From sketch to store, every Quirky product has a story, but the story doesn’t end when the product hits the shelves!

We want to know what happens once a product gets purchased, and we need your help!

Has a Quirky product made an impact in your day to day life? If so, we want to hear about it.

Use this form to submit your product testimonial and it could end up on the Quirky site.

Seamstresses, sewers, and clothiers rejoice! We’re proud to introduce Seamster, a seam allowance marking tool used to transfer paper patterns to fabric. Transferring patterns is ordinarily a time-consuming and cumbersome process, but our seam allowance marker cuts this time in half by drawing two parallel lines onto the fabric at the same time. The pen slots are made of a soft, flexible grippy plastic which allows for different pen diameters. One pen stays firmly fixed in place while the other slides magnetically in a track to allow for multiple seam allowance measurements. With Seamster, crafting clothes and textiles is much less tedious and a lot more joyous.

Seamstress Teree LeSueur came up with a fresh idea to improve the functionality of a traditional sewing method. Teree along with the Quirky design staff and a crew of over 1,900 influencers made this product a real sewer’s dream. Make sure to head over to the Upcoming section and check it out!

Features: 
-Configureable with a variety of tailor’s pens
-1/2″, 5/8″, 3/4″, and 1″ seams can be achieved

Materials:
-PP & TPE (pen slots) 
-6.36 grams

Dimensions:
-.95″ L x 1.6″ W x .5″ H

Sorry folks. Our badass brainstorm battle-station is not yet fully operational. Tomorrow’s brainstorm is cancelled.

We’ll work on getting brainstorms back on track as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.

Cardboard boxes aren’t just trash. To children they’re clubhouses, fortresses, and hiding places. Reclaim these boxes and foster your youngins’ creativity with Linkets. These colorful connectors allow kids ages 6 and up to attach cardboard pieces in imaginative ways. Since Linkets rotate from 0 to 90 degrees, the possibilities are endless.

When his son Matt built a cardboard spaceship in the living room, Michael Muscarella realized that kids love to build. He imagined a solution that would pique Matt’s creativity and eliminate the need for hot glue, staples, or other wasteful materials. With the help of the Quirky Design Staff and over 445 influencers, Michael and Matt’s idea became Linkets. You can check out the finished product in the Upcoming section now!

Features:
-Two-part hinged connectors rotate 0-90 degrees – build nearly anything!
-Connectors accommodate cardboard up to 5mm thick

Materials:
-Polypropylene plastic

Dimensions:
-2″ H x 3.8″ W x 0.65″ D

Price, qty and features subject to change during production process.

Today is Community Manager Appreciation Day, so we wanted to take a moment to give a shoutout to our amazing Community and Invention Ambassadors. They work tirelessly, around the clock answering questions and helping community members, new and old alike.

Community management and customer service are often thankless jobs, so on this special day, let’s all say thanks to Andy, Rob G, Chris, Ruthea, Baron, Nathaniel, Andrew, Courtney and Katherine. These guys (and gals) rock!

If you’ve had a great experience with one (or all) of these fine folks, let them know in the comments.

Every Wed at noon ET, QDS blows a few product ideas wide open to kick off the design process. You can take part in that. Here’s how:

1. Topics will be posted on Mon before the Wed brainstorm sesh. In your wildest dreams, what would be the perfect way to make that product? What should it do, and what problems should it prevent? It’s a brainstorm, so anything goes.

2. Visit the Quirky Brainstorm Channel at noon ET on Wed. Log in on Ustream and throw ideas at us in the live chat.

3. Can’t join the live brainstorm? Be sure to add your comments here before Wed at noon, and we’ll have them in mind.

Got all that? Great. This week’s topics are:

-Bendable Speakers

-Shoe Insert

Say goodbye to your electronic calendar.  With Two Fold you’ll never want to go back! The sleek Two Fold consists of two books—a weekly planner and a sketchbook–in a z-fold construction.  The weekly planner allows for date customization and has a blank grid page on the right providing you space to jot down dishes for the dinner party you just scheduled.  The second book is a removable sketchbook featuring perforated pages and a die-cut area to store a standard pen great for the artist in you and random stray thoughts.  Get it together with Two Fold.

Sarah Salazar never found a planner that could handle her busy non-stop schedule. To make sure she never missed a beat she devised a planner that serves as a both a calendar and a place to keep her notes. With the help of Quirky’s designers and a community of 4526 influencers her idea will make sure you never forget to bring those important documents for that meeting. Check out Two Fold in the Upcoming section now!

Features:
-Leather bound
-Two separate books
-Sketchbook is removable and includes perforated pages
-Customizable dates
-Corner of planner pages perforated to mark the end of the week
-Integrated paper pocket in planner

Materials:
-Leather
-Acid-free paper

Dimensions:
-121mm length x 170mm height

Price, qty and features subject to change during production process.

Sorry folks, looks like our Quirky meteorologists were wrong.

Due to preparations for the move, and the current state of the modelshop, this week’s brainstorm is cancelled.

Don’t worry though, we’ll be back, broadcasting live next Wednesday from our new office, and boy howdy will it be cool!

Grip it and flip it! Say hello to Grasp, a set of tongs that transforms from flat to “grippy” with one simple rotation. It incorporates one flat side used for flipping and grilling fish and burgers and a grippy side for your pastas, salads, and veggies. And fabricated out of versatile nylon, it is also easily washable and usable in a variety of cooking and prepping situations. Get ready to toss out your tongs and spatulas and choose Grasp.

Justin Giannone submitted an awesome idea to Quirky for a fresh, innovative kitchen tool. With the help of the Quirky design staff and over 2,100 influencers, Grasp is now a reality. Go check it out in the Upcoming section now!

Features:
-Rotating upper tong to go from flat to grippy
-One-finger rotating motion
-Locking feature in both positions
-Closed locking mechanism on end of tongs
-Strainer holes on both ends

Materials:
-Nylon

Dimensions:
-Length: 310 mm (12 in)
-Width: 45 mm (1.7 in)

Price, qty and features subject to change during production process.

Basel Saleh, an Industrial Designer from Columbia, couldn’t find any unique and convenient Bluetooth speakers for his IPod.  After being unable to find speakers that weren’t clunky and a hassle to transport, he had an idea. Basel decided bendable Bluetooth speakers were exactly what the market needed. These speakers look awesome, can be attached to anything, and can even conveniently be worn as a bracelet for easy transportation. These speakers are an ideal way to play your tunes- now lets just hope the people around you have a similar taste in music.

Antonio Montemurro, a Podiatrist from Wisconsin, knows a lot about the many problems people have with their feet.  The people who suffer from aches and pains in their feet may only find relief from very expensive custom orthotics. Antonio noticed something interesting while on his Honeymoon- the sand on the beaches of Hawaii shifted and molded to his feet as he was walking. He decided applying this to an insole could be an alternative to pricey custom orthotics but wield the same soothing results. These sand insoles could be a game changer for those suffering with foot problems.