The Sewing Cottage Issue 10 July 2012
In This Issue Gathering Apron Pigly Plushie 3 Sisters Reversible Bag Block #8 Foxie Adventures BOM Wheelie Quilt www.patchworkposse.com
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Table of Contents
Gathering Apron Favorite Scissors Q&A Vintage Mushroom Quilt Pigly Plushie August Calendar 3 Sisters Reversible Bag Foxie Adventures BOM Wheelie Quilt
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The Sewing Cottage Welcome to Issue 11 of The Sewing Cottage e-zine. After being surrounded by fresh apricots and making loads of jam, I decided that this issue would be dedicated to some garden fun. The patterns included in this month’s issue ~ Gathering apron, for all those picking days coming up. Yummy veggies from the garden, fruit from the trees, or fresh flowers from the neighbors yards. Shhhh. ~ Pigly the plushie, for squeezing and loving in the summer. Pigly is washable just in case you roll around in the mud too. ~ 3 sisters reversible bag, for hauling all those fun summer books from the library or sand toys to the beach or grocery trips. Each plays their own part in the daily activities that we might find ourselves doing. Enjoy the patterns and as always- share what you make! I’d love to see.
Becky
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Gathering Apron Gathering flowers, fruit, and outdoor goodies, couldn’t be any better when you use your gathering apron. Pin Tucks in the bottom allow the pocket to blouse and expand with whatever you stash inside.
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Scissor Envy- What is your favorite? Gingher. Tried and true Heritage Spring Snip. Love them for applique little, curved blade & really really pointy I have a pair of pink Fiskars, really like them Still trying to find the perfect one. I just bought Muraldials -- amazing sharp, heavy scissors. Now I want some with springs. Ghinger, I have many pairs but use my curved pointy ones the most when I am embroidering on the machine the ones without the thumb hole, they spring back open. Fiskars and gingher - I am left-handed and love my leftie scissors - especially my appliquĂŠ scissors the bill is on the correct size for me - I could not use right-handed ones. I have two favorites, Gingers, and an old pair of embroidery scissors with large holes for my arthritic fingers. Gingher and Galaxy applique scissors Fiskars to clip thread when sewing and Barber Shears to cut paper when I use wonder under for applique Scissors - not any favorites. I am still using ones my grandmother gave me when I was 12. That was about 40 years ago. Please don't ask me what brand they are, probably from Singer maybe? I have lots of scissors, but love my Ginghers the best. I use them for cutting fabrics when I am not using a rotary cutter. I just bought a set of titanium and love them. Ahh, I don't know what they're called. The blades are silver, the handle gold, in the shape of a bird - I got them at a local craft expo and they're pretty great. I have a pair in my knitting bag and a pair in my sewing bag! I don't have a favorite pair of scissors.....the pair I use the most is Mundial Softy Anything and everything can never have too many. Ginghers, I have the dressmaking shears and I have the small Pewter embroidery shears. LOVE them so much.... Gingher embroidery scissors (for close cutting for embroidery and applique. Gingher for fabric. Gingher scissors. My daughter in law gave me my first pair about 15 years ago, and now that is all I use. I have about 10-12 pair of various sizes. I use them for All of my sewing needs. www.patchworkposse.com
Scissor Envy- What is your favorite? Tim Holtz scissors Ginger... I also have fiskars .......I have paper ones and I have a small paper of Kai scissors for trimming threads. Love those!! Anything with a purple handle [LOL] depends on what I am trying to do at the moment... I have a HUGE flowerpot filled with about a dozen different ones My grandmothers old ones. Have no idea who made them. They have been resharpened so many times and still work great. My favorite are my stork ruby-eyed embroidery scissors. I have them with me all the time. I love Gingher scissors. I have standar 8 1/2" (I think) and embroidery scissors. For cutting paper or templates, I use Fiskar scissors. I have Westcott scissors, they are heavy duty, and can cut thru several layer of fabric or thick seams like denim, which I sew with a lot. Also my little snips, I have about 6 pr., one at each of my 5 machines that I use in my shop. Fiskars without a thumb hole, Gingers and the tiny little snips with no finger holes (they are the best - I have several). envy...... if there sharp use um WASA - Soligen, Germany (my embroidery scissors) I use them for cutting thread, yarn, embroidery I like fiscar;s scissors. I have the 3 inch, pointed blade in my sewing kit and on my sewing machine table. I have a few pointed embroidery scissors, but I don't really use them. I have a pair of older scissors I use for cutting paper or fusible double-sided like Steam a Seam Lite, to cut out for applique regular scissors, craft scissor,I can cut anykind of fabric thick or thin Kai for cutting fabric I just use the fairly cheap scissors I bought years ago - don't remember where. cutting threads, trimming the ears on triangle units gingher - EVERYTHING I love them all. Ginghers are my favorites, but I have some Fiskars and Titanium ones.
