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Embroider an Ornament for Travel Destinations
How to Embroider an Ornament that Commemorates Your Travels Embroider an ornament using the city, state or country you last visited. This simple project makes a great gift for travel buddies, family reunion attendees and more. Plus, an ornament blank makes a great gift tag, place holder and garland, too! TRAVEL ORNAMENT SUPPLIES Ornament Blank (such as this or one that is meant to hold a photo) Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch™ Stabilizer 5″ square of cotton fabric Sulky 12 wt. Cotton Blendables® Thread ORNAMENT INSPIRATION This ornament design was inspired by our Sulky Bali trip with Craftours. Since we had an entire day devoted to making our own batik fabric,…
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Sew a Charger Cord Pouch + Ear Bud Holder for Back to School
Charger Cord Pouch + Ear Bud Holder Sew a charger cord pouch + ear bud holder to store these accessories safely in a backpack for travel or heading back to school. A swivel clip allows you to attach the pouch to a zipper pull or backpack loop for convenient transport. Determine the pouch size needed by wrapping the cord(s) you intend to store and tracing the outline. Then, find a bowl or other round object that’s similar in size and trace the circle, adding 1/4″ beyond the drawn line to create the pattern. CHARGER CORD POUCH + EAR BUD HOLDER SUPPLIES Quilting cotton fabric: 2 circles each (outer & backing)…
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Quilted Travel Checkers Set
Quilted Travel Checkers Set Create a quilted travel checkers set to throw in a tote for a long flight, car ride or restaurant night. Sort through your button jar to find like colors for each opponent or use different coins for each participant to use on the board. FINISHED SIZE: 8 ½” square QUILTED TRAVEL CHECKERS SET SUPPLIES (32) 1 1/2” squares each of 2 coordinating quilting cotton fabrics (one dark value, one light value) (2) 1 ½” x 14” fabric strips (ties) 10” square of matching Sulky Felty™ 10” square of cotton batting Sulky KK2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive 2”-wide coordinating fabric strips (binding) 50 wt. Cotton Thread Size 70/10…
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Embroider a Sunhat for Summer
How to Embroider a Sunhat Embroider a sunhat for wearing on summer days, taking on vacation and gifting to a bride-to-be, bachelorette party, friend group. The hat brim is easily personalized with a name or phrase, such as “Miss to Mrs,” “Beach, Please,” or the featured “Vacay Vibes.” Read on to learn how to embroider a sunhat easily using Sulky Cotton Petites Thread and Stick ‘n Stitch Stabilizer. If you’re headed to Bali with us this October, make yourself an embroidered sunhat and bring it along! (DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING FOR THIS FABULOUS BALI SULKY TRIP IS QUICKLY APPROACHING! FIND OUT MORE HERE>.) SUNHAT SUPPLIES Wide-brim sunhat (like this, this or…
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Quiltcon 2024 Things to Do and See
Quiltcon 2024 To-Dos Sulky is headed to Quiltcon 2024 in Raleigh, NC! From February 22-25, we’ll be there to take in all the Quilt shows, education and vendors! We’ve compiled a list of things to do and see if you plan to join us there. Be sure to stop by the Sulky booth and say hello! We’d love to connect with you! COFFEE TALK Lace up your walking shoes and grab a cup of coffee. Craft coffee is a Raleigh specialty, with over 14 shops in downtown alone. LOCAL LIFE Raleigh is a unique blend of historic sites and creative spaces, from museums to nightlife, enjoy your time outside of…
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Give the Gift of Travel with Sulky
The Gift of Travel The gift of travel is the greatest gift of all! Experiences, rather than things, are far better for our mental health, education and personal fulfillment. And travel is even better when you’re with like-minded people who love to sew, craft and create. It certainly makes seeking out fabric stores much more fun. Check out our 2024 and 2025 travel opportunities and put them on your gift list! Santa just might make your dreams come true this year! PREVIOUS SULKY TRAVEL TOURS We recently returned from our Sulky + Craftours London tour, which was a sold-out tour! Everyone had a great time and got along so nicely.…
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Luggage Accessories to Sew & Embroider
Luggage Accessories Planning to travel in the New Year? Luggage accessories are a must to keep your items organized and clearly marked for identification. Machine embroidery is the easiest way to add a bit of personalization to luggage tags, bags and tech totes in order to keep everything together for your next trip. Here are five ideas for projects to make as you look forward to upcoming trips. LUGGAGE TAGS Luggage tag blanks are super simple to embroider and easy to personalize. You’ll need: Luggage Tag Blank Sulky Sticky+™ Stabilizer Sulky 40 wt. Poly Deco™ Thread (colors determined by design & luggage tag color) Bobbin Thread: Sulky 60 wt. Bobbin or PolyLite Thread Sulky…
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Scissor Storage for Your Best Shears
Scissor Storage Your best shears deserve the royal treatment! Make scissor cases to house your favorite sharp tools and keep them away from sticky fingers! For National Sewing Month, we want to treat our best tools with tender loving care, so here are three in-the-hoop scissor cases to create, with kits to make things easy. SCISSOR STORAGE #1 The Candy Corn Clutch, from Sookie Sews for Sulky, is the perfect shape to hold a pair of large scissors. The largest size measures about 5 3/4″ x 9 1/4″, so easily holds a pair of scissors slightly smaller than that. Grab a Candy Corn Clutch Kit to create yours out of…
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Smart Packing – Sewing Projects that Make it Easier
Smart Packing Ideas Smart packing is more and more necessary as airlines charge heftier fees for luggage and car space is increasingly limited. Thankfully, we can use our sewing talents to whip up some pouches, totes and bags that help us stay organized and pack like a pro. Whether you’re actually going on a trip (coming to Europe with us, anyone?) or simply trying to tidy up your storage space or sewing room, these smart packing tips and projects are for YOU! PACKING SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL ITEMS Zippered pouches are the obvious choice for corralling small items, such as toiletries, makeup and the like. But clear zippered pockets are game…
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Take a Germany Trip with Sulky for your Sewing Vacation
The Germany trip with Sulky registration closes soon! Have you ever taken a sewing vacation? A vacation where you’re surrounded by fellow sewists, quilters and crafters? It’s so nice to meet people from all over the country who are interested in the same things you are. These are fast friends that we sit on the bus with, chat about our past experiences with, hand sew or hand quilt a little project with while venturing from place to place, experience different parts of the world with, eat different cuisine with, and get inspired for our future projects. Don’t you want to make this apple strudel (or at least EAT it!)? I’m…
