I used those round rubber pieces meant for opening jars under the 4 corners of my serger (only machine I have that "walks"). The serger is so small, a large piece of rubber may catch the fabric while serging it, so the little round jar openers fit the bill.
Just viewed your 44 Dollar Tree Quilting Supplies video and of course, the 25 More Dollar Store Quilt Supplies popped up. Who would have thought that Dollar Tree could have so many helpful supplies for quilters, sewers, scrapbooking and any craft you are into. Thank you for this helpful video as you have just expanded and organized my craft room!!
I use old towels for batting in my pot holders. It makes the best pot holders. They are soft and flexible. Especially great when you use old jeans for the outside of the pot holder.
I use dollar store shelf liner under my sewing machine, cutting mats and foot peddled to keep it all from slipping. Works great, super cheap and easy to store if things need to be packed away.
My grandma used just about anything for quilt batting, even old, worn out quilts! She did use old towels for batting. She cut the hems off, stitched them together by lapping the edges over and stitching them together by hand with really giant cross stitches. the leftover bits of towels were used as batting for potholders. She had a wide circle of friends and family saving things for her projects. She was over 60 when I was born (73 years ago) so she was depression era, and to quote her “poor people have poor ways” and “all my needs are met”!
Omg! We must be cousins! My grandma did the same things, and said the same things! When we visited when I was little I would sleep under her quilts. They were so heavy that it was hard to turn over or get out of bed! I have been quilting since i was 17, and somehow accumulated a lot of quilting fabrics, I have moved quite a lot, resulting in many purges! When I moved into senior housing last year I hoped that was the last purge! So now my fabric is organized into 3 closets and I’m busy cranking out comfort quilts. I enjoyed your video very much! Another Donna
I have used towels for batting in table toppers and runners. Used towels are great because they are already washed and washed. They are absorbent also in case of the tipped over glass.
Oh yah! 👍 I use used side walk chalk from a dollar tree for years. With all the colors that come in the box, there is always one that will show up on any color fabric. (Follow up tip🤓)... I use a baby head brush from the infant section to brush the chalk off my work mostly- for tougher fabrics, a boars hair brush.
Great hints. I used freezer paper strips to stabilize some bias cut blocks while attaching a border. Quick to apply and remove. Can't take credit, saw it on Karen's Just Get It Done Quilts. Works great. I keep a 5 inch Go-iron beside me when doing paper-piecing or lots of small pieces so I can frequently press. Was using a tall box beside my chair with a covered piece of wood as a small table but had to move it under the sew table at night. Just got a metal plant caddy with 4 casters at Dollarama to put under it so I can roll it away. My next crazy sewing helper will be a lazy susan with marbles, cake pans and a pizza pan! And covering my hangers with pool noodles to protect my flimsies until they get quilted. People are so full of ideas! 😊
If you have a front loading washer use a garment bag for the color catcher. I used one and it got caught in the washer pump. 75 dollars later the repairman gave me this tip. Happy sewing
Only 75$ here you would start with the callout fee of up to 150$,then, you would be slugged the hourly rate for his work. Could be a very expensive tip but thank you I shall remember it.
I use the wooden clothespins for keeping cut fabric pieces separate. You can write A B C or 1 2 3, etc, on the wooden clothespins. When you cut your pieces, such as: Piece A 10 orange 3" squares or Piece 1 20 2 x 3 rectangles, you clip them each group together and set aside. Makes it sooo much easier then stacks that can be knocked over or moved out of order.
I use freezer paper for my pattern peices. I iron my peices on the shiny side of the paper. Makes your pattern pieces last longer. The pattern tissue is very thin, and can tear easily, so putting it on the freezer paper makes it stronger.
Another great group of tips. Color catchers: I use one in a regular washer load & make sure it goes into the dryer. When dry, I cut it into 4 or 6 rectangles & keep many together with a Wonder clip. I use them when sewing/serging as "starters" & "enders", to save thread & to start on before sewing a small part of a pattern piece together: like a point on a triangle design, so the fabric does not get eaten by the humongous sewing machine throat plate monster!!!
Jyl, not if you squeeze it and it shoots out the bottom seam all over your hand! It might be worthwhile for sealing up a rotary cut or sticking a finger back on!😁 Btw, emergency guy who uses it in his crafting work told me to keep putting oil on my glue covered hand. Took a week & a bottle of veggie oil but it worked. Neither Satan nor God could get me to use that stuff again!😲
I have used jewelry and shoe storage hangers for my thread. Get the type that have the clear plastic pockets and organize thread by type and color for a quick way to locate the right spool. Also, it helps eliminate the tangles you mentioned.
I love your cotton clothesline bag! That’s beautiful! I need to look for that pattern. Thank you for the tips! I also use freezer paper as a template to square up large blocks rather than buying a big ruler (which is very expensive). Just cut the square of freezer paper to the size of block you need, iron the waxy side onto your block (the wax won’t hurt your fabric), and trim your block down while lining a ruler up next to the freezer paper edge. You can use the same freezer paper block over and over again. Freezer paper also works great if you want to hand write your quilt labels. Iron the waxy side to the back of your label fabric, write on the front (the fabric won’t shift), peel off and you have a quilt label.
