Abstract: A fish cleaning apparatus having a tray and a compartmentalized fish-supporting structure with hollow compartments therein is disposed above the tray for allowing fish fluids and part to pass therethrough and onto the tray during the fish cleaning process. An insert member is provided on top of the compartmentalized fish supporting structure for facilitating holding of a part of the fish against the top thereof while cutting skin off of a filet of the fish. This insert member has a recessed portion on the top thereof for preventing slippage of the fish with respect to the insert member during the fish cleaning process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for basting layers of flexible materials together such as for quilt making includes a spacing member, such as a grid, having openings therein is disposed on a support surface. A backing member or first flexible member is operatively secured to the support surface and a second member disposed over the first flexible member. Other layers are then placed over the second flexible member and, in the case of quilt making, there would typically be just three layers. A basting gun having a hollow needle is then utilized by pushing the hollow needle through all of the layers of flexible material and into one of the openings in the spacing member. Then the basting tool is utilized to force the first end of the plastic fastener through the hollow needle so that this first end of the plastic fastener is on one end of the flexible members and the second end of the plastic fastener is on the other side of the flexible members whereby the flexible members are held together by the plastic fastener.

Abstract: A binding tool for assisting in the task of folding and pressing bindings and ruffles and to a method of use thereof. The binding tool has a tool body having a top side and a bottom side and a slot disposed through the body for receiving a strip of cloth to be folded. The binding tool is used by placing the body member onto the top of an ironing board whereby the slot extends from the top of the ironing board upwardly through the body member. One end of a strip cloth is folded and then threaded through the slot from the top of the body down so that it extends between the body and the top of the ironing board. A heated iron is placed on a portion of the folded strip of cloth and then the strip of cloth is pulled through the slot whereby it is folded and simultaneously pulled under the iron and between the iron and the ironing board whereby it is pressed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting cloth into shapes for use in quilts or the like. A sheet of transparent material has a first linear slot disposed through a sheet at a first location on the sheet so that a cutter can extend therethrough to cut several layers of cloth. A second linear slot is disposed through the sheet at a second position so that the cutter can be used to cut through cloth located below the second slot. The second slot is oriented at an angle of less than 90.degree. with respect to the first linear slot so that various shapes can be made using the combination of straight and angled cuts.