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Serger Buying Guide + Projects to Get Started
Serger Buying Guide + Fun Starter Projects A Serger Buying Guide is a smart tool that helps you determine what to look for when purchasing a serger. For National Serger Month, we’re providing you with a FREE Serger Buying Guide, which you can print and bring to your sewing machine dealer. If you know the features you want to use, the serger applications you want to explore, and the projects you want to sew, you’ll be better equipped to purchase a serger that’s right for you. SERGER SESSIONS Once you purchase your serger, using the Serger Buying Guide, you’ll need to know how to use it! We’ve got you covered…
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ALL THE PATCHES SESSION with Sulky
PATCHES EMBROIDERY SESSION In this ALL THE PATCHES Embroidery Session, you’ll learn how to create all sorts of different freestanding patches. You’ll work in the hoop of your embroidery machine in this self-guided, start-anytime Session! Plus, you’ll turn practice to project using a special curated patch design collection from Embroidery Library & Urban Threads, with or without a kit. Plus, learn how to customize a blank patch using a design of your choice. We’ll show you how to merge design files and how to use your own artwork to create a patch that’s all your own. Learn how to navigate a digitizing site or digitize your own patch designs using specialty…
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Quilt-Themed Gift Tags in the Hoop
Quilt-Themed Gift Tags & More – Talk Quilty to Me Create quilt-themed gift tags and more with punny, quilt-themed stitchouts. This collection of 8 quilt-themed designs, including four ITH Gift Tag versions and four “flat” machine embroidery versions (in three sizes). With the ITH Gift Tag version, create adorable cork or Sulky Felty™ gift tags for Gal-entine’s Day, Mother’s Day, National Quilting Day, a Quilt Retreat and more, completely in the hoop of your embroidery machine. With a pocket on the back, the finished gift tag can be used to house a gift card, cash or note for the recipient. PLUS, as a BONUS, you’ll receive the six designs in…
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A Sewing Room Deep Clean
Deep Clean Your Sewing Room A deep clean is always on the agenda at the start of springtime. It’s a great feeling to walk into a room that smells fresh, looks bright and is clear of clutter. However, just the thought of setting aside time to clean and organize can be daunting. Let’s try and make it more manageable by starting with the room we spend the most time in: our sewing room! DEEP CLEAN & ORGANIZE NOTIONS Here are five things that might make cleaning and organizing your sewing room a bit less dreadful: 1. Sulky Slimline Containers: Do you have thread spools strewn about your creative space (like…
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Garden Party Mystery Box for Spring
Garden Party Mystery Box A Project-Based Box with Inspiration to Fuel Your Creativity Welcome the emerging buds of springtime with the Sulky Garden Party Mega Mystery Box. Included project inspiration will help you and your décor transition from winter to spring, with charming, soft colors, floral motifs and rustic cottage vibes. Inside the box you’ll find some Sulky favorites to stock your sewing room, plus notions & fabrics to use for several fun projects. Two BONUS digital project files are included with purchase! GARDEN PARTY THEME The Garden Party theme echoes throughout the items in the Mystery Box, with floral motifs and pastel hues. You’re sure to enjoy the brand…
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Free-Motion Fun for Beginners & Experts
Free-Motion Fun Free-motion fun quilting is a technique that isn’t as hard as it seems. With the proper machine setup and a few expert tips, you’ll be prepared to drop the sewing machine feed dogs and start painting fabrics with thread. Read on for a free practice printable and take your quilting to new heights! The featured “Spool of Thread” design is by Lori Kennedy, author of 180 Doodle Quilting Designs: Free-Motion Ideas for Blocks Borders and Beyond, compiled by Karen Burns for Martingale & Company (used with permission). Grab the design HERE and print it onto a sheet of Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch Stabilizer to begin your free-motion fun…
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Fuzzy Bunny Machine Embroidery Design with Filaine
Fuzzy Bunny Design Freebie FREE Machine Embroidery Design from Sulky! Grab this Fuzzy Bunny 3D brushed design for your Easter and springtime embellishing! This design measures 4 11/16″ x 6 3/8″ and is perfect for Easter baskets, pillow blanks, wall hangings and more. FUZZY BUNNY DESIGN TIPS The Fuzzy Bunny design featured Sulky Filaine Thread, a 100% acrylic thread that fluffs when brushed with our Filaine Wire Brush. You will need a MAXI SPOOL of Filaine Thread to have enough for the Fuzzy Bunny stitchout. The sewing machine does need some modifications for successful stitching with this heavyweight thread: The needle size is important! We recommend using needle size 100/16…
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A JOANN Eulogy – Thanks for the Memories
A JOANN Eulogy JOANN, formerly JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts, announced that they will close all 800+ stores across the nation, saddening many sewists, quilters and crafters who relied on the chain to support their hobbies and (for some) businesses. For many, JOANN has provided a place for one-stop shopping even if it was just far enough away from home to make shopping there a full-day event. For me it was where my love of sewing flourished, as there were no independent shops or any online fabric retailers back when I really became interested in sewing. I had no choice but to shop at JOANN, and it was nice to…
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Hexi Key Fob with Felt Shamrock
Hexi Key Fob for Quick St. Patrick’s Day Gifts This hexi key fob is a great project to use up leftover hexagons from English paper piecing projects. If you don’t have leftover hexagons, they’re easily cut to whatever size you desire. You can also make several hexi key fobs with the help of an AccuQuilt Fabric Cutter. Read on for the tips and tutorial. The following tutorial is for a 1¼”-wide hexi key ring. To create another size, use a precut hexagon template or a fabric cutting die in the desired size. Learn more about using fabric cutters in our FREE webcast: Kitchen Stitchin’. Register today! HEXI KEY FOB SUPPLIES…
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Micro-Embroideries on Shoes Using Stick ‘n Stitch
Micro-embroideries on Shoes Micro-embroidery on shoes is a fun and creative way to personalize footwear. Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch Stabilizer is the best way to transfer the embroidery to shoes while Sulky 12 wt. Cotton Petites Thread gives the embroidery a beautiful, delicate texture. The beauty of this trend is the attention to detail in the small motifs. You can embroider anything from flowers to geometric patterns or even tiny illustrations. It’s a perfect way to elevate a pair of plain shoes into something one-of-a-kind. Choose a canvas shoe, such as Converse or Keds, and get stitching! SHOE EMBROIDERY SUPPLIES Pair of cloth or canvas shoes Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch Stabilizer …