I use binder clips instead of paper clips and I use the foam fruit sleeves that pears are shipped in from the grocery store for the larger cones of thread it helps hold it together once opened
Regarding using towels as batting: Because shrinkage amounts may vary, it is best to use towels and fabric that have been prewashed. I use old towels covered with old sheets as batting for potholders. Works just as well and is a lot cheaper than the specialty batting. I also used old towels covered with old sheets (the sheets help smooth the toweling) as batting for table runners and toppers. The all cotton content makes them ideal to double as giant hot pads for hot dishes on the table. Not sure I would use them in quilts. I have used old blankets as quilt batting. They work great. Karen
great ideas Claudia and viewers/comments. A few others are ask your quilting shop if you can have their discarded fabric bolt holders, you can wrap your large yardage around them and secure with straight pins. You can also cut them down and make smaller ones. Grab a few metal paper towl holders from the dollar store and wrap your sashing or borders around an empty toilet paper roll, slip it on and sit by your machine or next to you and slowly unroll as needed. Grab those hangers your clothes come on from most stores, they are great for organizing your fat quarters, clip on (will take about 10 depending on wieght) and hang in your craftroom closet. Cardboard/poster board works great as fabric holders also, cut to the size you want. Feel free to try any of these hacks and have fun
Please describe the cardboard or poster board paper holders for me I can’t understand just how to make it or what to do with it once ive made it It sounds good
Not sure that they make these anymore, but I use a desktop file folder organizer to store my rulers. I have also found that those magazine organizers are also good for that as well.
Tacky Mat comes on rolls and can be cut to the correct size to line shelves, drawers, put under rugs and under a sewing machine, to stop sliping. Small slivers of bar soap may be used to mark fabric; and, it washes out.
I use little pieces of this stuff to stack ragu jars or any other glass jar with metal lid. I have only cabinets in my kitchens with no drawers or shelves so I stack and this stuff keeps it from falling. I also have a piece under my sewing machine's foot pedal, keeps it from sliding everywhere.
Great ideas. Your bag make with the covered rope is very nice! Don’t recall if you’ve used this tip, but the vinyl, foamed back placemats are good to put under your sewing machine. Possibly good under foot pedal, too, but I’ve not tried that. The bathroom rug you used in this video is good under a foot pedal to keep it from moving.
You can buy loaded bobbins in a plastic case (Walmart) you can also buy matching spools in a plastic bag. The bag doesn't hold up well, but you can buy plastic "gadget boxes" that are the perfect size for the spools. Those are available in the hardware section or automotive area ( intended for screws, washers, nuts, etc.) I also carry a large coffee mug to hold my cone thread while sewing. It works smoothly and you don't have to worry about the cone escaping.
Try a shower/tub rubber mat under your sewing machine. I don't have an issue with my machine, but I cut one to size to place under my cutting board so it doesn't slip and slide. Works like a charm!
Thanks. I bought a mat from Aldi, it doesn't work on my shower floor (the sucky cups don't hold) I'll take the cups off and try it under my machine. Thanks for the tip.
I once repaired a dog-chewed quilt for a friend. Imagine my surprise to find the "batting" was a paint-stained chenille bedspread! You could not feel the chenille texture through the top or backing.
@@CreatewithClaudia well, I got to thinking about all the quilting supplies and the ridiculous prices of them and thought how our ancestors made fab quilts w/o $40+ rulers to cut pieces, etc. Now I watch vids like yours and the older foreign ladies who know, for instance, how to cut diamond shapes w a strip of fabric and the 60 degree mark on your everyday ruler. Bless all your thrifty little hearts.❤🙋
Great tips! After a very long but happy day, I get to sit with my hand sewing and watch you work. I hope you have a fabulous week ahead! Thank you for sharing this video as well as your time and talent.
I like to fold my fabric around my 6 1/2" x 24" ruler and then use the jumbo plastic-coated paper clips to hold the fabric together to prevent it from unfolding when I store it. I also attach a slip of paper with the measurements clipped to the folded fabric so I always know how much fabric there is in that piece without having to measure it to be sure it is the size needed for my quilt pattern.
Omg. You’ve solved my problem. Going to do that. I do fold around a cardboard and slip it out but I am always unfolding material to see what size it is. Thank you😀😀😀
I’ve been using those for a while now. I bought some of the teeny tiny ones for bobbins but when I take them off the elasticity is gone. I bought some of the cloth ones and some of the regular ponytail holders for the larger spools. Great idea.
Not a dollar store find but I buy the photo mounting boards at craft store....they have adhesive on one side....the batting adheres evenly and I use colored duck tape on edges....no more hot glue and lumps from the glue
I keep bandaids in my kitchen because that’s where people cut themselves the most. When I do a lot of chopping, I skip the cut-and-bleed step by putting on the bandaid first thing. 😜
Cookie cutters are great for appliques! 😃 Dollar Store or Dollar tree does sell generic water colors markers. Do test first but the ones I have washes out perfectly. Do not starch your fabric or else they won't wash out! Thanks Claudia ❤
I've been a collector of cookie cutters since the days of embroidery on jeans. Couldn't draw more than stick ppl & flat house fronts. Still cant! Wonky hands or wonky brain? But w cookie cutters, who cares!🤗
Leesa, same w Elmers purple glue stick! I'd never used them but have seen ppl using them for years so picked one up. Never thought to check it bc simply EVERY ONE uses them. It did not dry clear. It dried purple and never came out. Luckily, it was a small part of my quilt. I'm assuming it was the starch bc I always starch my fabrics - a lot!
Hello Claudia, thanks for the great tips. I actually have used the hair clips for the holding together. They do work great in the long run. I'll have to try the paper clips & bobby pins sometime. And I never actually thought about using wax & parnament paper. That's so much cheaper than the actual paper they use in quilting. Well thank you for the help. Really appreciate you making this video
Thanks so much! I have a tutorial on how to make a mini (1 bubble) quilt with the design. Here's the link to the video tutorial: ruclips.net/video/EKBfEFA1ocA/видео.html
Dent pullers in automobile supplies are great for suction cups on rulers. Single for freemotion or smaller rulers and double for the large cutting rulers.
I had bought a dollar store sweater storage bag thinking i could store quilt tops in it but the plastic was so weak that when i picked it up the plastic ripped. Momentarily annoyed until I realized I was left with two long zippers (the package contained 2) for $1 that I could use for cushion covers. I've since used a dollar store garment bag for the zipper on a quilt top that I made into a coverlet instead of a sandwich/quilt.
