tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post6562477661413013252..comments2024-03-16T02:37:47.918-05:00Comments on Fabric Mutt: 9 Steps to a Happy Cutting TableHeidi Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06797935137918208939noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-39616387961742301482017-09-28T12:48:41.003-05:002017-09-28T12:48:41.003-05:00What brand and style is your sewing table. It soun...What brand and style is your sewing table. It sounds perfect for my husband who is a quilter, vet, and now has special needs. Where did you purchase it? Whimsy Corazoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864566799841737060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-20651576536595222342016-10-05T18:56:18.399-05:002016-10-05T18:56:18.399-05:00I can't find my sewing machines!! I've pu...I can't find my sewing machines!! I've put everything in the corner of the 2nd floor landing in my house (because he took my sewing room for storing his stamps and books to be sold on eBay) and there is too much stuff......looks like I need to reorganize again so I can make doll clothes for the granddaughters for Christmas!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601115351707380922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-72597416308883910822016-04-01T16:50:17.022-05:002016-04-01T16:50:17.022-05:00Great post, thank you. My only tip is that I buy ...Great post, thank you. My only tip is that I buy a few packets of rotary blades when I go to our big annual show - so there is always a new one in the draw and never an excuse for cutting with a dull blade. Sue SAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802460291741438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-37643090461903833882016-04-01T16:36:52.432-05:002016-04-01T16:36:52.432-05:00Great tips. I especially love the return basket id...Great tips. I especially love the return basket idea. Mine get tossed on the floor in a pile. Fold first, return basket next--this will help me immensely!Live a Colorful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258513987513144582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-78227800983467864342016-04-01T08:55:34.576-05:002016-04-01T08:55:34.576-05:00Lots of great ideas! I confess, I hate folding fa...Lots of great ideas! I confess, I hate folding fabric and always put it off. If I do get it folded, I love being able to see all of the fabrics that "go together" , though, after taking the time to do it.<br />Susielegato1958https://www.blogger.com/profile/16208915102782088469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-34967303598322205112016-03-27T16:46:07.837-05:002016-03-27T16:46:07.837-05:00That's the same thing I did!That's the same thing I did!UpCountryNanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662390690962632847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-85264940672945961262016-03-27T10:32:05.574-05:002016-03-27T10:32:05.574-05:00Hi Heidi, love your organizing ideas. They are in...Hi Heidi, love your organizing ideas. They are inspiring me to get back to sewing more. PS Miss you and the girls here in SoCal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784465457841284275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-40862442376818688572016-03-26T10:05:19.538-05:002016-03-26T10:05:19.538-05:00These are really great tips. I'd love if you&#...These are really great tips. I'd love if you'd share at my linky party: http://quiltingmod.blogspot.com/2016/03/lessons-learned-linky-3.html.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-85715833931933727962016-03-22T15:47:27.444-05:002016-03-22T15:47:27.444-05:00all fabulous tips ! I like the fold as you go tip ...all fabulous tips ! I like the fold as you go tip - I'll be using that one now !!leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907659541783694577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-63933540980164172642016-03-21T20:49:00.443-05:002016-03-21T20:49:00.443-05:00I had been in the market for a good cutting table ...I had been in the market for a good cutting table for a long time. I found one on a local selling site, it was actually an architect's drawing table on wheels. It has a laminate top, a half shelf and it's height is adjustable. I can roll it out into the center of the room so I can walk around it for easier cutting. When I'm finished, it goes back in the corner and out of the way. My rulers are from art classes I took in college, they're metal with cork backing. They don't slip, chip or warp. Just make sure the rotary blade is next to it and not hitting the edge or you damage your blade.Mary C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15395653921864624426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-40999335839558864522016-03-21T13:01:07.013-05:002016-03-21T13:01:07.013-05:00i love your idea of a return basket!!! excellent s...i love your idea of a return basket!!! excellent suggestion!!!mumbird3https://www.blogger.com/profile/07956360613906054245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-83744839769610439752016-03-21T10:59:47.432-05:002016-03-21T10:59:47.432-05:00Just use bed risers. They're cheap and do the ...Just use bed risers. They're cheap and do the job. If your table has metal legs, you can cut PVC pipe to the exact length for cutting and/or ironing.<br />a concubinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269416565792582705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-43208986962948689742016-03-20T21:06:54.815-05:002016-03-20T21:06:54.815-05:00These are some good tips!These are some good tips!