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Wow 😮 My Sister just sent me this Video.. THANK YOU 🙏 For These Hacks 😇

I've also used a Post-It note pad -- either the 3 x 3 or the 3 x 5 -- as a seam guide in place of a magnet. Just take the protective back off the pad and stick it to the sewing machine bed at your desired distance from the needle. The thickness of the pad then becomes the guide. I also use a carpenter's measuring tape (the kind that rolls up and the case clips to a belt) to help me measure my quilts. They're pretty rigid, they lock in place, and even the small ones go to at least 10 feet, so measuring a queen or king quilt is much easier.

On the first tip - I would simply flip things over so the seams are laying on top where I can see and guide them the direction I want them to go.

Love all your hacking ideas. I'm a beginner quilter and still trying to get my quilting area set up. Having RA and waiting for spine surgery, hip and knee replacements, I often thought I wouldn't be able to get started but I've been watching Tiffany here on KZfaq since the beginning of this year. I've learned so much from all of you ladies and gents visually that I am excited about getting started. I appreciate everything each one of you share. We are definitely a community here, more than the one I live in, lol. I love the challenge and hope to grow. So thank you very much because now that I've found your channel as well I'm learning even more ❤

Thank you so much for sharing Tiffany’s hot glue tip for our rulers! I plugged my hot glue gun in the minute your video was over and I am AMAZED!! The glue lays so thin and works so GREAT!!!!!! Thank you Thank you!

For tip 3, you can layer several pieces of tape (I use painters tape) and it creates a ledge similar to the magnet. I have also used post it notes. Thanks for the awesome video!

Oh Girlfriend, I love those hacks! The washy tape one blew my mind! I have that same edge issue and so does the class I teach. Tracy they are going to love you for the washy tape and the absolutely never ever thought of hot glue dots on the ruler! PS THANK YOU TO TIFFANY ALSO! Tracy, I have a class in the morning and I can’t wait to tell them the new things you have taught me! Oh I should say us subs, but you know...I always think you are just talking to me! LoL

I think my local Harbor Freight ran out of the right angle ratchet screwdrivers within a week, because I told my entire sewing guild about them!!! What a great little tool. Thanks Tracy!

BAM! 2 minutes into this video and learned an amazing fix to a common problem! Back to the video and THANK YOU!

Love the carpenter's ruler hack and the one to put your own grippers on the fabric side of the ruler.

Oh my goodness! That hot glue hack is a game changer!! Thank you for another amazing video!!!

Oh My Gosh!! The hot glue gun hack!!! That is just too clever. Thank you, Tracy.

I just love Tiffany of Tiffany’s Quilting Life.

Great ideas, especially the carpenters ruler. Love that idea. And the magnate Wow! Never knew they made those. I need that.

These are the best hacks I've seen so far with sewing. They are actually ones I'll use. Thank you!

Fantastic hacks 😊 And the cool thing is... most supplies can be found at the Dollar Tree in the craft section is the double sided tape and washy tape, the home section has the command wall hooks. And they sell glue guns and glue too 😄 I also have a old wooden fold up ruler. They are great 😊 Great video Tracy ❤️

1/4" Seam Guide Trick: go to the Dollar Store, and purchase a pkg. of the sticky felted furniture feet protectors... the one that is just a large square where you can cut to your own desired shape... or the multi pkg. which as long oblong pieces... I stick those onto my sewing machine plate right butted up against my 1/4" foot... the sticky pad is long, and extends towards me, giving me a longer area to butt up my fabric and run it along.

Thank you . I never thought of this . Checked my machine n there’s a lip on mine too. Tky Tky Tky!!!

Love tips, hints and wisdoms

Thanks for the great advice I will definitely being using them

Yep, those are good tips. Thank you very much.

Thank you I have been watching quilting videos for about a month now I've never made a quilt I have a few supplies but something as simple as cutting material my ruler was all over the place thank you I really appreciate what you're teaching me 💖😁

You just saved me from my most frustrating binding issue! And I love the carpenter's ruler too!

I love the “built in” grip on creative grids rulers and prefer it to anything else I’ve tried, but-the command hook hack!! YESSS!!! My hands get so achy and swollen. That’s an awesome tip. Just trying to figure out storage now because I currently stack them all on top of each other.

Thanks Tracey! I can always count on you to come up with helpful hacks that make my sewing life easier!

