a favorite sewing room tool

1987 was the year.  Later in the post you will see how I'm able to remember the year so clearly.  I was in my sewing room and making PJ bottoms for one of the kids.  I've always bought the whole roll of elastic when its on sale at 40-50% off.  It goes fairly fast when you're making lots of PJs.  I was trying to pull it off the roll and measure the amount to cut.  But, the roll wasn't turning on the table.  In fact, sometimes the whole roll would fall onto the floor. 

Eddie (our son, 10 years old at the time) walked into the sewing room, saw my dilemma and said, "I have an idea that could help!"  In a flash he disappeared to the garage. 

20 minutes later he came back with this:

It works perfectly! 

The elastic roll turns easily as I pull the elastic off to measure and cut.

As you can see it has been signed and dated by the "artist"

Thanks Eddie!  I still use this unique sewing tool today!

Every once in a while I turn it upside down to read the words and

to remember how thoughtful you were that day to help solve the

elastic roll dilemma.  =0)