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103018180861214382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-86132206073862085612016-03-20T18:12:53.191-05:002016-03-20T18:12:53.191-05:00I love the scrap basket idea, I pretty well use al...I love the scrap basket idea, I pretty well use all of the other ideas already. I cannot work in chaos.quiltingtnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812738920780729831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-43276726312835722422016-03-20T12:15:54.164-05:002016-03-20T12:15:54.164-05:00Good ideas! And love it that I use a vintage iron ...Good ideas! And love it that I use a vintage iron too to weight down fabrics!! Like minds....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042223520410611294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-63764783835860101372016-03-20T10:50:40.032-05:002016-03-20T10:50:40.032-05:00I love your return basket! I really need one of th...I love your return basket! I really need one of those but what I would like to use it for is for my new fabrics that I just can't bear to put away! It would be my basket of inspiration. Great ideas, thanks for sharing.Gingerhutquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888995976070932127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-17636440546027693432016-03-20T03:28:13.210-05:002016-03-20T03:28:13.210-05:00Great tips and I could certainly be more organised...Great tips and I could certainly be more organised when doing a big cutting session. I use our kitchen island unit. The great advantage is that you can walk round it if you need to take a cut from a different angle. In my dream studio - am I the only one that fantasies about having the perfect sewing room? - it will have a high large table you can walk round oh and an adjustable stool. Jenny - the lilac cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968654739300530275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-59242898335328073422016-03-19T21:17:00.903-05:002016-03-19T21:17:00.903-05:00At just over 5 ft a regular table is still too low...At just over 5 ft a regular table is still too low for me and my back kills me after cuttung for hours. Will look into pub tables, thanks. The return basket is a great idea too.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547025762056187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-51670913859628446382016-03-19T20:29:05.093-05:002016-03-19T20:29:05.093-05:00I bought a second 18 x 24" mat when I had a g...I bought a second 18 x 24" mat when I had a gift certificate last Christmas. Now I can store the "good" mat under my original or butt the two together for extra long cuts or garment cutting. Lisa in Port Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442503238247816596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-87869536097675753502016-03-19T18:23:29.948-05:002016-03-19T18:23:29.948-05:00I bought an inexpensive set of bed risers at the c...I bought an inexpensive set of bed risers at the container store and they lifted my IKEA table to the perfect hight for me! Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191087933892721297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-60182318309463781632016-03-19T18:07:01.143-05:002016-03-19T18:07:01.143-05:00Love this list! I like to cut flat, ironed fabric...Love this list! I like to cut flat, ironed fabric. So, my cutting table doubles as an ironing surface. That way I can stand and iron fabric first and then carve it up!Kathy@KayakQuiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353296552837405021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-80825433689792215222016-03-19T16:30:16.028-05:002016-03-19T16:30:16.028-05:00Great tips! Thank you!!!Great tips! Thank you!!!claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572555442321120647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-40256225190110252872016-03-19T15:59:24.793-05:002016-03-19T15:59:24.793-05:00Yeah, a few years ago, I went for a meeting with t...Yeah, a few years ago, I went for a meeting with the caterer of my daughter's wedding, walked into that house and sat at her Pub Table.<br />I thought "I want one of these"<br />Well, I never did get one, but I did make my ironing table higher using two book cases and a board from Home Depot.<br />So that works. I also have a good cutting area but it is even a tad bit lower than kitchen table height. It is just a huge piece of furniture my old neighbor gave us, you put your tv on it. It weighs a ton.<br />The only suggestion I can offer is to have a scrap bin velcroed to the side of the table or front to shove the little scraps in.<br />I used 3M velcro tape and a crazy looking piece from an old refrigerator haha the little shelf on the door that you put your butter in, you know with the clear open close door. (from the old broken fridge)<br />LOL anyway, it works for me<br />Your ideas are great. Thanks for sharing them Heidi!Rosemary B❤️https://www.blogger.com/profile/17792395820711368533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-60178033112224556232016-03-19T13:08:45.933-05:002016-03-19T13:08:45.933-05:00thanks for these tips! look at the return basket, ...thanks for these tips! look at the return basket, too!Cocopatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985551316022705766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876056478789612969.post-57495680471560970332016-03-19T12:33:13.220-05:002016-03-19T12:33:13.220-05:00Return basket: what a great idea! I have return pi...Return basket: what a great idea! I have return piles, loads of them, anywhere that's sort of vacant at the time. I'm off to look for a suitable basket on Monday!Marlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395982229464502358noreply@blogger.com