Hate pins, just hate having to do all that pinning and then having to stop every few inches to remove them when machine quilting so finally decided to try one of these and am really glad I did. Believe this product to be a little more expensive then some of the others but remember "you get what you pay for". I do use a few pins to anchor all the layers together because I do find it a little difficult to use this tool without having to lift the quilt to get at the bottom but a few safety pins in stragtic places does the trick of holding everything together while you baste the whole quilt with the gun. A few people mentioned the tacks being too long on some products, not with this one, I have not had any issues with shifting of layers using this machine. Would highly recommend trying this out. Oh for those that don't want to add anymore plastic to the environment, the tacks are very small so after cutting them off I just add them to a glass mason jar which should take years to fill.
Showing posts with label brother 1034d mechanical sewing machine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brother 1034d mechanical sewing machine. Show all posts
75 Leather Cord Ends Caps Necklace Clasp Jewelry Parts
List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $4.66
Today's Bonus: 53% Off
Product description: 75 Leather Cord Ends Caps Necklace Clasp Jewelry Parts
The title suggests that there are also clasps in the package. Now I have 75 Ends, and no clasps.
Uchida 1122-12G Le Plume II Double-Ended Markers with Brush
List Price: $31.18
Sale Price: $24.28
Today's Bonus: 22% Off
I'll be honest; I didn't know what I was buying. It was hard to form a picture of these pens made for stamps. The markers are quite long and there is a brush-on tip and a fine drawing tip. A nice flow of color comes out of them. This set is called Landscape and each color is subtle and earthy. I wouldn't pick these colors individually but they really work as a team. I illustrate (doodle) on cards and I can honestly say that these paint pens have taken me in new directions. When you concentrate on the colors, it's very inspiring. I am thrilled with these pens to say the least. They are a pleasure to use and I would love to own 5 or 6 sets of Le Plume II by Uchida.
Swingline SmartCut Replacement Blade For SmartCut Pro/Lite
List Price: $10.49
Sale Price: $6.27
Today's Bonus: 40% Off
I received this product with the packaging inside a big box with another item. This product's packaging was open and loose in the box. I could find only one blade under a flap of the box, when it is supposed to contain two and have tried to get Amazon to send another one. I am not returning it as it is too much trouble for the small item. It seems there is no option to get Amazon to just send me another blade and it is a nightmare to try and find an email address to get the problem solved. I hope this does it.
500 Poly Bag Clear Zipper Shipping Bags 3" X 4"
List Price: $12.95
Sale Price: $7.49
Today's Bonus: 42% Off
When I took these out of the box, the first thing that struck me was how surprisingly-thin they are. At the time of this review, the product description says these use plastic that is 2 mil thick. I don't have a reliable/accurate way to measure one bag, but I decided that I should be able to stack up about 100 bags or so, measure them with a ruler, and do some simple math to determine the thickness of each bag. It wouldn't be exact, but it would be close.
A stack of 100 of these bags is roughly 5.5 mm thick. Google tells me that 5.5 mm is 216 mil. 216 divided by 100 is 2.16. Obviously, each bag has two layers of plastic, so I divide by 2 and that tells me that each layer of plastic is about 1 mil. I was right; the plastic used in these bags is half as thick as advertised. As part of this order, I also ordered these: 500 CLEAR Reclosable Zipper Bag. 2'' x 3'' 2 mil thick and they are as thick as I was expecting.
Also, the product description describes these as being 3 inches by 4 inches. They're not. They're 3 inches wide, but they're not 4 inches tall. The distance from the bottom of the bag to the zipper is 3.5 inches. If you measure all the way to the top (past the zipper), it's about 3.9 inches. However you want to measure it, it's not 4 inches. My expectation was that distance between the bottom of the bag and the bag's zipper would be 4 inches (I wanted the usable, internal area to be 3" x 4").
I gave these 2 stars instead of 1 because the zipper is decent and I don't think the bags will come apart at the seams. Basically, if these had been advertised as being 1 mil thick and 3" x 3.5", I would have given them 5 stars. If you don't care about the measurements very much and don't care that these are super-thin, I'd say go for it. If you do care about these things, I'd suggest for you to steer clear.
Crystal Clay 2-Part Epoxy Clay Kit W/ #1028 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS
List Price: $17.49
Sale Price: $15.95
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Great stuff! I used it a little like I would polymer clay, of course I didn't have to bake it. This ia great material for travel
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CARL 13836 CARL 36" Industrial Trimmer - 15 Sheets
List Price: $433.11
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Today's Bonus: 42% Off
Works great. Good sharp blade that we've used to handle 5+ sheets at a time. Has no problems cutting a full 36" wide sheet. Some barely do it so it can be touch and go but this trimmer does a good job for us. Definitely worth the money and I feel a good value compared to some of the higher priced trimmers.