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Scissor Envy- What is your favorite? I have an old pair that I got in high school when I took sewing that I still use that was just resharpened. But I have a new pair of Fiskars that are awesome and are my go to tools. I am partial to Gingher brand scissors. I am left-handed, but prefered to use righthanded scissors and I still cut with my left hand. I have a pair of titanium scissors that I absolutely love. If I am working on fusible applique my favorite scissors are a pair of ZipZap's which are made in Germany Mundail shears are my favorite and I use them for fabric cutting only (applique, garments, wool cutouts). I have Gingher shears and pinking shears which I use for garments only. The best scissors of all time is the Karen Kay Buckley perfect scissors. The handles are large and soft. The blades are slightly serrated so they grip the fabric as you cut. I have an old pair that were my mother in laws. Solid steel scissors with a fancy pattern on them. I love them. Little ones that I hang around my neck, larger ones with spring action I have about 5 pairs of scissors. I like my Fiskars "Razor Edged" ergonomically friendly scissors and use them for cutting applique pieces, along with my small Fiskars, ergonomically friendly ones. I prefer very sharp pointed scissors so if they are in my hand for cutting and I need to "rip" I can put them to use and not have to change equipment. I have an assortment of small scissors because I lust for their cute and handy size. I have a few pair of shears whose names all escape me. I do know I have a pair of gingher shears that I hide from all but me. tiny ones for embroidery; medium size for applique; and a gigantic pair of tailor scissors My Gingher shears never touch anything but cotton fabric. I have a great pair of Fiskars pinking shears, again only on good quality fabric. I have a large pair of Fiskars shears used for cutting fabric only. I use the cheap dollar scissors for paper and junk fabric. I like to have my scissors sharp and something a little different on the handle making them more identifiable at a workshop Ginghers, small, and large sizes Singer sissors I won while in High School in 1959 Gingher are nice but seem to go bad easily. I prefer Fiskars and toss them when they go bad. ginghers, all 13 of them Fiskars are my favorite scissors! Love the style with the squeezy handles--they stay sharp and I can cut and cut without any fatigue to my hands. I use my scissors when a rotary cutter isn't an option, like in fusible projects or, more recently, in making new Christmas stockings. www.patchworkposse.com
Scissor Envy- What is your favorite? Small Gingher I got as a gift in Germany. I use them all the time as they are small and sharp but also mean a lot. I think my favorite pair is a tiny set that came with my embroidery machine. They are very easy to slip under stitches to cut. I love scissors and have MANY. My latest favorites (for the past 2-3 years) are KAI yellow handles. I have them in 4 sizes and they stay very sharp and cut right to the tips. I don't have the ones I'd like. I just use the stock Fiskars. But I'd REALLY like the Gingher embroidery scissors. I'm just afraid my kiddos would get 'hold of them and accidentally lose a limb! I bought some really cool ones from "I Have a Notion": Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors Large 7 1/2. Tiny pewter for hand work, Marks and Gingher dressmakers. I love scissors and will buy a good looking new pair to try in a heartbeat. My current favorite pair is one made my olfa. my favorite scissors ,,,, nippers & my applique scissors . I tend to grab them for most every sewing project because they slip comfortably into my hand & can cut tiny threads easily. My favorite have been my fiskars scissors. They last me a long time and I use them for everything. I also have little pairs of embroidery scissors all over my house. Then I always have some handy for when I'm doing handwork. I really don't have a favorite yet, both pairs I have are from a dollar store, I have asked for quality scissors for christmas! dovo, really any good sharp ones Gingher usually, but have a couple of small Bexfield scissors which have very shart poins. Serious harm is threatened if anyone uses my green handled dressmaking scissors or small stork scissors. Can't remember what make these are as had for eons Fiscars are very sharp to the point... have tried lots and some very expensive ones but am always afraid of loosing them! Stick to the easily replaced ones! I also use Fiscars shears, the small spring loaded scissors with no finger holes, very good for snipping threads and cutting the channels in chenille. Have some dress makers scissors and pinking shears also.... all Fiscars. All of them! Really no specific type as long as the are sharp. Clover green handle 5" blade. Everything! Westcott Titanium (applique) other than that the scissors that came with my Babylock machine www.patchworkposse.com
