Batik Beauties

We just got in 50 new bolts of batiks...aren't they gorgeous?

Transfer-Eze - It's Really a Breeze

We got an interesting new product in the store called Transfer-Eze. Transfer-Eze is a pliable film that needles well. You can run it through a printer or photocopier with ease so it seemed like a great way to transfer stitchery and quilting patterns onto fabric without having to trace it (hooray!).



I photocopied my pattern onto the Transfer-Eze (I just put one sheet into the paper tray), peeled the backing paper off and stuck it on my background fabric. Here's the design waiting to be embroidered.




I did my embroidery as usual and found that I didn't even notice the transfer-eze under my needle while I was stitching. The printed line was very crisp and easy to follow. Here's the finished stitchery witht he transfer-eze still in place.

I cut away the excess transfer-eze per the directions... it looks crinkly but I didn't dare iron a fusible product...



...soaked it in water...

...and voila - it was gone without a trace! I did have a small amount of bleed from the toner onto the fabric. It barely even photographed but it was faintly visible. The packaging warned that this happens rarely so next time I will try another photocopier (the one at my house is an old dinosaur).

To remove the bleed I popped it back in the water with a little dawn dishsoap and a couple of drops of Grandma's Secret Spot Remover (which we love here at the shop). Soaked it for awhile longer and that did the trick all bleed was gone.

We sewed it up into a sweet little sachet!

I have already photocopied a whole slew of patterns from Redwork Winter Twitterings onto Transfer-eze so I have a cute new stitchery all ready to go! I may never trace a pattern again - this stuff is a tremendous time saver - I just loved it!

Click here to purchase Transfer-Eze online; click here to purchase Redwork Winter Twitterings online (it's only $10.95!)

Hoffman Fabrics - Fabulous Price

We have two gorgeous groups from Hoffman of California. These fabrics have an exceptional hand and are only $10.99/metre.

The first group is a colorful blend of butterflies abstract designs called Annabelle.

The second is a very large group of Oriental fabrics called Keiko's Garden. These are all accentred with metallic gold.

Click here to purchase the groups online:

Annabelle and

Keiko's Garden

New Baby Groupings from England

We have two great new groups of baby prints from Makower in the UK. The first is Farm Corner which features some soft animal prints and really gorgeous small dotted prints.


The second grouping, Jolly Jungle, has all sorts of wild animals and a great panel print too!

All fabrics in the two groupings are priced at only 9.99/metre. Click here to purchase them online: Farm Corner and Jolly Jungle

Stash the Stash!

Another cute grouping from Makower UK - this collection has piles of fabric, thread and a few cute co-ordinating tonals. Great Christmas gift for you Secret Sisters!

Click here to purchase these fabrics online: Stash -- they are promotionally priced at only 9.99/metre.