I scavenge the bags that bedding comes in from friends , I get a good zipper, plastic and sometimes binding. The smaller ones from pillow cases and curtains are great for patterns and keeping your quilt blocks together .
The grid on the paper of the contact/sticky shelf liner is great for cutting it square. We don’t use it for lining shelves that I’ve seen, we use it to cover books to protect the covers from getting damaged as they get hauled around for school. Our local library and all the schools I went to also did this to provide better longevity to resources and books. They use clear. It’s generally sold around back to school time, majorly, but can be found all year round, if you know where to look in stationary and home office supplies section of the supermarket, cheap shop or department store.
Thanks so much. Here’s a video about it plus a free pattern for a mini bubble quilt. How to Make a Bubble Tea Quilt Block/Mini Quilt - Free Pattern - Great for Scraps & Appliqué ruclips.net/video/EKBfEFA1ocA/видео.html
I tried alligator clips for organizing my blocks. Different colored ones. Large ones, dark to light for the blocks for rows, one to four for example. Then one color for the side where the sashing goes... and another for the cross dashing. I rarely place a block upside down or in the wrong place any more. I got mine at staples and are not expensive
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching. I'm not sure if you saw my other one. this video was a follow up to my original one here: ruclips.net/video/_SayAnhZWFs/видео.html 44 Dollar Store Quilting Tips.
@@CreatewithClaudia I plan on watching your other one in full I am part way done. I appreciate your reply and sharing other video. I also enjoyed reading many comments below although I haven't gotten to read them all.
Parchment paper can also be used as a lightweight stabilizer if you are stitching on stretchy fabric or doing machine applique, and some kinds of machine embroidery or using decorative stitches.
@@grandmalovesmebest I don't know, because I haven't bought it in a while. Maybe at Sam's or Costco? I have not checked other stores like Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, etc.
There are U Tube tutorials for the baskets. It's just Zig Zagging the line together to make them. But I ended up with a mat instead. I had to watch how to make it curve for a bag. It was fun to make.
Your showed the bathmat and I totally thought you were going to put it on the floor under the table/desk to keep the foot pedal from sliding. That’s what I need so that’s what I’m going to try!! A better use I would think!? My machine doesn’t move 🤷🏼♀️
#5 try the quick plastic snaps, #7 they do have thin mats, but a tub or sink mat would be better. You can use nail clippers on the skewers. They have stilettoes in the craft section, pretty pink ones. I did not realize they had color catchers.
@@ladyono1274I’m not a quilter (I do other sewing), so this may have another specific meaning to quilters. That said, in general a stiletto is a long narrow blade or knife that is very pointy, often with a triangular cross section to the blade. I imagine in this case it refers to a long, pointy object that is used to get into tight corners, or poke holes into things, sort of like an awl, but possibly longer. Hope that helps!
I kept getting distracted by your hair! Nothing bad, it's just that we are hair twins! The photo I am using in my profile is from 10years ago - but imagine that hair now gray :) Great tips, had to stop and go back a few times because I kept thinking we must be related!
I bought a pack of those hair ties, put them on the base of my thread stand and keep finding uses for them. Your scissor case could use a button and the hair tie to keep it closed for example, just one idea. Also, a small strip of painters tape could be used across fabric that you have folded.
I also use the hair ties on rolled-up FQs. I clip several of the ties together with a clip, or put in a small baggie, and keep them in my travel sewing kit. I have a much bigger Ziploc bag of them at home, because they can be used for many things that a rubber band is used for around the house - and they do not crumble or break when they get old, like rubber bands do.
@@grandmalovesmebest They may wear out, like old-school rubber bands do sometimes. I have had very few of them wear out or break, but I'm sure they probably do when they get very old.
I use large washers with gross? Grain ribbon wound around them with a little Elmers Guue or your favorite glue at the end I have 15-20 of these none in different colors and sizes I really like these home made ‘fabric holders’ for when you are cutting out a pattern or quilt pieces. You choose the size that you need just raid your husbands garage or go to Home Depot and pick up some then the Dollar store for the ribbon to cover them up🤗
Yep that design, the color of the fabric you choose and the pattern of the fabric are all so nice and…. To offer the pattern for the quilt for free Thank You
You can make a slap bracelet with a metal tape measure cut up into pieces and covered with duct tape. I have used this to make the little snap closure for small bags. Kids love them made with fun fabrics for halloween and filled with treats.
One water soluable markers are the ones with a major name that starts with a C. Most of them are directed toward kids. Clothes pins also come in plastic. Go to nearest ethnic hair supply stores....plain metal clips are about 4 inches long. When we erased the boards at school it never stained, but if you were wearing black or navy you would have chalk dust all over you. I've not considered a hand towel. I go yo ollies and get inexpensive beach towels and beach sheets...might wotk.I think the dish racks they meant are the more modern ones they resemble desk top paper organizers.' the color catcher cloths do not have any thing in them to damage fabric. I am so glad I finally discovered them this year. Use the waffely stuff designed to stop rugs or carpet from slipping or the same stuff used to pad your dish ware,
Hi Claudia! Great tips, thx! I would love to know the name of the pattern for the quilt hanging on the wall behind you, the green one. That quilt is G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.!!!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like the quilt. It was a challenge quilt I did last year. I don't have a pattern for the entire quilt, but I did do a quick show & tell of it and I did a free mini quilt tutorial for one block. You can find it here: ruclips.net/video/EKBfEFA1ocA/видео.html It's called Bubble Tea. I appreciate your kind comments!