Every time I watch you videos I learn something new. Thank you from Switzerland

Oh and double yes on the glue stick!! It’s my favorite for binding. You can also use an iron to make it dry quicker :))

WOW! WOW! & WOW!!!!!!

Hello and great tips! I had a busy but fun day in my sewing room and now I get to sit with my hand quilting and watch your video! I'm so grateful for your time to make this. I hope you have a delightful week ahead! Thank you for sharing!

Tracy, I've been knocking my brain trying to figure out some hack to get my rulers to sit still. HOT GLUE!!! THANK YOU!

First time watcher, subbed! I love how you get straight to the point and make everything so easy to see xx

OMG Tracy I have had that exact magnetic thing in a drawer for years and had no clue what it was for. Got it with a bucket of sewing stuff at a garage sale. I just bought a little magnetic guide on Amazon. Lol I can't believe it. 🙉

Thanks for the hot glue tip. I tried this before (with the hot glue) but did not like the huge uneven bumps….now I will do it again and press the glue flat! Thank you!!

The carpenter ruler is a great ideal. I put a clip on the end of the flexible measurement tape and attach it to my quilt.

Ingenious.

Thank Tiffany for her hot glue hack for keeping rulers from moving fro me. Also, Thank you for sharring the simple hack.

Tracy.... you are one clever woman! Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic ideas! Thank you!

Just found your channel. I have learned so much. Just saw your command hook hack. Waiting to receive mine.

Hi Tracy, I love your hacks. I suddenly need to go to the dollar tree. 🤣🤣 I love the hook and command sticky because I can’t pick up my rulers and boy I hear you loud and clear on the arthritis pain man, I have it too. Heck, all your hacks including the one from Tiffany. I’ve got to try that one also. Thanks for sharing these helpful tips, they are much appreciated. Have a wonderful weekend, 🥰 Chris

All I keep saying when I see these hacks are oh my god. So many good ideas

Thank you so very much you saved my life

Thelma writes: Tracy, I have just found you. What the lovely way you present your videos, quilting tutorial/hacks, or whatever you want to call it. You are so patient and calm, and you have many tips in solving some sewing frustrations which are simple and do not cost the earth. Thank you for the way you have come across. Greetings from New Zealand.

Great tips. I can’t say which is my favorite. Love the washi tape, hot glue, and carpenters’ ruler. I love watching your videos

You are fabulous. I never click on the description box. I did today to see if you put a link to Tiffany from Tiffany’s quilting life. I realized that you had a time stamp for every tip. I love that. If I refer back and can know exactly where to go. Thank you. I know that’s extra work.

YAHOOOOOO love gluing that binding! Thanks loads!

WONDERFUL tips...I'll remember to thank Tiffany, too! ~ LOVED and NEEDED that one! I ordered a few of the items from your Amazon list...excellent video!

SO SMART!! Thanks for the great tips!

I have such a problem with rulers so this glue gun idea is perfect for me! Thank you👌

Thank you I especially like the washi tape and carpenters ruler hack! 😍

I've used a glue stick when doing roll over binding and it works great. Why I've not used used it for regular binding, I do not know. Great idea! Where has that double sided quilting tape been? I've never seen that. Wow! It would good for so many things. Really great hacks. Thank you!

I love your presentations. Your funny asides are so real.

Thank you for all the information, my dad was a plumber and used that carpenters ruler all the time I love them for measuring better then any measuring tape. Thank you again.

I've been using the double sided tape in binding for years - no puckers or pleats. I haven't tried glue but I bet it is a lot cheaper.

I'd never thought of that, brilliant tip with the washi tape thanks

Thanks 😀! Those were some great hacks and your great sense of humour keeps it light and fun.👍

Thank you so much for these hacks. I am fairly new to your channel and have some videos to binge on while recovering from shoulder surgery.

