Make shift light table

[kjquilter]

Here is a tip that I thought I would share. I was at a retreat and I needed a light table to trace some embroidered details on an applique. I hadn't brought one so I went into the kitchen and got four matching teacups. I put them upside-down on the table and put my 12 1/2" square on top. I opened up my OTT light so that it would lay flat and slid it underneath the square. Wah-la! an instant light table. It worked great. Necessity IS the mother of invention!

[kjquilter]

That is a great idea !! :lol: Thank you very much

[eileenkny]

I'm so dang visual. I can't get my brain around it. How did you support the square?
eileenkny

[kfstitcher]

You're not alone, Eileen. I had the same question.

[Lorna1021]

Sounds like she is using the 4 tea cups to support the square. You could use 4 of anything that was the same size.

What a great idea!

[snowplow3840]

I had the same question but was putting my square ruler away a few minutes later and thought ah ha !!! she meant put the square ruler on the tea cups and then the pattern and fabric square and trace. I could be totally wrong but that made since to me since she said 12 1/2 inches and that is the size of one of my rulers.

Ann

[eileenkny]

Now, that makes sense.
eileenkny

[eileenkny]

Wow KJ ---What a neat idea!!!!!! I will use and remeber this one. Thanks!

[eileenkny]

Here is a tip that I thought I would share. I was at a retreat and I needed a light table to trace some embroidered details on an applique. I hadn't brought one so I went into the kitchen and got four matching teacups. I put them upside-down on the table and put my 12 1/2" square on top. I opened up my OTT light so that it would lay flat and slid it underneath the square. Wah-la! an instant light table. It worked great. Necessity IS the mother of invention!

What a great tip, bet we will see this one in a future show.

[Libbi]

Great tip, it worked beautifully. I already had a piece of thick clear plastic that I tried to use in a set up from Alex's Machine Quilting book ...supported by 2 chairs with the light source on the floor (sorry, Alex). Didn't work well and the light was uneven. I used this technique on the dining room table with coffee mugs for more height. Top tip!

[DamarisEstrada]

I support my 18 x 24 plexi-glass with a bar of soap at each corner!! Hee-hee!!

[DamarisEstrada]

I have an 18 in Plexiglass square that I set on top of a bright spot light - just set the light facing up and put the sqare right on top of it! I wouldn't recommend it if it is one of those ones that gets real hot, but mine is a cool light so it works fabulous.

[Judymc]

I have a light box, but it's too small for some projects. I find myself taping the BOM patterns to the window when I need to make a few markings on my background fabric. I like the tip about the teacups.

[Judymc]

DH made me a light box out of an old scanner. Very handy!