We’ve all done it – used “do-it-yourself” methods to make a sewing guide that ended up leaving a sticky residue on the bed of our machine. These vinyl strips are so superior! No sticky residue AND repositionable! Check out the “how-to” video by clicking here.
I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!
This week’s giveaway is a practical tool. Not everyone needs one, but a lot of us find it very handy. What is it? A Threader! And not just one threader, but TWO in ONE from Colonial.
It has two sizes of sturdy wire threaders, inserted into a single handle. That handle is long enough to let you reach and thread your sewing machine needles quickly and easily. The standard threader on the Ivory end is fine enough to work with a #12 applique needle and 2-ply thread. The extra-large threader on the orange end works with thicker thread and bigger needles.
For more information about this threader and to see all the threaders we carry in the store, click here.
I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!
Enjoy this tour of Gingiber tea towels currently in my store, and scroll down for the special tea towel deal info. Have them for Christmas, gift them and/or use them as holiday gift wrap (video at bottom)!
Three brand new Christmas tea towel designs + Cardinals! Make your kitchen merry and bright.
Made of 100% flour sack cotton that is both absorbent and nice to touch, but my favorite thing about these towels is the denseness of the designs. When you use towels in the kitchen (and you should use them!), they will eventually get dirty, and stained. These towels stay prettier longer because they hide some of that. Not to mention, they really are very pretty.
Just flowers:
I’ve pulled a Blue Blossoms into my kitchen, and it’s even more lovely in person.
Add birds:
I do love my own chicken towel :-).
Dogs & cats make great gifts:
More creatures:
The Tea Towel Deal is easy! Buy 4 towels, save $8 (that’s $2 off of each towel). Just load up 4 towels in your cart, and the discount will be taken automatically at checkout (no code needed!).
If you happen to order more than 4 towels, the deal does indeed keep going, but it’s a bit glitchy. Lorna will issue a refund where necessary when she’s processing. You can aways email her with questions at lornabethgoldsmith@gmail.com.
Furoshiki and bojagi are popular right now, and you may have seen “gift wrap fabric squares” popping up various places. My video below makes it simple to understand.
A Gingiber tea towel is a perfect, truly reusable, sturdy, gift wrapping. So this holiday season, enjoy happy tea towels in your own kitchen, give them as little gifts, tuck them into stockings, and use them as a sustainable choice for wrapping under the tree. Click here to see them all in the store.
PS: This special set of 4, below, is not part of the special deal, but comes with it’s own pretty tin, and it’s own special price. This is the only way to get the beautiful Seasons towels, and the set makes a wonderful gift.
We carry several items from Cozy Blue, including several embroidery kits (click here to see our stock). But one of our favorite items from this vendor is the Bee Lovely Needle Minder. Our lucky winner, Allison Church Bird, will receive one of these this week.
The perfect way to keep track of your needle, it’s made of smooth enamel with a strong magnet. Put the enamel side on top of the fabric in your hoop, with the magnet on the back. And it’s pretty, too!
I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!
Julie Edwards sent me this photo of her newly finished, very pretty quilt that features a block from Aunt MIllie’s Garden as the center medallion.
Julie wrote:
This quilt was a round robin and completed by multiple people in 2015-2016. I belong to an online FB group, and we do swaps and other quilt alongs often. I completed the center block and then sent it to another quilter, she completed a border on that quilt, and off it went to someone else, etc. until it was completed and returned back to me. I finally quilted and finished it in January of this year.
Round robin quilts are always interesting and this one is no exception. The borders don’t overshadow the block at the center, the focal point of the quilt. Very nice!
Thank you, Julie, for sharing your quilt with us!.
If you are interested, you can find the Aunt Millie’s Garden ebook here :-).
Jen Kingwell’s Postcard Projects are simple and wonderful. Use the template to cut a variety of fabrics to make a scrappy, happy quilt!
I#15, the 60 Degree Equilateral Triangle project goes to
christineroutzahn, this week’s winner!
I’ll be back with another Giveaway next Wednesday. Until then you can shop for all sorts of sewing notions, books, and other fun stuff at pieceocake.com!
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