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Very good info. i just watched a video for this and will buy a Wing Clipper 2 tomorrow to test. Looks like it works in a...
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Flying geese ruler - Deb Tucker’s Wing Clipper II ruler has 1 1/4” X 2 1/2” size neede for BOM.
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Yes, the top side you will be able to trim with that ruler. The other 3 sides you will use a square. I will demo on the...
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Good morning from Montana Barbara, I have the flying geese 1 1/2 x 3. Do you think I would be able to trim from that to...
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A great way to start this upcoming new year and new quilt project is to start a small group to meet regularly, in person...
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It is an EQ project file so only those with Electric Quilt software could open it. I don’t have the file, just the image....
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My additions are all at least 10 years old. I used the floral border fabric as a guide to select a few darker fabrics that...
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Hi Barbara...I would like to add fabrics as you did to the spring kit. Would you mind sharing which fabrics you added?...
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Lynn’s instructions are for pieces cut oversize for Flying Geese units so the die cut measurements will most likely not...
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Barbara, there is no topic heading for this yet. With the Bloc-Loc 1.25" x 2.5" Geese ruler unavailable, the...
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Oh, how darling, So original. I love it.
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Thank you for your quick response. One of the reasons I prewash is to shrink the fabric.
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That would work very well I think. Give it a try.
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Hi Faerie I am also a starcher and find it makes so much easier to hold the pieces and sew lol
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Try a brown paper bag with salt, and run the warm iron over the salt. That usually works to clean the iron.
Another thing I have done, is to use the Mr Clean Magic Erasers, those work wonders. The iron should be cool for those, not hot.
Not sure what you can do about the ironing board itself. Unless you can remove the cover and throw it in the wash.
Diane in Colorado Springs
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New ironing board cover. I did the same thing but the gunk gets trapped in the weave and oozes out on your nice, new fabric FOREVER! Sorry for shouting, but I was traumatized by the experience. I found some stuff that removes gum from fabric but it was tedious and only worth it to save the project, not the ironing board cover.
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Ironing board covers come and they go. When they get stuff on them it is time for them to go. Besides, the ironing board always looks so nice with a new cover. The methods mentioned by the others for cleaning the iron works. Plus Rowenta has a cleaning kit, which I use, for cleaning irons. Worth a try. You can get these at Lowes, Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond and I'm sure other places too. Bobbi
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Iron cleaners do a great job in a lot less time than the salt and brown paper (which I have found doesn't work all that well, anyway). Rowenta sells one but it's the same stuff as the cheaper kind. They both work the same. Be sure to follow the instructions, though. You have to use it on a hot iron.
As far as the ironing board cover goes, My husband made me an oversize ironing board (plywood, batting, etc.) which I cover by pinning on a double layer of cheap muslin. When I get this cover all gunky from fusibles (or when the cat urinated on it) I throw it in the wash. If the gunky stuff doesn't come off, then I just use the back side, which is still clear. Then I can fold it inside out and get two more surfaces to use. A really cheap solution and I always have muslin on hand.
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How to clean your iron would depend on whether it has a Teflon coating on the bottom. Make sure the method you use is safe for this surface. When my quilt buddy dropped my iron on the nylon carpet, I used wet paper towels on the hot iron. (This also works on fusible goo)
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This thread gives new meaning to the category topic (Help - I'm Stuck), made me chuckle! I like to use Faultless Hot Iron Cleaner, it's a paste in a tube, just squeeze a little onto a cloth (I use an old face flannel) and rub your iron over it. It's a US product (I'm in the UK), their website is http://www.faultless.com. I'm afraid the ironing board cover is a goner . Good excuse for a pretty new one though
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I have always used.... Dritz Iron-Off. Hot iron cleaner that you can find in Wal-Mart and hobby stores.
Recently I bought the iron cleaning sheets when I ordered fabric online. I always know where everything is in my sewing room. Believe it or not I can't find those sheets! Sometimes I clean up too well and something new gets put in an odd place. I will find them today and report back how they work. My iron is full of spray starch and could use a good cleaning.
Barbara
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Originally posted by bar7700Bonash Iron Clean! It was on one of TQS, shows! Found it hiding under a stack of fabric on my cutting table. Still haven't tried it but wanted to post about it.
They look like dryer sheets, but actually work great. One sheet will last through many cleanings. I try to clean my iron before it gets too gunky, so I don't know how they would work if it was really bad, but I would imagine it would just take a few more swipes to clean it.
Diane in Colorado Springs
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I tried a variety of products to clean my iron--the very best is Rowenta's iron cleaner. I have been able to use some of the other ideas here, but they take more work. I have NEVER been able to get the gunk out of an ironing board cover. sigh.
"Neglect not the gift that is within you..." -1 Timothy 4:14
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Very good info. i just watched a video for this and will buy a Wing Clipper 2 tomorrow to test. Looks like it works in a...
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Flying geese ruler - Deb Tucker’s Wing Clipper II ruler has 1 1/4” X 2 1/2” size neede for BOM.
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Yes, the top side you will be able to trim with that ruler. The other 3 sides you will use a square. I will demo on the...
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Good morning from Montana Barbara, I have the flying geese 1 1/2 x 3. Do you think I would be able to trim from that to...
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A great way to start this upcoming new year and new quilt project is to start a small group to meet regularly, in person...
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It is an EQ project file so only those with Electric Quilt software could open it. I don’t have the file, just the image....
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Hi -- is there any way to upload the entire quilt diagram to EQ8 for coloring? This would sure be helpful!
Thanks... -
My additions are all at least 10 years old. I used the floral border fabric as a guide to select a few darker fabrics that...
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Hi Barbara...I would like to add fabrics as you did to the spring kit. Would you mind sharing which fabrics you added?...
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Lynn’s instructions are for pieces cut oversize for Flying Geese units so the die cut measurements will most likely not...
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Barbara, there is no topic heading for this yet. With the Bloc-Loc 1.25" x 2.5" Geese ruler unavailable, the...
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Oh, how darling, So original. I love it.
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Thank you for your quick response. One of the reasons I prewash is to shrink the fabric.
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