lcquilting Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I love a good bargin....thrift shops, garage sales.. you name it! So I thought I'd pass this on..... I needed a new 2.5" ruler and just can't bring myself to spend $10+ on one. So I called my local lumber yard and they have all kinds of scrap pieces of plexi glass and they cut me one for free!! Kinda pathetic on how excited I am about a new ruler. But this new ruler is gonna help me create my very first queen size quilt! Just a log cabin pattern but I just can't wait!! And of course i'll post pix. when I get it started! Anyway....just thought I'd share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 That's not "cheap", that's "Thrifty" and recycling and going green and all those good things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I agree with Beth and thanks for passing on the tip. won't lumber yards be surprised when ladies start appearing at their doors with requests for specific sizes of plexiglass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcquilting Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Your right, never thought of it like that! And all that plexi would be dumped in the trash. Might as well be put to good use, right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 You can buy plexiglass in sheets at most lumberyards and cut it to any shape or size EASILY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 When I was first getting my Millie, (almost 1 year ago) my hubby made me a ruler from a "throw away" piece left over from a project at school. It work great. I even put lines on it with that neon narrow tape that you can reposition easily. Love it!! And, yes, save the earth/landfills!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 What great ideas:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 My hubby has cut plexi with his jig saw but it is always rough even after sanding. Did your hubbies use a metal cutting blade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspingler Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I had 2 rulers cut at the glass shop. One 2 1/2" x 6" and one 2 1/2" x 12" for $3 each. Made my life so much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Just a few things.... 1. Please don't say "Just a log cabin". I have been working on a log cabin quilt for 2 1/2 years for my son's wedding....that was 2 years ago. 2. Do you know Dawn Cavanaugh? That girl can take a rubberband and a piece of a wooden stick and creating some great tool to hold her spools of threads on her machine vertically so she didn't pay the big bucks for thread holders Keep bringing on great ideas...we love 'em....just don't call a log cabin quilt....just a quilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 If you have a front thread holder a wooden stick between the two thread guides lets you suspend a small tricky spool that won't run vertically. A pencil will work but is a little short to be secure, a long handled paint brush works well though. Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcquilting Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sorry Mary Beth, didn't mean to offend anyone. I guess I don't have my confidence built up yet...I see all these beautiful, very elaborate quilts you gals make and mine seem so simple. BUT THAT WILL CHANGE!! This Log Cabin is the first quilt I'll be attempting that isn't a four-patch. Another tip I have is for my DSM I use an oatmeal container to hold my large spools of thread since my DSM won't handle the large spools. Unfortunatley this is after I already wasted $5 on a cheap plastic stand that didn't even work well!! Darn thing was so flimsy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I have the cone thread holder from Superior. It's great!! Heavy cast iron and, I think, only $8.00! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I was only kidding about the log cabin. I purchased one of those cheap plastic stands once too...then I purchase the one Linnea Marie is talking about. It is a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberta Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Good for you - nothing wrong with being thrifty. I have a laser level that I use to square-up quilts when I block them. Got it at the hardware store (on the recommendation of Renae Haddadin) for about $25. As she said, if it were made specifically for quilting, it would have cost $400!! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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