CARL K-28/2 Replacement Straight Blade for
I've cut hundreds of pieces of cardstock, dozens of glossy photographs, and about 20 pieces of inkjet magnet paper and I'm still using my first blade. Long lasting, and a perfect cut every time.
Janome Artistic Monogram Software V6
For the price, the program has a lot to offer. Loved being able to use TT fonts. I have found that software usually includes only 5 or 6 fonts that I really like, and I could spend more money buying different alphabets. Not with this program, you get to use the fonts on your computer. It was easy to use and most of all, it sewed out perfectly with no gaps between stitches. By selecting the fabric you are going to use, it creates the underlay based on that type of material.
Mystic Industries Original Reindeer Vehicle Costume with Jingle
List Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $9.99
Today's Bonus: 33% Off
I have wanted one of these reindeer kits for a couple of years and was thrilled to find one on Amazon.com this past Christmas. It is the cutest thing, reasonably priced, seems to be of good quality, and held up well (I drive 60-70 miles/day, mostly interstate). I got lots of compliments on it. I was a little concerned about how the fur material would hold up to rain/snow but I solved that by wrapping plastic around the nose. I used a clear plastic produce bag (knotted and tied with twist tie) and it worked perfectly-it wasn't visible unless you walked right up to it, and the plastic bag was still intact when I took the nose off. The antlers I just took off on the days it rained. I am thrilled with this kit and can't wait to use it again when the holidays come around!
North Pole Journaling Cards
I am happy with this order, but I was shipped two instead of one, and the other item never arrived. I think the order numbers were the same for both products. The items it's self is great, just not the right order of two of them.
Michley Lil' Sew & Sew LSS-339 Portable Sewing Machine
List Price: $49.99
Sale Price: $35.65
Today's Bonus: 29% Off
I purchased this as a quick sewing machine for my college daughter. I really wanted it to work well as I was thinking of picking one up for myself as an extra machine for quick jobs. I don't like giving negative reviews, but there were no reviews for this machine, so here I go:
Pro: It's tiny and light and very portable. Threading is very easy and stitches were perfect. Customer service responded quickly.
Con: It's loud, but it's a tiny machine and you can't expect everything...The pressure foot does not lift up high enough to get much more than a double layer of lightweight cotton through. I tried sewing a small cotton pillowcase and could not get the edges under the foot. Filling a bobbin runs the needle, which I did not like, and you need to use your finger as a way to make sure the bobbin thread goes on evenly. My biggest challenge (which I lost) came with replacing the bobbin and pulling the thread through. The instructions were useless (very limited) and customer service referred me to videos of other machines with different bobbin setups.
I never did figure out how to get the bobbin in correctly and the thread pulled through. I've returned it and purchased a full-size machine for my daughter. The machine has potential but they need to work on the bobbin issue, be up front about how high the foot lifts and put up a video.
Florene Nautical Chart II Square Quilt Sheet, 10 by 10-Inch
This product was not what I thought I was purchasing. Description said "100% cotton QUILTING SQUARE" ~ it was not. It was some kind of "stretchy" seemed like poly & spandex type of material not at all suitable for quilting. Looked like it would melt if I ironed it! The map itself was exactly what I wanted, but the fabric just was not as described. I returned it.
EK Success Tools Cutterpede, Straight Edge Paper Trimmer, Teal
At the scrapbook store where I work this is the favorite paper trimmer among the staff. It holds your paper securely while you trim and the fold out arm makes it easy to measure larger pieces of paper.
Quartz Clock Movement Kit with 1 Set of Hands Out of 4 Types
This clock movement appears to be of good quality. And it can be ordered with 1 of 4 optional hand sets. It takes one AAA battery. It keeps time well.
We had a nice little decorative clock that stopped keeping time (yes, of course I tried changing the battery). I replaced the original clock movement with this one and it worked perfectly. The only slightly negative about this clock movement for my application is that it is made for a fairly thick clock body but my clock body was thin. I had to space out the movement in the back with a thick spacer. This was not a big issue, and if you are mounting this in a wooden board, the spacing would probably be just right for you.
Note: There is no second hand I wish it had one.
We had a nice little decorative clock that stopped keeping time (yes, of course I tried changing the battery). I replaced the original clock movement with this one and it worked perfectly. The only slightly negative about this clock movement for my application is that it is made for a fairly thick clock body but my clock body was thin. I had to space out the movement in the back with a thick spacer. This was not a big issue, and if you are mounting this in a wooden board, the spacing would probably be just right for you.
Note: There is no second hand I wish it had one.
Janome 9700 Memory Craft Sewing and Embroidery Machine
This has been my workhorse sewing machine for the last six years and hasn't given me any complaints than some minor servicing issues and those only came up recently! I put it through a lot of layers and it is a great in-between model from the beginner sewing/embroider machines and the expensive top-of-the lines!
