Mary Beth Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 If I ever get a different house, I will be in charge of the quilt studio, and it WILL NOT include carpet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Deming Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 OMG. Rip that stuff up andput down some self-adhesive something or other- even on the bare subflooring. And hard smooth surface is better than ANY shag carpet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Oh no, can't do that. We have discussed it. Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I think that the person that disagrees with getting rid of the carpet needs to be the person that cleans the thread out of the vacuum or carpet sweeper. :-) Permanently, until other flooring is put down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 3 hours ago, quilterkp said: I think that the person that disagrees with getting rid of the carpet needs to be the person that cleans the thread out of the vacuum or carpet sweeper. :-) Permanently, until other flooring is put down. That could work. I will try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 4 hours ago, quilterkp said: I think that the person that disagrees with getting rid of the carpet needs to be the person that cleans the thread out of the vacuum or carpet sweeper. :-) Permanently, until other flooring is put down. That is the most excellent suggestion ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbams Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 I feel your pain. Long hair has done the same thing to my vacuums for years, and even though our daughters are grown and not living at home, my hair is still long. Don't remember where I heard this tip, but I keep a toilet brush (never used in a toilet, in case you're wondering!) to swipe up threads from my carpeted floor. IKEA sells them for 99 cents. The bristles grab thread quite well. Of course, I do not have shag carpeting, which might tangle in the bristles. Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 27, 2017 Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 I had laminate before and loved them. Right now I have concrete with a little bit of carpet here and there for warmth. I know I could carpet the entire area a lot cheaper but I'm holding out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 I don't really have a choice in the matter. The carpet is there, the room is suppose to be a family room. I will take pictures. If you have never been in my studio, there is a huge bar that takes up 2 whole walls. I store the kids toys behind it, and they play down there too, so I have to keep the carpet. If I ever convince DH that we do not party, and we do not need the bar....and that when we sell the house, it would sell better without it, he might change out the floor. Right now my bigger problem is the lights. They are florescent lights in a drop ceiling and they will not stay on. He replaced the balists a while back, but there is a problem again. He said he will replace the whole thing and put in a different lighting system, but I think that will probably be when hell freezes over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Mary Beth.... You can come anytime and quilt in my new studio when it is finished!!! We'd have a blast!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 21 hours ago, lindasewsit said: Mary Beth.... You can come anytime and quilt in my new studio when it is finished!!! We'd have a blast!!!! Be careful....I fly anywhere Southwest goes.....I may be knocking on your door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 LUV flyin... Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 I got my new Millie in August and Southwest flies to Albany, NY, but then it's a 2 hour drive to my place. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 You all do not know what you are saying....I fly for free on SW. All I do is go to the airport, then I am knocking on your door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Fly free???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Must be nice. My play room is a little crowded, but you're welcome to come check it out. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWall Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 I've had the same happen to me! I have carpet tiles on cement floors in my studio and when I need to vacuum I first use the vacuum head for hardwood floors and this picks up most of the threads and then I go over with the power head to get the dust and lint, etc. A bit of a pain but I find the cushioning of the tiles easier on my feet and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Cagey said: Fly free???? Yes, my stepson works for SW. One of the perks for SW employees is tickets for the parents. His mom said she could not think of any place to go. WHAT?! So I got her ticket. That worked well for us. So my husband and I can fly on SW for free. I will say, I have helped raise my stepson from the age of 12, since my husband had custody of his 2 boys when we got married. I earned this perk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 11 hours ago, Quilta93 said: Must be nice. My play room is a little crowded, but you're welcome to come check it out. Deb. I have plans to come your way to vacation. When or if we ever do, I will let you know. Maybe I can meet you. No surprises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 7 hours ago, SWall said: I've had the same happen to me! I have carpet tiles on cement floors in my studio and when I need to vacuum I first use the vacuum head for hardwood floors and this picks up most of the threads and then I go over with the power head to get the dust and lint, etc. A bit of a pain but I find the cushioning of the tiles easier on my feet and back. I have a "mop" that has a cardboard pad that attaches to the mop handle. The cardboard pad is extremely sticky, and I run it over the floor to pick up all those threads. I am out of those pads and need to see if they still sell these pads for the mop. I can't even remember the name. I have heard that the toilet brush works well, so maybe I will just get one for my studio and use that before I vacuum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Carpet, yuck!!! I knew your pain. I don't know how big your quilting area is but could you cover that area with a rubber mat or the interlocking ones like you get for kids rooms? I have the large interlock rubber squares in my basement studio. Works good on my concrete floors. Mary Beth, you are welcome to come play in my studio or play on the Great Lakes and Canadian border!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Gator said: Mary Beth, you are welcome to come play in my studio or play on the Great Lakes and Canadian border!!! Oh, that would be fun. I will have to see where SW lands up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryQuiltsTx Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 No easy answers when the longarm is in a multi purpose area. Carpet cushions the feet and legs but is hard to clean. Hardwood floors clean easy but hard on the feet and legs. I guess unless we all get some fairy dust and float around our machines, we have to deal with one or the other. I have hardwood in the sewing room, low pile carper under the Lenni.....don't really like either one so how's that for being up the creek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 changed over to tile floors and love the easy clean up but hard on the feet so got the Antifatigue Mats form Uline and love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 How about those anti-fatigue mats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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