Scissor Envy- What is your favorite? I got a pair scissors I had for 30 years, bought them from Sears and they are wonderful and I only use them at home for certain things and they are my favourite. I got old pairs I use for paper and another pair I use for everything from cutting the wonder under for applique to the fabric. Large green handled ones made in Japan. Very good quality, used mainly for cutting patterns/fabric. my long ones (9 1/2 ") for making squares and tiny ones for hand sewing I actually use my large scissors for everything and have not had dull blades. They are reserved for fabric the majority of the time but if I need to cut a piece of paper I use them. I also use Fiskars which fit my small budget. I do have muliple sizes for multiple tasks. Small ones near my sewing machine to snip threads adn large ones at the cutting table to cut batting to size. Snippets- seem to be the handiest when sewing. I have a pair of Kai shears that cut fabric like butter. They have stayed sharp for 15 years. I prefer electric scissors for cutting doll patterns and clothes Fiskars Razor edged Everything except paper =/ My favorite is my mother's old zig zag kind, I found a gentleman who sharpens they up for me just they way I like them. Gingher scissors and Kay Buckley's scissors. Used for applique and general fabric cutting Acme Titanium sm. sissors. I love this one for everything except cutting material, mostly theads & clipping. Fiskars softgrip is second. Fiskars Wave I love for puttings edges on craft projects. Regular pair of Singer sissors for cutting fabric. I really like the Clover piecing scissors. The have little serrations that sort of grip the fabric as I cut, keeping me on the straight & narrow (normally, I can't cut a straight line with a ruler, so this is a huge plus for me!). I also use small, cheap, sharp scissors for small cutting -- like trimming around yo-yos before sewing. I have little scissors in kits/bags all over the place. I have a great pair of Gingher shears that I don't use much because they're so heavy. My Ginghers are my "go to" scissors and for small projects I have some tiny little 5" ones as well as the "duck bill" type. Klasse My sister gave me Gingher cutting and applique scissors when I started quilting. Since I do alot of rotary cutting, the only scissors I use alot are the applique scissors to close cut threads. Most of my scissors are from the local hospital when I worked there. They are small, strong and stay sharp for a long time. I keep one in each project bag. I have a variety of generic store bought scissors that I use. I mark them for fabric, batting, paper, etc. www.patchworkposse.com
From The New Barbara Taylor Book of Quilting Scan provided by Feed Dog - www.feeddog.net
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Full-size pattern
From The New Barbara Taylor Book of Quilting Scan provided by Feed Dog - www.feeddog.net
Pigly Summer wouldn’t be any fun without a snuggly farm friend to share it with. Pigly is made with fleece, so soft snuggles and nuzzles is the specialty!
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Reversible Bag This reversible bag comes in 3 sizes. Choose the size to match your activity, whether it’s library time, grocery time, or beach time the size will be perfect. Roll up the bag and tie with strap to make toting it around easy.
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Foxie Adventures Foxie Adventures Block of a Month, is a fun wall hanging that will teach you the raw-edge applique method. This method makes applique super easy and ‘whimsical’ in style. The Foxie pair love new activities each month– going from raking leaves, fishing, parades, spring showers, flowers and more! Sew along with them, month by month
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