Deal of the Month - Wonder Clips Assorted Colors 50pc - 40% Off!

Our Deal of the Month in August is 40% Off Wonder Clips - Assorted Colors 50pc!
If you don't use Wonder Clips you should give them a try!
We promise you, you won't be able to function without them! 

Since their introduction primarily for seam binding on quilts, Wonder Clips have been adopted by crafters, beaders, scrapbookers, card makers and every craft where a third hand is needed to hold something down, together or in place. They make a great gift for any crafter or home sewer. 

Wonder Clips are a natural for holding together layered sections of fabric during the sewing process. Quilt bindings, hems, piping, seams, etc., all can be held securely in place while sewing. Unlike pins, Wonder Clips do not leave holes in leather, delicate or vinyl/laminate type fabrics. You can easily position appliqué or hold patterns in place while marking or cutting and avoid puckering issues caused by using pins on some fabrics. 

Click here to purchase: Deal of the Month - August - Wonder Clips Assorted Colors 50pc at 40% Off! 

Back to the Basics!

Do you have a list of goals for 2015?
Quilting techniques you need to try? W.I.Ps you need to get back to? Projects you need to finish?
Here are some staples that you need to meet your goals!

Thread 

We have many options for thread. We love Aurifil for piecing and machine quilting, King Tut for machine quilting, Gütermann for piecing and hand quilting, and Kimono Silk™ for hand appliqué and invisible machine appliqué.
Go here to check out all our: Thread 

Aurifil Thread

King Tut

Batting 

Warm & Natural - 100% Cotton Batting 

We love Warm & Natural Batting for Cotton Batting. The cotton fibers are punched with hundreds of needles through a thin base material to prevent tearing, shifting or migrating and the batting washes very well. We have it on the roll and in packages. You can get 4 different sizes - baby, twin, queen and king!
 Go here to buy: Warm & Natural Batting

Needles & Pins

You can't do without them!
Our newest love is the Hiroshima Needles from Tulip but we also recommend Richard Hemming for handwork, Schmetz for your machine, and the very reliable Clover pins.
Go here to buy: Needles & Pins

Hiroshima Needles from Tulip

Richard Hemming Needles

Clover Pins

Stop the Presses...Roxanne's Needles are Back in Stock

For everyone who has ever been a fan of Roxanne's needles in their famous little shell-topped tubes I have great news. After a long, long wait Roxanne's needles are back on the market and as good as ever. For those of you who haven't used them: each needle is hand made in England and features an evenly tapered shape, quality plating, and the strength to handle tiny, even stitching. These needles have the largest eye on the market. Quality needles do make a difference in your hand quilting. There are 50 in a tube for only 8.99!

Another cool notion is the new Stack 'N Store Bobbin Tower from Nancy Ziemans and Clover. Keep your bobbins organized. Each of the 6 sections hold 5 bobbins.

Puff Quilting ... Everything Old is New Again!

Work in Progress!

Well Clover has done it again...coming up with a new gizmo to make an old fashioned quilting technique fun, easy and up to date. This time they have come up with a great system to make biscuit or puff quilts!

Biscuit quilts are made of puffy little individual pillows sewn together and have been popular for generations!

The Clover Puff Quilting Set contains templates and 4 clips that anchor neat little box pleats in place on the sides of your biscuits. What I love in the set is the handy syringe...it works both as a turning tool and as a stuffing tool and it is well worth the price of the set!

I have been working by hand so one set of clips has been fine for me but if you plan on using your machine you might want a set of extra clips.

I have been working on this sweet little changing pad using 1930s reproduction fabrics! My only complaint is that the template given makes eensy little biscuits even though it is the "large" size. I know the clips and stuffing tool will work equally well with larger biscuits so I am going to work out my own template that will make a finished square somewhere around 3 - 4 inches!

A Quilter's Best Friend...The Crochet Hook!

The latest buzz in quilting circles isn't about fabric or patterns but about a ... crochet hook.


The distributor had this to say about this amazing little hook...

Clover has released a new line of crochet hooks with an ergonomic handle that is easy to grasp and has a sharp, smooth hook. These hooks come in all sizes and are great for anyone - especially for any of you with arthritis. Any of your customers who crochet will love it - and want to replace every hook in their collection. But, in the quilting world, all of the buzz is about #14!

The tiniest of all of the hooks is traditionally not a top seller. After all, a crocheter would have to be using tatting thread because the hook is so fine. But a machine quilter has determined that it is the PERFECT size to bury threads in her quilt!

The hook is so tiny that it slips easily between the threads of the fabric without damaging any of the fibers. It is possible to bury any thread tails quickly and easily between the layers of your quilt! This tool is an absolute Godsend for longarmers. After all, when you are making a living at it - time is money.

But more and more of you are machine quilting your own projects at home so you will love it too. Hand-quilters can use it as well. Have you ever finished a quilt and noticed that a dark thread is now visible through your white background? That’s no longer a problem because the fine point on this hook allows you to penetrate the fibers and manipulate that thread so it is buried under a dark fabric! Don’t you love it when a gadget multi-tasks???

We sure love it! You can check it out in the store or online using this link: Clover 0.5 mm Crochet Hook...The Quilter's Helper