Thank you for these tips... 🥰

I do have a few problems with that 1/4” seam and have tried lots-of ways to help. I don’t like the little guard thingie in some 1/4” feet - so I’ve got some washes tape around (bought it because it was pretty! Not a scrapbooked at all!) and I’ll give that one a try - and I can just carefully slice the tape where it crosses my accessories box that is always attached. Another one for the binding - love the two you showed (I do hand bind😃) but sewing is so much faster for charity quilts. A very long time ago a very well known appliquer (she has to machine everything as she cannot do handwork) uses small drops of good old WASHABLE Elmer’s White School Glue! And then presses it to dry quickly. It’s fabulous and works like a charm. I’ve also used it in place of a certain very expensive glue for quilters and Elmer’s is cheap!!! Did you know that white glue is just starch and water? That’s why this one washes out - must use washable Elmer’s!!! Love all your videos!!💓💓

Those are great hacks. Have you tried a carpenter's square? They come in different sizes and can be used to square up large blocks. They are also easy to hang over something to keep them handy and off your work surface until needed again. Men sometimes hang them from their carpenter's belts to keep them handy while working. A small Post-it note pad can be taped to your sewing machine to help you sew the correct seam allowance. When sewing from a cone of thread (and the thread keeps coming out of the regular thread guide) a plastic drinking straw can be cut to the size needed and used to make an extra thread guide on your machine (that the thread can not get itself out of). It can be installed with tape if needed. I'm seeing a lot of videos with pattern weights being used instead of pens to hold patterns in place before cutting. I have not seen any pattern weights offered for sale in any shops around here. However, large heavy galvanized washers can be bought and used for the same job. I'm thinking of buying myself a dozen and covering each one with fabric with a ribbon lop sewn over the hole so that I can pick them up easier. The fabric should keep any rough spots on the washers from damaging my patterns (and make the washers look like they belong in my sewing room). I have arthritis in my hands also.

Great tips Tracy

Great ideas😊

Let me tell these hacks answered a part of my sewing problems. 🙏

Thank you for all tips and hacks!

Thank you.

Great tip on binding!

Save even more..you can hot glue your command hooks on your ruler.😊

Great hacks! I love the carpenter’s ruler!

Great hacks

Great tips.TFS

If you really don’t want to use the magnetic seam guide you can get a package of the longer Post-it notes and divided into several stacks and just line those up where you need them to be for your Seam allowance. That way you can bring them on down the front of the machine and make sure you’re feeding it in at the exact distance also. I find it really helpful to me to know that I’m feeding them in exactly right. Great video thank you so much!

More great notion tips. Thanks Tracy! ❤️❤️

love the hot glue tip and the command hook!!! thanks!

I love that you get right into the tutorials and thank you for sharing . Who doesn't love a handy hack ? I feel I should mention that the magnetic seam guide was made for sewing machines, but it was made for mechanical machines not electronic. It could also cause a magnetic pull on metal bobbins My dad was in the sewing industry for 50 years before he passed and he always clarified this for customers. I love the glue dot hack! I just bought some strips for my rulers and I like this idea so much better!

Ok fine… not just one hack … all of the hacks are AWESOME!!!! I just love watching your videos!!!! 💜💜💜💜

Great ideas. Thanks

Thank you!

Very common problem. I plan to try the tape. I just ordered the magnetic seam guide two days ago. I am so happy you showed me how to use it. Look out seams, I am ready for you now.

carpenters ruler is brilliant! great ideas here. thanks for making a great vid!

Love these!

Love hot glue on ruler. Just bought a few square rulers this weekend and didn't think the glue dots worked too well, now I have a solution. I have been using masking tape for measuring for years and thought everyone knew, but I have loads of washy tape so will use that now. Tip to thread machine needle when needle threader is broken and you can't work out how to fit new one-- put Piece white paper behind needle so that you can see the hole. Thanks Tracy for all those "hacks". Just had to explain to jy elderly husband what a hack is!!

Hi Tracy. Great tips

Oh Tracy i love the binding

Great tips!

Great hacks dear! Thank you

Thank you for these wonderful tips. Especially the hot glue on the backs of the rulers.

The glue gun hack was a game changer! Thanks, Tracy 😊

Thanks!

Wonderful tips! I have arthritis too. Good to know we can still have fun crafting!

My grandfather was a tailor and I have that fold up ruler

Excellent video. Thank you ❤️

Thank you! I’ve been listening/watching while trimming. Great channel/info!!

Excellent tips! TY so much for always providing great content.

Great hacks!!!

Great..Super Explanations ❣️❣️❣️THANX A BUNCH❤️Janet

Please, keep the hacks coming! I have learned so much!

That glue hack it everything

I have the magnet but don't always use it. Also, the binding tape is in my sewing box, bought it many years ago when I thought I was ready to learn to quilt Forgot I had it. I'm going to try the glue on the rulers. Thank you!