@@CreatewithClaudia Thank you! I just watched that video. It is inspiring me to make a quilt for my daughter in yellows, greys and a very different and difficult to describe green. It will be later this yr. As I am retiring and moving cross country in the next few mths. It's on the list! Thx again!!! =)
my grandmother used old wool blankets as quilt stuffing and my aunt took old flannelette sheets that were worn thin in the middle, cut them down the middle, sewed the outside edges together and used that. The outside edges have little wear and provide good firm warm quilt batting and the thin areas of the sheet or flannelette blanket are now at the edges where you put the binding and don't need the warmth. Understand that these 2 tips came from women who lived through the depression and did not throw anything away Also I use dollar store plastic shelf or fridge liners as template plastic for quilt pieces or quilting patterns as I have not yet felt comfortable doing free motion
Happy New Year! I’m glad you like that! It’s my mini Shooting Hearts tutorial. It’s easy to make. Here’s the video tutorial: ruclips.net/video/LvmFOrKbd10/видео.html In the video description there’s a link to my website which has directions for 3 different sizes. Happy Quilting!!!! Thanks for watching!
@@CreatewithClaudia Yes, they are! Especially with two layers. My favourite is to use log cabin, courthouse step and other strip patterns, sewing directly on squares of towels.
I cut up an old yoga mat to put underneath my machine to keep it from vibrating and moving. Works great!
Great idea! I have one in my junk room so I may have to try that! Thanks for the tip and for watching. 🤗
I used those round rubber pieces meant for opening jars under the 4 corners of my serger (only machine I have that "walks"). The serger is so small, a large piece of rubber may catch the fabric while serging it, so the little round jar openers fit the bill.
Just viewed your 44 Dollar Tree Quilting Supplies video and of course, the 25 More Dollar Store Quilt Supplies popped up. Who would have thought that Dollar Tree could have so many helpful supplies for quilters, sewers, scrapbooking and any craft you are into. Thank you for this helpful video as you have just expanded and organized my craft room!!
Thanks so much for watching!
I use old towels for batting in my pot holders. It makes the best pot holders. They are soft and flexible. Especially great when you use old jeans for the outside of the pot holder.
Nice tip. Thanks!
Thank you for all the hints. I have used chalk to mark and measure when quilting. It works just fine & is easy to get off.
Good to know. Thank you for watching!
I use dollar store shelf liner under my sewing machine, cutting mats and foot peddled to keep it all from slipping. Works great, super cheap and easy to store if things need to be packed away.
Great tip! Thanks!
My grandma used just about anything for quilt batting, even old, worn out quilts! She did use old towels for batting. She cut the hems off, stitched them together by lapping the edges over and stitching them together by hand with really giant cross stitches. the leftover bits of towels were used as batting for potholders. She had a wide circle of friends and family saving things for her projects. She was over 60 when I was born (73 years ago) so she was depression era, and to quote her “poor people have poor ways” and “all my needs are met”!
That is so interesting Donna. Everything has a good use and your grandma proved that. Thanks for watching!
Omg! We must be cousins! My grandma did the same things, and said the same things!
When we visited when I was little I would sleep under her quilts. They were so heavy that it was hard to turn over or get out of bed!
I have been quilting since i was 17, and somehow accumulated a lot of quilting fabrics, I have moved quite a lot, resulting in many purges! When I moved into senior housing last year I hoped that was the last purge!
So now my fabric is organized into 3 closets and I’m busy cranking out comfort quilts. I enjoyed your video very much!
Another Donna
I have used towels for batting in table toppers and runners. Used towels are great because they are already washed and washed. They are absorbent also in case of the tipped over glass.
Good tips. Thanks.
Oh yah! 👍 I use used side walk chalk from a dollar tree for years. With all the colors that come in the box, there is always one that will show up on any color fabric. (Follow up tip🤓)... I use a baby head brush from the infant section to brush the chalk off my work mostly- for tougher fabrics, a boars hair brush.
Good to know. I’m always nervous to try things on my fabrics.
Great hints. I used freezer paper strips to stabilize some bias cut blocks while attaching a border. Quick to apply and remove. Can't take credit, saw it on Karen's Just Get It Done Quilts. Works great.
I keep a 5 inch Go-iron beside me when doing paper-piecing or lots of small pieces so I can frequently press. Was using a tall box beside my chair with a covered piece of wood as a small table but had to move it under the sew table at night. Just got a metal plant caddy with 4 casters at Dollarama to put under it so I can roll it away.
My next crazy sewing helper will be a lazy susan with marbles, cake pans and a pizza pan! And covering my hangers with pool noodles to protect my flimsies until they get quilted. People are so full of ideas! 😊
Thanks for the tips and for watching. I appreciate it!
If you have a front loading washer use a garment bag for the color catcher. I used one and it got caught in the washer pump. 75 dollars later the repairman gave me this tip. Happy sewing
Oh no. Thanks for that tip and for watching!
Only 75$ here you would start with the callout fee of up to 150$,then, you would be slugged the hourly rate for his work. Could be a very expensive tip but thank you I shall remember it.
I use the wooden clothespins for keeping cut fabric pieces separate. You can write A B C or 1 2 3, etc, on the wooden clothespins. When you cut your pieces, such as: Piece A 10 orange 3" squares or Piece 1 20 2 x 3 rectangles, you clip them each group together and set aside. Makes it sooo much easier then stacks that can be knocked over or moved out of order.
Love this idea and will be using it! Thanks!!!
That’s a great idea, Lynne. I will definitely use this one!
The soap is a real good idea.
Wow cool! I will try it!
I use towels for batt to cover little quilts for dish mats. Work great and wash great 💜
Interesting. Thanks for watching.
I use freezer paper for my pattern peices. I iron my peices on the shiny side of the paper. Makes your pattern pieces last longer. The pattern tissue is very thin, and can tear easily, so putting it on the freezer paper makes it stronger.
Great tip! I appreciate that.
Another great group of tips.
Color catchers: I use one in a regular washer load & make sure it goes into the dryer.
When dry, I cut it into 4 or 6 rectangles & keep many together with a Wonder clip.
I use them when sewing/serging as "starters" & "enders", to save thread & to start on before sewing a small part of a pattern piece together: like a point on a triangle design, so the fabric does not get eaten by the humongous sewing machine throat plate monster!!!
