Can
you believe it's already the first of August? This year is flying by
much too quickly. The kids and grandkids will be heading off to school
in just a few weeks -- August 13 for most of the kids in our area. When
school starts, we know fall is just around the corner.
One of
our favorite booths at spring market was the Threads that Bind
booth.....from the feedback we received from you it was one of your favs
too. A couple of weeks ago we shared Lazy Ewe. We ran out of kits but
have more in stock. Your $34.95 kit includes patterns for all three
sheep, wool to make sheep, a sprig of lavender, rusty bell and butterfly
button.
Darlene recently finished "Happy Home". We chose a beautiful Diamond
Textile as our background. Your $28.95 kit includes the pattern,
background cotton, wool for applique, binding and backing fabric.
Finishes 12" x 12". If you'd prefer to use your own materials, the
pattern is available for $12.
We found the adorable Home Tweet
Home hanger and love how it pulls everything together. The hanger is
sold separately. $17.95 |
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We also finished a needlepunch sample from Threads that Bind. "Pete
and Penelope" comes prestamped on weaver's cloth so you can begin
punching immediately. Finishes 5 3/4" x 4" (we enlarged ours a bit to
make it fit in the frame we had on hand). $17 for the prestamped
pattern
We used Valdani perle cotton size 12 to punch ours and
will be happy to put together a kit of threads we used - just let us
know you'd like a thread kit when you place your order.
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Kay had a blast making the Farmyard Pincushions designed by Lynette
Anderson. Your $19.95 kit includes the pattern for both pincushions and
materials to make both pincushions (embroidery background, stitchery
stabilizer, border, backing, wooden button and the button needed for the
back of the pincushion). You will need to supply your own pincushion
filling and threads.
Let us know if we can put together a thread kit for you. |
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This week for our "when it's gone, it's gone" section, we have a couple
of books published by Quiltmania. The books published by Quiltmania
are beautifully photographed with easy to understand patterns and lots
of illustrations. Both books are by Willyne Hammerstein. According to
the editors, Willyne is known for her quilt designs which look like the
Venetian crystal sulphurs called millefiori. Looking at her quilts
reminds us of the carefree days when we would spend hours looking
through our kaleidoscope.
Millefiori Quilts 2 is 160 pages and contains 17 projects. $45.95
Millefiori Quilts 3 is 164 pages and contains 18 projects. $54
To claim either (or both) books, please e-mail us at info@sewgracefulquilting.com. |
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Next week we will share a photo of Blackbird Gathering, our 2020 $10
block of the month. The borders have been added and we absolutely can't
wait to share the finished quilt.
See you soon.
Darlene and Debby
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