Robin is this week’s lucky winner! She will receive a pack of 1˝ hexies by Sue Daley and a spool of white Aurifil 80wt cotton thread. Hexies are fun to sew and can be sort of mindless. That’s not a bad thing! Sometimes you need a project that does not require deep thought. The 80wt thread is my fav for EPP.
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This week’s sinner, Debbie Hulett, has won a set of 20 Mini Wonderclips. Congrats to Debbie! I love using these to hold my English paper pieing together as I sew. They are also handy when you need something like a tiny clothespin :-).
See you next week!
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Liz Williams took a wool applique class from me recently and she finished her Texas Tulips Quilt in record time!
I especially love the fancy threadwork she did in the leaves! Well done, Liz, and thank your for sharing!
Sandi is this week’s winner! She will receive two tins that can be used to hold small notions OR you can make them into pincushions-in-a-tin. Congrats to Sandi!
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Congrats to Valerie Leclerc, this week’s winner. She will receive this package of 6 spools of Sulky’s cotton 12wt, 2-ply thread! This thread is the equivalent of 2 strands of floss, twisted together. Use it for embroidery, and for big stitch hand quilting or applique.
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Margaret J. wrote asking me if Retro Clean would remove a grease stain in fabric that had been washed. I contacted Larry at Retro Clean who replied:
There are many different kinds of grease. We have had a lot of luck removing food related grease from tablecloths, quilts and clothing, however something like automotive grease, not so much. It usually doesn’t matter if a textile has been washed previously. It shouldn’t cause any further problems, so it’s probably worth a try.
Margaret did give it a try and it worked! From Margaret:
Happy to report the what we thought was a dark grease stain came out. What I did — took 1 teaspoon retro clean and 1/2 cup of hot water and heated that solution 3 different times during the first day. The next day I put the cloth in a new solution and heated it once after that. It was a panel and I just stuffed the spot in a pint jar with the solution. Did not remove any color. I’d say great product Thanks so much —Margaret
So there you go… Retro Clean is definitely something to keep on hand :-).
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