Great tips! Thank you and thanks for watching!
Thankyou I like the use of the toilet brush to pick up thread on the carpet
I use a nut pick as a stiletto the curved end works great .
That's a great idea! Thanks for that and for watching!
In addition to the bandaids, I always keep Crazy Glue handy. It seals up those rotary cutter mishaps and saves a trip to the emergency room.
Oh you are brave. I’m not sure I could put that on a cut. Thanks for watching!
Liquid bandaid
Jyl, not if you squeeze it and it shoots out the bottom seam all over your hand! It might be worthwhile for sealing up a rotary cut or sticking a finger back on!😁
Btw, emergency guy who uses it in his crafting work told me to keep putting oil on my glue covered hand. Took a week & a bottle of veggie oil but it worked. Neither Satan nor God could get me to use that stuff again!😲
I use those door hooks to hang my zippers which I have on bookbinding rings, into colour order
Good ideas. Thanks for watching!
I have used jewelry and shoe storage hangers for my thread. Get the type that have the clear plastic pockets and organize thread by type and color for a quick way to locate the right spool. Also, it helps eliminate the tangles you mentioned.
Good tip...thanks!
I love your cotton clothesline bag! That’s beautiful! I need to look for that pattern. Thank you for the tips!
I also use freezer paper as a template to square up large blocks rather than buying a big ruler (which is very expensive). Just cut the square of freezer paper to the size of block you need, iron the waxy side onto your block (the wax won’t hurt your fabric), and trim your block down while lining a ruler up next to the freezer paper edge. You can use the same freezer paper block over and over again. Freezer paper also works great if you want to hand write your quilt labels. Iron the waxy side to the back of your label fabric, write on the front (the fabric won’t shift), peel off and you have a quilt label.
Thanks so much. I love that bag. Great tip about the freezer paper. Thanks! Have a great weekend!
To hold your small rulers Dollar Tree has nice letter holders which works great. Did not know about color catchers, will look for them.
Love the letter holder tip and glad you got one too. Thanks for stopping by.
I use binder clips instead of paper clips and I use the foam fruit sleeves that pears are shipped in from the grocery store for the larger cones of thread it helps hold it together once opened
Good tips. Thanks so much!
I use a toilet brush from the Dollar Store to pick up thread from my floor and carpet. Does a GREAT job!!!
Good tip! Thanks for that!
Oh MAH GAWD!!! Genius🤓 ....running to her nearest dollar store to acquire said magic wand😁
Toilet brushes are also awesome back scratchers....
@@cruzintexan25 Did it do the job? LOL
I use the cheap window squeegees for that with a damp cloth if needed
Regarding using towels as batting: Because shrinkage amounts may vary, it is best to use towels and fabric that have been prewashed. I use old towels covered with old sheets as batting for potholders. Works just as well and is a lot cheaper than the specialty batting. I also used old towels covered with old sheets (the sheets help smooth the toweling) as batting for table runners and toppers. The all cotton content makes them ideal to double as giant hot pads for hot dishes on the table. Not sure I would use them in quilts. I have used old blankets as quilt batting. They work great.
Karen
Thanks for the tips. It’s always good to think about what we put in our quilts.
great ideas Claudia and viewers/comments. A few others are ask your quilting shop if you can have their discarded fabric bolt holders, you can wrap your large yardage around them and secure with straight pins. You can also cut them down and make smaller ones. Grab a few metal paper towl holders from the dollar store and wrap your sashing or borders around an empty toilet paper roll, slip it on and sit by your machine or next to you and slowly unroll as needed. Grab those hangers your clothes come on from most stores, they are great for organizing your fat quarters, clip on (will take about 10 depending on wieght) and hang in your craftroom closet. Cardboard/poster board works great as fabric holders also, cut to the size you want. Feel free to try any of these hacks and have fun
Good tips. Thanks and I appreciate you watching
Please describe the cardboard or poster board paper holders for me I can’t understand just how to make it or what to do with it once ive made it
It sounds good
I use plastic magazine holders to hold my small templates and rulers. I also use toilet paper rolls to hold my binding, which is free!
Good tips and free is always a big bonus!
Not sure that they make these anymore, but I use a desktop file folder organizer to store my rulers. I have also found that those magazine organizers are also good for that as well.
Great tip! Thanks!
Cotton Clothes line- use as cording/piping for pillows.
Good tip. Thanks for that!
Thanks for sharing the wonderful tips!!
Glad I opened your video!!
Learnt many more from the 'comments' n 'replies' !!
Thank you so much! I appreciate it and I’m glad you watched too!
Tacky Mat comes on rolls and can be cut to the correct size to line shelves, drawers, put under rugs and under a sewing machine, to stop sliping. Small slivers of bar soap may be used to mark fabric; and, it washes out.
Good tips and I love the bar of soap idea. Thanks for stopping by!
I use little pieces of this stuff to stack ragu jars or any other glass jar with metal lid. I have only cabinets in my kitchens with no drawers or shelves so I stack and this stuff keeps it from falling. I also have a piece under my sewing machine's foot pedal, keeps it from sliding everywhere.
Thanks for that soap idea, I’ll try that. I have lots of fairly small pieces of soap around the house
I'm in awe. I didn't know they still made bar soap. Duh.😶
small bars from hotel/motel stays are perfect for this
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The rubberized shelf liners work great for stopping your sewing machine and foot pedal from sliding!!!
Great tip! Thanks for stopping by!
Great ideas. Your bag make with the covered rope is very nice!
Don’t recall if you’ve used this tip, but the vinyl, foamed back placemats are good to put under your sewing machine. Possibly good under foot pedal, too, but I’ve not tried that. The bathroom rug you used in this video is good under a foot pedal to keep it from moving.
Great tips...thank you. I appreciate it!
