I thought I would show a picture of the work I did with the Grip-n-Grip. I iron the freezer paper templates on the muslin and then draw a sewing and cutting line on the fabric with a mechanical pencil. I do prefer it to the sandpaper. The line is smooth and easy to draw. The fabric does not move at all.
When I was at the Sewing and Craft sale there were just tons of notions and gadgets for sale there. The woman I went out there with and I were talking about how it would be interesting to have a show and tell at our guild meeting one night of the "Most Useless" and "Most Useful" gadgets. Boy -- I tell you I have bought some useless stuff over the years. Maybe we should have a blog "show and share". Sometimes something looks like such a good idea - you spend $20.00 on it and come home and find it is a complete waste of money. Anyway -- I think the Grip-n-Grip is good value for money.
I bought a few fat quarters as well to add a small sashing in between my four patch blocks for my table centre. The sashing will be the blue and then I will put small red corner blocks. I have also bought a new TV and another table for my sewing room. So -- I guess I gotta work for a few more years yet :))
And here is a Jenny picture. She really seems to be settling in well. She is a bit more playful than we expected. Last night - when we were ready for bed she was ready for ball! We gave her a bath on Sunday and her fur crimped up like it had been through a crimping iron. She is so soft - and isn't shedding any hair at all. She is such a mixture of breeds. She is so gentle and quiet. We have heard her bark only three times so far, and only one short bark each time.
Buying things that we thought was SO needed LOL I have a lot of them. Rulers that I have never used. And a lot of other stuff too. May be we should blog about them. Have to look in my sewingroom to see if I can find them. Because I know I have not get rid of them yet....They might get handy......sometime.
ReplyDeleteThe grip-n-grip looks like a good idea--I haven't seen it around here. It looks like you could get really accurate sewing lines with it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I have any useless gadgets, but I do have some gadgets that haven't been used enough to know if they are useless or not. Rulers come to mind.
ReplyDeleteI have a neighbor who has a dog that looks like that. He lets it run around in the neighborhood frequently. I have often thought about adopting it... it is so cute.
I have bought gadgets that do not accomplish what they were meant to accomplish. I'm getting better at it! Looking forward to seeing the completed to your table centre. Keep well and happy quilting!
ReplyDeleteWhich store did you purchase the Grip-n-Grip? It looks more useful then some of the gadgets I've bought. I will take a look in my sewing room to find the most useless one.
ReplyDeleteJenny is so cute, my cat's name is Jenny too.
I looooooove Jenny....how sweet is she???.......plz dont mention too "loud" those gadgets we buy and get them home to use and then they dont deliver.......we can hide them in our sewing rooms right??? lol
ReplyDeleteThat Grip-n-Grip appears to be very useful and handy to have. I've never seen nor heard of it. Good buy!
ReplyDeleteI love your sashing and cornerstone idea for your four patches. Can't wait to see it finished!
I have wasted so much $$ over the years on notions that seemed so wonderful. And now gather dust and make me feel guilty. Glad the grip-n-grip works for you!!
ReplyDeleteI'be had never seen a grip 'n' grip pencil. It's really nice the idea to share all the useless and usefull stuff we buy. Ciao, ciao.
ReplyDeleteOk, let me know if my email addy comes up in comment email this time ;) xoxo melzie
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea - post pictures of useless things, then see how many comments about "I couldn't live without it!" LOL!! One quilters waste is anothers prize!
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