LOL
This next tidbit is from a site with info from store owners to store owners. We all have irons, some good, some cantankerous and some expensive. According to the majority of the store owners who leave them on for several hours a day, several days a week for classes have gone through quiet a few irons. The ones they found that last more than 4 months through the use they put them through are the Black and Decker irons you can pick up at K-Mart.
More to come……...
*************One of my customers has a rug loom for sale. She took it out of the box to set up and never used it. She put it back in the box. It is about 4' wide x 5' deep. New it is worth $500, she is asking $200 for the loom. You can contact Joyce Rohbough at 304-788-1951.************
More Quilt Tools From Common Household Items
There are so many items that are handy in your quilt studio that are not necessarily purchased at a quilting or sewing store. Here are some items and tips for how to use them to make your quilting easier.
The Variety Store
At the variety store you can purchase pony tail elastic bands. These are great for containing rolled pantograph patterns, rolled appliqué patterns, or keeping small containers closed. They are very inexpensive and come in multicolor packages. Use them anywhere in place of rubber bands. Pony tail elastics are sturdier than rubber bands and don't disintegrate and break with age.
Elastic head bands are also very helpful. They are simply larger pony tail bands. These are great for keeping a shoe box or small pizza box closed when traveling to guild or classes. Also use head bands to keep several books or patterns together. Simply use them where you need a large rubber band. They are colorful and long lasting.
Garbage can liner elastic bands -- these are meant to hold the plastic liner in the large garbage cans. Use these as giant rubber bands for larger pizza boxes or larger plastic containers with lids.
Rather than pinning binding, use metal hair clips. These hairclips are shaped like an elongated triangle and are curved. When you "snap" them open they curve in the opposite direction to clip over the edge of your quilt binding. Fold the quilt binding to the back of the quilt. Close the hairclip over the fold. They very conveniently hold the binding in position. If you use straight pins they will scratch your arms and fall out easily.
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