You can buy loaded bobbins in a plastic case (Walmart) you can also buy matching spools in a plastic bag. The bag doesn't hold up well, but you can buy plastic "gadget boxes" that are the perfect size for the spools. Those are available in the hardware section or automotive area ( intended for screws, washers, nuts, etc.) I also carry a large coffee mug to hold my cone thread while sewing. It works smoothly and you don't have to worry about the cone escaping.
Good tip. Thanks for watching!
I great tips! I always use a wide mouth quart canning jar for cone thread. ❤
Try a shower/tub rubber mat under your sewing machine. I don't have an issue with my machine, but I cut one to size to place under my cutting board so it doesn't slip and slide. Works like a charm!
Good tip. Thanks!!!
Thanks. I bought a mat from Aldi, it doesn't work on my shower floor (the sucky cups don't hold) I'll take the cups off and try it under my machine. Thanks for the tip.
I once repaired a dog-chewed quilt for a friend. Imagine my surprise to find the "batting" was a paint-stained chenille bedspread! You could not feel the chenille texture through the top or backing.
Interesting and that would be a surprise! Thanks for watching!
@@CreatewithClaudia well, I got to thinking about all the quilting supplies and the ridiculous prices of them and thought how our ancestors made fab quilts w/o $40+ rulers to cut pieces, etc.
Now I watch vids like yours and the older foreign ladies who know, for instance, how to cut diamond shapes w a strip of fabric and the 60 degree mark on your everyday ruler. Bless all your thrifty little hearts.❤🙋
Great tips! After a very long but happy day, I get to sit with my hand sewing and watch you work. I hope you have a fabulous week ahead! Thank you for sharing this video as well as your time and talent.
Thanks for spending time watching my videos!
I like to fold my fabric around my 6 1/2" x 24" ruler and then use the jumbo plastic-coated paper clips to hold the fabric together to prevent it from unfolding when I store it. I also attach a slip of paper with the measurements clipped to the folded fabric so I always know how much fabric there is in that piece without having to measure it to be sure it is the size needed for my quilt pattern.
Great tips. You sound a lot more organized than I am. I need to work on that! Thanks for stopping by!
I just bought 1000 clear plastic clips to hold fabric, these would have been much more practical and easier to use! (And cheaper too!)
Omg. You’ve solved my problem. Going to do that. I do fold around a cardboard and slip it out but I am always unfolding material to see what size it is. Thank you😀😀😀
Ok
@@janbrassard7857 Glad to have been some help. Hope you have a great day.
My favorite tips were the ponytail holders for spools of thread and the pot holder scissor case! Thanks!
Thanks so much Patsy. I appreciate it. Glad you said hi!
I’ve been using those for a while now. I bought some of the teeny tiny ones for bobbins but when I take them off the elasticity is gone. I bought some of the cloth ones and some of the regular ponytail holders for the larger spools. Great idea.
Foam Core Board is great for making small design boards. Glue batting to an 18” (or whatever size square), bind around the edges
That’s a fantastic idea! Thanks so much!
Not a dollar store find but I buy the photo mounting boards at craft store....they have adhesive on one side....the batting adheres evenly and I use colored duck tape on edges....no more hot glue and lumps from the glue
Love all sewing hints 💜♥️👍🤠🇺🇸
glad you enjoyed the video. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the good ideas
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you very much for sharing this information!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching. I appreciate it!
I use band aides when I am doing basting with safety pins for my quilts to avoid blisters or redness to my fingers.
That’s a great idea! My fingers get so sore when basting quilts. Thanks!
Kwik Klip tool, around $8-$10US has grooves to go under safety pins. Saves the fingers.
I keep bandaids in my kitchen because that’s where people cut themselves the most. When I do a lot of chopping, I skip the cut-and-bleed step by putting on the bandaid first thing. 😜
Good idea! Thanks for stopping by!
Cookie cutters are great for appliques! 😃 Dollar Store or Dollar tree does sell generic water colors markers. Do test first but the ones I have washes out perfectly. Do not starch your fabric or else they won't wash out! Thanks Claudia ❤
Good to know. And definitely use cookie cutters for appliqués. They make great templates. Thanks for watching.
I've been a collector of cookie cutters since the days of embroidery on jeans. Couldn't draw more than stick ppl & flat house fronts. Still cant! Wonky hands or wonky brain? But w cookie cutters, who cares!🤗
Leesa, same w Elmers purple glue stick! I'd never used them but have seen ppl using them for years so picked one up. Never thought to check it bc simply EVERY ONE uses them.
It did not dry clear. It dried purple and never came out. Luckily, it was a small part of my quilt. I'm assuming it was the starch bc I always starch my fabrics - a lot!
Hello Claudia, thanks for the great tips. I actually have used the hair clips for the holding together. They do work great in the long run. I'll have to try the paper clips & bobby pins sometime. And I never actually thought about using wax & parnament paper. That's so much cheaper than the actual paper they use in quilting. Well thank you for the help. Really appreciate you making this video
That is so kind of you to say. Thank you so much!
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Oops! Great suggestions
Some very useful tips. Thanks so much.
Thank you for watching! I appreciate it!
I use empty htv rolls or paper towel rolls to hold binding. Thanks for the info.
Good tips. Thanks!!
All excellent suggestions ty
Thanks so much!
Fun quilt behind you Claudia
Thanks so much! I have a tutorial on how to make a mini (1 bubble) quilt with the design. Here's the link to the video tutorial: ruclips.net/video/EKBfEFA1ocA/видео.html
I use sandwich bags for my threads to keep in order by colors. as well as my bobbins
Thanks for tips!
Dent pullers in automobile supplies are great for suction cups on rulers. Single for freemotion or smaller rulers and double for the large cutting rulers.
Oh interesting. That’s a new one to me. Thanks!!
I use a shower handle!
