Posted in Gift ideas, Storage on Sep 20th, 2010 No Comments »
We all quilt on the go – and the folks at Quilt Happy have just made that easier. Â They have created a vinyl storage case that is a generous 8 1/4″ x 20″ when opened and folds to a very portable 4″ x 8 1/4″ size.
Item #QH5002-GR Retail $24.95 Â (Green Trim)
Item #QH5002-BL Â Retail $24.95 [...]
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I have been planning my 2010 quilt show schedule for months it seems, and now that the new year is upon us, I am revising my classes and choosing new products to put into my vendor booth. Naturally my attention is focused on Quilting Machines and the new products used with them. I have designed [...]
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ArtBin has come to the rescue once again! Now that so many of you sell sewing machines; sergers; longarm and mid-arm quilting machines, the days of a shop carrying one 50 weight thread rack are over! Threads is the fastest growing segment of our business. These machines USE threads – and 100 yard spools just [...]
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It’s all in the details – and sometimes the smallest items in our sewing rooms are the most expensive – and the hardest to find – and the least organized…. This year, don’t stop at organizing your UFO’s – sweat the small stuff!
I rarely wind bobbins these days – the disposables are just too convenient – but [...]
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This is definitely a case of do what I say – not as I do – or did! I decided that this was the year that I was going to give myself a sewing room.  I literally have sewing supplies and projects in every room of my house. If there is an empty drawer or [...]
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We all do it – every year! For quilters, I think it is more prevelant than the “dieting” resolution! We are going to finish all of those UFO’s in our closet and use up our stash.Â
There is just one problem – we have to get organized….. Our sewing room, if we are lucky enough to [...]
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I am guessing that I am not the only one that has baskets, bins and drawers full of flosses, threads, rulers and miscellaneous notions! And, generally, my “ironing board” is a folded bath towel on my kitchen counter!Â
But this is OUR year! Men have the garage – it is time we took a stand and demanded our [...]
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