http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2010/11/25/my-most-valued-quilt-art-supplies.aspxI&#39;ll bet that if you&#39;re been a fiber or mixed-media artist for a while, then you&#39;ve accumulated a rather large array of tools, gadgets, how-to books and the like. And I&#39;m also willing to bet that, like me, you use only a handful of thoseenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2010/11/25/my-most-valued-quilt-art-supplies.aspx#23132Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:01:47 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:23132m-jh<p>My favorite tool? I have two: my brain and my hands. &nbsp;With both parents getting Alzheimer&#39;s and arthritis in all my joints - including my hands - I try to take really good care of both. &nbsp;Now I need to go take a walk - that and what I choose to eat, and trying to figure out something complex every day - are my best preventive care. &nbsp;</p> <p>I&#39;ll admit it - somedays complex is how to get off my duff and out for the walk! &nbsp;I would rather sit listening to music and doing handwork.</p> <p>Mary Jane in Petersburg, VA</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23132" width="1" height="1">http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quilting-daily/archive/2010/11/25/my-most-valued-quilt-art-supplies.aspx#23116Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:39:22 GMTdd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:23116Sher08<p>This is so true, that often our most valued &quot;treasures&quot; are the simplest things. Long ago, I covered a large piece for my working surface and it is my go-to space for pressing, quilting, artwork, etc, etc.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23116" width="1" height="1">