Monday, April 23, 2012

Gadget and Computer Virus

Yesterday I was cutting fabric for a charity block and I was thinking,"I need a new blade."  My elbow was beginning to hurt. Then I remembered I had this gadget that bought last year from I Have a Notion. I have used it several times last year. This thing works. In less than 2 minutes my blade was almost like new again. No more struggling to cut the fabric. I am sure Kelly would answer any questions you might have about this handy dandy gadget. 

I have been keeping all my old blades hoping for the day when someone would invent something to sharpen blades. Some one has. The Cutting Edge Ruler works really well too.

Have you heard of the virus that could shut your Internet service down in July? You can see a video and read more here to see if your computer is infected. I checked my computer and it is good. You only have until July to fix this so don't wait.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

12 comments:

Candace said...

I got one of these gadgets, too, Carrie. At first I didn't think it worked very well, but realized I was trying to sharpen titanium blades which don't seem to work at all in this. I tried a regular blade and it works just fine! Thanks for the tip on the virus!
Cheers!

Abby and Stephanie said...

I had a blade sharpener 15+ years ago but it didn't really work. Good to know someone has invented a better "wheel." Thanks.

Linda Lee said...

Hi Carrie, I just found you through Sharon. I am anxious to check out your tutorials. I have a mental block when it comes to applique! I will definitely be following your great ideas!

Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...

Checked my computer and it's ok. Thanks for this link. I need one of those blade sharpeners.

Denise in PA said...

Hi Carrie - I have one of the sharpeners and mine doesn't seem to make my blades sharper (I'm not trying to sharpen titanium). I thought I followed the directions correctly, so I don't know what I'm doing wrong! Glad to know that it does work if you do it right!

Diane said...

Wow... glad someone though of this... so simple and so expensive to buy new blades... thanks!

IHaveANotion ~ Kelly Jackson said...

I'm so happy that you are enjoying your sharpener! Thanks so much for the shout out too :)

Smiles,
Kelly

Mallorie Anderson said...

I awarded you the Liebster blog award! You can check out what it is on my blog if you'd like. http://babyfire04.blogspot.com/

Not it's not spam :) I'm a quilter to and I love checking out your work. I don't have the patience for embroidery though!

M and M plus 3 said...

Thanks for the info on the virus, I hadn't heard of it before. Thank goodness mine is okay.

Cathy said...

I heard about the virus too. I checked it out and my computer is fine. I need to get one of those blade sharpeners. It would save so much money in the long run. Hugs

Robin said...

I have a sharpener that is not particularly effective. I'll have to look into this one!

Lynne said...

The gadget looks interesting. Thanks for the computer infection warning; I have checked my computer and it appears to be free - thank God!