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Quilt-a-Doodle? Do!!

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imagesOne of my most favorite things is quilting on my Handi Quilter!   And one of the most talented quilters I’ve seen is an Australian art quilter.  Helen Godden works on the Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen Sit-Down machine, but what she does also applies to the other Handi Quilters, (and even quilting on home sewing machines,) and I love to watch her quilt.

She has a really fun, free video you can watch on Handi Quilter’s website HQ Live called Quilt-a-Doodle-Doo with Helen Godden .  She’s written a coloring book, but not your usual coloring book.  It’s for Quilters, and it’s all adorable animals!  On the video, she shows you all her samples and demonstrates how she fills in the areas of her drawings.  You can download a sample, her adorable rooster part of which is shown below.

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After seeing that, I got her DVD and learned 50 different stitches!  We carry the DVD, 50 Styles of Quilting, A32398, and if you’re a quilter-

picture0005whatever way you quilt – you’ll enjoy it too.              Erica

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Consider the Gadget Cushion!

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My Gadget Cushions909270

This little inexpensive project is a really quick idea for bazaars and gifts.  I use it when I’m lying in bed to play Spider Solitaire and fall asleep!  It works for my Kindle, too.  I wrote a sheet of extra information about it for our Creative Sewing Club and I’ll share it with you here.   You’ll need the Gadget Cushion Interfacing, (909270) and a 10″x 10″ piece of fabric.  You can make two from a fat quarter!  There are instructions right on the interfacing, so no additional pattern required.  I used  Poly-Pellets, (A23347), as my filling to give it weight.  Then download my Hints Sheet and follow instructions and you’ll quickly have this helpful little Gadget Cushion!20161013_202353

And for my fellow cat lovers, here’s a photo of one of my sewing cats, Puccini, (“pooch” for short) supervising the filling of my Gadget Cushion.

Until next time, Erica

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Happy Days Are Here in my Sewing Studio Again!

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I don’t normally shout from the roof tops. But I am now!A23794

I use an iron that I absolutely love, over any I’ve ever used, the Panasonic Cordless Iron.( A23794)

 

One day I saw this ugly stain on the sole of it. I had no idea what had caused it or what it was. So I pulled out my handy go-to iron cleaner, and IT DIDN’T WORK! I tried 20150603_180834_resizedanother, and another. I asked co-workers, students, and Sewing Club Members for help. I tried every suggestion, and none of them worked.

It still worked, but it was ugly and I didn’t really want to take it to classes that way. This is what it looked like. Bad, huh?

So when Joan Hawley, the Lazy Girl, talked about her new Iron Shine (A29918), I once again had hope. I like her purses and stabilizers and Press Perfect tools, so why not give this a try?

I honestly, after all this time, didn’t expect much.  I couldn’t believe my eyes as I saw my old iron sole coming back! IT WORKED! And my iron is shinier than it had been since I got it out of 20150607_104726_resizedthe box!

If you own an iron, you need this product. It isn’t just for stains like mine had. A general cleaning of the whole iron sole will remove grime and make it shine again. Renew the soul of your iron by cleaning its sole!

Erica

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