I had bought a dollar store sweater storage bag thinking i could store quilt tops in it but the plastic was so weak that when i picked it up the plastic ripped. Momentarily annoyed until I realized I was left with two long zippers (the package contained 2) for $1 that I could use for cushion covers. I've since used a dollar store garment bag for the zipper on a quilt top that I made into a coverlet instead of a sandwich/quilt.
That’s a great mistake type moment. I never see those storage bags at dollar stores near me.
@@CreatewithClaudia it was! You'll be on the look out now😉 hope you come across them sometime ❤ tku for the reply
I scavenge the bags that bedding comes in from friends , I get a good zipper, plastic and sometimes binding. The smaller ones from pillow cases and curtains are great for patterns and keeping your quilt blocks together .
I like to use those washable markers especially for batting. It is hard to mark on it, but they do the marks very clearly.
Good tip. Thanks for that info and for watching!
Hi. Hello. Howdy. I saw your first sewing hacks. Thanks again for this one. It really does help in sewing, etc.
I’m so glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
I use cotton pillow cases at dollars store make nice quilts for children and i use polar blankets for backing thank for your tips
Good ideas. Thanks for stopping by!
You do GREAT shows! Thanks.
Thank you so much for watching and your kind words. I appreciate it!
The grid on the paper of the contact/sticky shelf liner is great for cutting it square. We don’t use it for lining shelves that I’ve seen, we use it to cover books to protect the covers from getting damaged as they get hauled around for school. Our local library and all the schools I went to also did this to provide better longevity to resources and books. They use clear. It’s generally sold around back to school time, majorly, but can be found all year round, if you know where to look in stationary and home office supplies section of the supermarket, cheap shop or department store.
Good tip. Thanks for watching.
Very good ideas.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
I love that quilt behind you!
Thanks so much. Here’s a video about it plus a free pattern for a mini bubble quilt. How to Make a Bubble Tea Quilt Block/Mini Quilt - Free Pattern - Great for Scraps & Appliqué
ruclips.net/video/EKBfEFA1ocA/видео.html
I tried alligator clips for organizing my blocks. Different colored ones. Large ones, dark to light for the blocks for rows, one to four for example. Then one color for the side where the sashing goes... and another for the cross dashing. I rarely place a block upside down or in the wrong place any more. I got mine at staples and are not expensive
Thanks for the good ideas and for watching.
Thanks, good to know
These are great ideas!
Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
This is great I appreciate saving money and I am trying to become more organized. This will be helpful for sure.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching. I'm not sure if you saw my other one. this video was a follow up to my original one here: ruclips.net/video/_SayAnhZWFs/видео.html 44 Dollar Store Quilting Tips.
@@CreatewithClaudia I plan on watching your other one in full I am part way done. I appreciate your reply and sharing other video. I also enjoyed reading many comments below although I haven't gotten to read them all.
Parchment paper can also be used as a lightweight stabilizer if you are stitching on stretchy fabric or doing machine applique, and some kinds of machine embroidery or using decorative stitches.
Great tips. Thanks for them and for watching!
Parchment paper at Wal-Mart isn't cheap. Is it available in larger quantities at cheap prices elsewhere?
@@grandmalovesmebest I don't know, because I haven't bought it in a while. Maybe at Sam's or Costco? I have not checked other stores like Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, etc.
Using the garden gloves with the rubber on the palm side is great for pushing the quilt in the sewing machine while quilting..
Yep that’s a great tip. Thanks!
hmmm....parchment paper for tracing. I wonder how it would work for FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING? I am going to have to try it! Thin and easy to tear!
You’ll have to let me know how that works! Thanks for watching!
Just to let you know you could use a dish drying mat under your sewing machine. That’s what I did and love it
Thanks for the tip!
Lots of great tips! I would love to learn more about that clothes line bag - it's beautiful!
There are U Tube tutorials for the baskets. It's just Zig Zagging the line together to make them. But I ended up with a mat instead. I had to watch how to make it curve for a bag. It was fun to make.
Thank you. It’s tricky to make and there are tutorials for them.
I reversed a small rubber backed mat for my foot pedal and I like it!
Oh good tip! Thanks!
Great ideas. Washers are aldo good to use as pattern weights.
Oh that’s a good idea for the washers! Thanks!
I use shelf liner under sewing machine to keep from sliding works great
Shelf liner is great for that! Thanks for watching!
I actually have two rubber 1/2 " thick mats; 1 for beneath my sewing machine & the other beneath my serger...they work great as a pin cushion, too!
I liked the ti of turning the foot pedal high side in front on non skid shelf liners
Tip
Thanks!!
My grandmother always used chalk for marking her quilt with the pattern she was to hand quilt.
Nice to know. Thanks for watching!
I use slivers of bar soap to mark on fabric. Steam ironing removes it from the fabric. I have been doing this for years
That’s a great tip. Thanks!
Great ideas. I love your wooden shelves
Thanks so much. I’ve had those shelves a long time and they still look good.
Thank You. 😄
Thanks for watching. I appreciate it! 🤗
Your showed the bathmat and I totally thought you were going to put it on the floor under the table/desk to keep the foot pedal from sliding. That’s what I need so that’s what I’m going to try!! A better use I would think!? My machine doesn’t move 🤷🏼♀️
That's a good idea for the bathmat too. Happy Quilting and thanks for watching.
For the cookie cutter free motion use a heat erase pen and trace it!
Thanks for the tip and watching!
Thank you this was very cool and there are several I'm going to get!!
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know.
Very nice tips!! I will have to try these! Thank you
Great! Thanks so much!
#5 try the quick plastic snaps, #7 they do have thin mats, but a tub or sink mat would be better. You can use nail clippers on the skewers. They have stilettoes in the craft section, pretty pink ones. I did not realize they had color catchers.
Thanks for the tips and for watching. I appreciate it.
Just curious, what is a stilleto?
