Not quite ultimate gift for a quilter?

[K. McEuen]

What are "cat" quarters Karen? Something I should know?

Hahaha, that will teach me to type forum messages on my phone. Jeez, Debbie will be sending the SPCA after me for quartering cats! Quartered cats are not good for quilters, too much hair!

[Claire Hallman]

Claire...tell us more about the TV tray iron board!

Take a wooden TV tray, they have them at WalMart and probably lots of other places. Cover with a layer of batting, I think I used insulbrite then cover with the silver ironing board fabric or the fabric of your choice.
I go to a sit and sew each month, it goes with me and is such a help as both an ironing board and extra table. I have a small cutting board that I put on top if I need to trim anything.

[K. McEuen]

BTW,I am back. Sandy, I don't know if you noticed my little travel iron at the retreat or not, but I love it and it is a little workhorse. It was plugged in almost all day every day while I was there and Marilyn and I were both using it. Someone else came buy and used it once. If your buddy might need one for traveling, I highly recommend the one I got.

Amazon.com - SteamFast SF-717 Home-and-Away Mini Steam Iron - Travel Irons

[Sandy Navas]

A travel ironing board made from a TV tray is my most recent favorite thing that would be in that price range and of course fabric comes to mind.
Maybe a pretty sewing machine cover would be nice. One with a paper pieced sewing machine on it was a hit at a retreat I went to last year.

Maybe like this one. Notions

Claire, did you read the post I made one time where I told about seeing the Batman logo the first time and wondering why they had t-shirts with a oval mouth and rounded off teeth? Well, I guess I tend to see things in reverse, and when I clicked your link and the block came up all I could see was a block and I wondered what it had to do with a sewing machine. LOL

Maybe it's time for me to get the other eye worked on!!

BTW I love that pattern! Oh, the wonderful ideas you all come up with.

Looking for a big basket next - love that idea and I'm much better at building things than quilting.

[kensington]

BTW,I am back. Sandy, I don't know if you noticed my little travel iron at the retreat or not, but I love it and it is a little workhorse. It was plugged in almost all day every day while I was there and Marilyn and I were both using it. Someone else came buy and used it once. If your buddy might need one for traveling, I highly recommend the one I got.

Amazon.com - SteamFast SF-717 Home-and-Away Mini Steam Iron - Travel Irons

Oh, those things are really cool. Wicked cool!

[Sandy Navas]

BTW,I am back. Sandy, I don't know if you noticed my little travel iron at the retreat or not, but I love it and it is a little workhorse. It was plugged in almost all day every day while I was there and Marilyn and I were both using it. Someone else came buy and used it once. If your buddy might need one for traveling, I highly recommend the one I got.

Amazon.com - SteamFast SF-717 Home-and-Away Mini Steam Iron - Travel Irons

I have one just exactly like that one . . . hmmmm

[cyndiofthevortex]

Our guild just had their Christmas party. One favorite was a large tote bag with a medium-sized cutting mat in it with a new rotary cutter. There were lots of aprons, placemats and small quilts. I got the loveliest homemade scarf.

I gave a cute mug run along with a package of expensive cookies, some Chai Tea and a lovely mug. The gifts seemed to be very well received.

[Hulamoon]

The mini iron and the little iron pad in one of the gift threads would be perfect.

[Nanato7]

Take a wooden TV tray, they have them at WalMart and probably lots of other places. Cover with a layer of batting, I think I used insulbrite then cover with the silver ironing board fabric or the fabric of your choice.
I go to a sit and sew each month, it goes with me and is such a help as both an ironing board and extra table. I have a small cutting board that I put on top if I need to trim anything.

I made the small ironing board, w/adjustable folding tray table, also from Walmart. The top is plastic, legs metal, and the top is larger than most tray tables. I used the silver-backed padding and fabric to cover mine. I ran a drawstring thru the fabric top and pulled it taut, just like some of the older regular ironing board covers. I also obtained a travel iron to complete the ensemble. Being tall and sitting tall, the highest table position is perfect.

[Sharyn J]

I really love that little portable steam iron and it's something that I probably wouldn't buy for myself and would really appreciate for a gift! That's my vote and here are a couple links to make a bag for the iron and one for the portable iron mat. This doesn't have the table but I've made several of the simple portable iron pads and they go together really fast!

http://usaapp.husqvarnaviking.com/ed...blewebsite.pdf
tabletop ironing pad tutorial | Little Birdie Secrets