Welcome to the first installment of "Tool Time Tuesday"
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What is Tool Time Tuesday? Every Tuesday I will bring you a new tool, gadget or doodad that will somehow help you with your sewing and quilting. I have scoured Home Depot, local hardware stores and even office supply stores, looking for that special item that catches my eye. My goal is to find you something that might make your life easier and a little organized. Hope you enjoy it!!! The bonus with Tool Time Tuesday is that it might inspire you to search hardware stores too. Ladies...your husbands, boyfriends and significant others will be wondering why you want to go to Home Depot with them all the time...shhh...don't tell them your looking for quilting stuff.
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For today, I'll be showing 2 items: a plastic cord storage wrap (96 cents Walmart hardware) and a plastic disposable paint tray liner (60 cents Home Depot).
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This is the cord storage holder. If you were normal, you would wrap an electrical or extension cord around it.
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This is what it looks like with the label off.
This is what it looks like when a quilter gets a hold of it. This one is about 2.5" wide. Just wide enough for me to wrap my binding around!! If you finish a quilt top, but won't get to the quilting right away, make your binding right when you finish the top. Wrap it on the cord holder, then store it with the quilt top, batting and backing. When you are ready to quilt it, all the items will be in one place, nice and neat with no wrinkled binding. See the next item below on where to store everything.
This is the plastic paint tray liner.
This is a quilt top begging to be quilted...sorry quilt top, no time...I'm addicted to blogging and shopping in hardware stores! I'll just store you in here for a while.
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Don't forget the binding wrap!
Don't forget the binding wrap!
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Here's another hexagon project with my favorite Mistletoe Manor fabric from Moda. Sorry hexies your gonna have to wait to be worked on too.
See how nicely they stack up and can be stored away. There are 2 trays in this picture below.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this first "Tool Time Tuesday". I have many more ideas to come, so stay tuned!
Here's another hexagon project with my favorite Mistletoe Manor fabric from Moda. Sorry hexies your gonna have to wait to be worked on too.
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See how nicely they stack up and can be stored away. There are 2 trays in this picture below.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this first "Tool Time Tuesday". I have many more ideas to come, so stay tuned!
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Have a great day everyone,
~Karen~
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