@@ladyono1274I’m not a quilter (I do other sewing), so this may have another specific meaning to quilters. That said, in general a stiletto is a long narrow blade or knife that is very pointy, often with a triangular cross section to the blade. I imagine in this case it refers to a long, pointy object that is used to get into tight corners, or poke holes into things, sort of like an awl, but possibly longer. Hope that helps!
I kept getting distracted by your hair! Nothing bad, it's just that we are hair twins! The photo I am using in my profile is from 10years ago - but imagine that hair now gray :) Great tips, had to stop and go back a few times because I kept thinking we must be related!
Oh I’m pretty gray that’s for sure! Also now that humidity is coming back it’s nice a frizzy right now. Thanks for stopping by!
I bought a pack of those hair ties, put them on the base of my thread stand and keep finding uses for them. Your scissor case could use a button and the hair tie to keep it closed for example, just one idea. Also, a small strip of painters tape could be used across fabric that you have folded.
Thanks for the tips! I appreciate it.
I also use the hair ties on rolled-up FQs. I clip several of the ties together with a clip, or put in a small baggie, and keep them in my travel sewing kit. I have a much bigger Ziploc bag of them at home, because they can be used for many things that a rubber band is used for around the house - and they do not crumble or break when they get old, like rubber bands do.
@@jonnaosborne1832but they do stretch out don't they? Or do I have the wrong product in mind?
@@grandmalovesmebest They may wear out, like old-school rubber bands do sometimes. I have had very few of them wear out or break, but I'm sure they probably do when they get very old.
Great ideas.
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
Great ideas! Thank you!
Thanks so much! 🤗
I use large washers with gross? Grain ribbon wound around them with a little Elmers Guue or your favorite glue at the end
I have 15-20 of these none in different colors and sizes I really like these home made ‘fabric holders’ for when you are cutting out a pattern or quilt pieces. You choose the size that you need just raid your husbands garage or go to Home Depot and pick up some then the Dollar store for the ribbon to cover them up🤗
That’s a great idea. Ribbon is such a pretty addition!
Love your suggestions and I love the quilt behind you even more!
Thanks so much. That’s my Bubble Tea quilt and I have a free tutorial for a mini one!
Yep that design, the color of the fabric you choose and the pattern of the fabric are all so nice and…. To offer the pattern for the quilt for free Thank You
my favorite dishrack thank you : )
Hi Gisela. I like that one too!
Large washers also work great as pattern weights! 😯
Thanks for the tip and for watching!
You can make a slap bracelet with a metal tape measure cut up into pieces and covered with duct tape. I have used this to make the little snap closure for small bags. Kids love them made with fun fabrics for halloween and filled with treats.
Thank for the tip.
Thanks for all your tips! I know I will use some of them!
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
One water soluable markers are the ones with a major name that starts with a C. Most of them are directed toward kids. Clothes pins also come in plastic. Go to nearest ethnic hair supply stores....plain metal clips are about 4 inches long. When we erased the boards at school it never stained, but if you were wearing black or navy you would have chalk dust all over you. I've not considered a hand towel. I go yo ollies and get inexpensive beach towels and beach sheets...might wotk.I think the dish racks they meant are the more modern ones they resemble desk top paper organizers.' the color catcher cloths do not have any thing in them to damage fabric. I am so glad I finally discovered them this year. Use the waffely stuff designed to stop rugs or carpet from slipping or the same stuff used to pad your dish ware,
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I appreciate it! Have a great weekend!
Hi Claudia! Great tips, thx! I would love to know the name of the pattern for the quilt hanging on the wall behind you, the green one. That quilt is G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.!!!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you like the quilt. It was a challenge quilt I did last year. I don't have a pattern for the entire quilt, but I did do a quick show & tell of it and I did a free mini quilt tutorial for one block. You can find it here: ruclips.net/video/EKBfEFA1ocA/видео.html It's called Bubble Tea. I appreciate your kind comments!
@@CreatewithClaudia Thank you! I just watched that video. It is inspiring me to make a quilt for my daughter in yellows, greys and a very different and difficult to describe green. It will be later this yr. As I am retiring and moving cross country in the next few mths. It's on the list! Thx again!!! =)
my grandmother used old wool blankets as quilt stuffing and my aunt took old flannelette sheets that were worn thin in the middle, cut them down the middle, sewed the outside edges together and used that. The outside edges have little wear and provide good firm warm quilt batting and the thin areas of the sheet or flannelette blanket are now at the edges where you put the binding and don't need the warmth. Understand that these 2 tips came from women who lived through the depression and did not throw anything away Also I use dollar store plastic shelf or fridge liners as template plastic for quilt pieces or quilting patterns as I have not yet felt comfortable doing free motion
I bet those are nice warm quilts that she made. Thanks for watching!
I use a rubber shelf liner under my machine. You can get it at the dollar store and I just double it up
Those rubber shelf liners are so handy. Thanks for stopping by!
What is the little heart rainbow block that you used to demonstrate using the clothespins for? My kid would love that.
Happy New Year! I’m glad you like that! It’s my mini Shooting Hearts tutorial. It’s easy to make. Here’s the video tutorial: ruclips.net/video/LvmFOrKbd10/видео.html In the video description there’s a link to my website which has directions for 3 different sizes. Happy Quilting!!!! Thanks for watching!
Towel works good for pot holders forbatting
Good tip. Are they warm enough for a potholder? Thanks for stopping by!
2 thicknesses works well for them
Very nice tips!!
Thank you so much!
I use a pot lid rack for my rulers. I got it at the dollar store a few years ago I don't know if they still
Good tip! Thanks!!
Enjoy your video are we going to do another block of the month this year
Thank you. We will be doing one just later in the year. Got behind a bit last year so I couldn’t do it.
I use old towels for potholders.
Thanks for the tip. Are the heat resistant???
@@CreatewithClaudia Yes, they are! Especially with two layers. My favourite is to use log cabin, courthouse step and other strip patterns, sewing directly on squares of towels.