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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Moda to the rescue

The other day, DH came to me with an item that he needed to repair. "Do you have a piece of strapping that would fit this strap?" he asks. Into my stash I look and pull out different pieces of strapping. Nope, too wide and too thick or too narrow and too thin. Nothing worked and I would have to make a trip to Fabricland to see what they had in stock.
Then, I remembered the ribbon that Moda uses for wrapping their bundles of FQ's and Jelly Rolls and I had just received a shipment from Hancocks of Paducah last week. In that shipment was a bundle of Aviary FQ's and a Nostalgia Jelly Roll and THE ribbons that tied them together. Would they fit?

Yes! A perfect fit!

This is what DH needed the strap for. Now, his pool cover thingy works well and there is enough of the Moda strap left over for a few more repairs. When we run out, well, I can just buy some more FQ's or Jelly Rolls or put out a SOS to fellow bloggers to send me their strapping.
So, you just never know when something can come in handy and be recycled.
Cost to repair: $0.00 Priceless!
Have a great day!
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16 comments:

  1. AnnetteAugust 11, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I love it!! Thanks for brightening my day.

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  2. Marilyn RobertsonAugust 11, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Can't have a better reason for buying fabric then that! *G*

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  3. onlymehereAugust 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    What a genius you are! Perfect solution and it looks nice too! Cindy

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  4. KarenAugust 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    Darn, I think I have thrown mine away. Now I know to save them.

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  5. BarbAugust 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM

    How clever....

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  6. JanetAugust 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    what a great idea and fashionable too.

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  7. JenniferAugust 11, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    Clever idea! when he needs more webbing you will just have to buy more fabric - can't lose here.

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  8. ColeenAugust 11, 2009 at 11:45 PM

    A great idea....and I was saving them just because I thought they were pretty!

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  9. UnknownAugust 12, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    This is great :)

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  10. PamAugust 13, 2009 at 11:58 AM

    I love that idea! Very stylish too -LOL. I use that stuff for all kinds of things - it is a great quality. I get the that as well from the Fat Quarter Shop and it is the same size and strength as well. One thing I do with it is sew it to the end on the inside of narrow pieces that I need to turn right side out after stitched together. Works great.

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  11. Carrie P.August 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Genius!! I keep all my ribbons too.

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  12. *karendianne.August 14, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    I read this and though "how clever is that!" I smiled. I keep mine but I don't know why. They just pile up. Someday I'm convinced they'll be useful. Perhaps not as useful as yours were here but still...

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  13. MARCIEAugust 14, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    And won't that put a smile on your face every time you see MODA holding your pool cover! Cute!

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  14. Latane BartonAugust 14, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    A quilter to the rescue!!

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  15. HelenAugust 15, 2009 at 6:32 AM

    Tee, hee! what a great solution.

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  16. julieQAugust 16, 2009 at 5:40 AM

    Perfect! What a perfect idea, and great way to re-purpose those ties.

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