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Posted by Debra on March 7, 2007, 12:00 pm
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 21:30:19 -0600, "Polly Esther"
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>I needed a little more support on the left of my SM table while hemming a
>stack of receiving blankets. The fabric was sliding off and dragging the
>blankets crooked. In a spurt of incredible brilliance, I put my June Tailor
>quilter's square on the left of the SM table top. It stayed right where I
>put it, extended the width of the table top more than enough and made the
>hemming easy.
> This bit of success makes me wonder: What if I had a larger 'extender'
>for the table top for quilting? Something sturdy enough to support the
>weight of a quilt? Hmmmmm. I could slip it beneath the SM to keep it in
>place. If Miss Bernina isn't weighty enough perhaps a couple of bricks or
>pile of lead pipes would hold something wider securely.
> Please do not send me 25 cents and a free subscription to the National
>Intruder for this tip. I just thought somebody might enjoy my little
>discovery and could move it forward. Polly
No bricks or pipes needed. A smooth wood board propped one end on the
sewing table and the other end resting on a ladder backed chair back.
All those cross slats would allow you to choose the extension height
while the uprights help to keep the board from sliding off the side of
the chair. When not in use the board is thin enough to slip into most
any nearby nook or cranny.
Debra in VA
See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere
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>stack of receiving blankets. The fabric was sliding off and dragging the
>blankets crooked. In a spurt of incredible brilliance, I put my June Tailor
>quilter's square on the left of the SM table top. It stayed right where I
>put it, extended the width of the table top more than enough and made the
>hemming easy.
> This bit of success makes me wonder: What if I had a larger 'extender'
>for the table top for quilting? Something sturdy enough to support the
>weight of a quilt? Hmmmmm. I could slip it beneath the SM to keep it in
>place. If Miss Bernina isn't weighty enough perhaps a couple of bricks or
>pile of lead pipes would hold something wider securely.
> Please do not send me 25 cents and a free subscription to the National
>Intruder for this tip. I just thought somebody might enjoy my little
>discovery and could move it forward. Polly