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New Fall Products – Day 2
We’re on day 2 of our new Fall product introduction. Tell us what is the most challenging aspect you find at your pressing station and what product are you looking forward to try? 7803- Point 2 Point Turner Turn every point perfectly. Designed to be comfortable and secure when turning either end. Features a fine tipped end for detail work. Curved end with tip for point turning. 7804 – Iron Safe Protect what you’re pressing from your iron, protect your iron from what you’re pressing! The Iron Safe prevents…
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New Fall Products 2013
Clover has many new and exciting products debuting for Fall. There’s so much information to share, in fact it’s too much for one post. This week is dedicated to sharing all that’s new this Fall with Clover. Press Perfect by Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Designs is an innovative new line of products being introduced this season. We all know that pressing is a necessary step with any sewing or quilting project. Clover and Joan have worked together to revolutionize the pressing station bringing you the new basics. We…
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Thursday Threads – Trick-or-Treat Bag
Every Trick-or-Treater needs a special bag to carry all the sweet treats awaiting them on Halloween. Spend an afternoon creating this quick and simple bag for your little ghouls and monsters using Clover’s Create-a-Strap, Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in and your basic sewing supplies. For this project you will need: 2- 11″x 12″ cuts of fabric for the bag 2- 11″x 12″ pieces of Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in 2- 1″ x 16″ cuts of fabric for the straps 1- Package of Clover’s 1″ Create-a-Strap Additional tools: Wonder Clips 6-in-1…
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Friday Finds-Nancy Zieman’s Stack ‘n Store Bobbin Tower
Nancy Zieman is a guest blogger on The Sewing Loft Blog this week with the Bobbin Tower and more: The Sewing Loft There’s also a large giveaway that includes a BabyLock machine ending today, celebrating National Sewing Month. Hash-tag #NSM13 Have a good weekend from all of us at Clover.
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Watch Us Wednesdays-Make Spooky Halloween Puppets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNQ943zsDvo Diane Gilleland from CraftyPod shares a tutorial for making your own Halloween hand puppets. These puppets would be fun Halloween party favors! There’s a craft stick inside the skirt to make puppeteering easy for little hands. Older kids might enjoy adding the extra hand controls shown in the video [above]. Best of all, either version makes up in about an hour. I designed my puppet faces using a paint program on my computer and printed them on Spoonflower linen-cotton canvas. You’re welcome to download my file, or if you have…
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Friday Finds-Create-a-Strap Woven Mat by Carol C. Porter
The weekend is here. We have a fun, quick , cute project for you this weekend. Use left-over/odd sized remnants after making straps! Make any size you want. This is a quick and easy gift idea for wedding showers, housewarmings or just because you want to add a splash of color to you decor. -Carol C. Porter Supplies Create-a Strap 1” Art No. 9502 Create-a-Strap 5/8” Art No. 9510 2” wide fabric strips 1 3/8” wide fabric strips Sewing Machine & Thread Rotary Cutter Art No. 7500 Mat Art No.7522…
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Tuesday Tips: Fusible Interfacing
Fusible and Bias tape makers. What are they? Maybe you’re starting out in sewing or maybe you’re an expert seamstress. Whatever the case may be, Clover would like to tell you when to use a Fusible product and our Fusible Tape Maker. Simply combine the fabric type of your choice as shown in the image above, with Fusible Web and iron. You can create instant bias tapes in minutes. A textile attached to the “wrong” side of the fabric, which is the non-printed side uses a fusible interface. It…
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Make it Monday with Eleanor Burns
Do you love ice cream? We certainly do. We love Eleanor Burns ice cream quilt. Download the free patten Ice Cream Quilt Pattern. Eleanor Burn is teaching at Fabric Fest, she is known for her Quilt in a Day TV series on PBS and is still broadcasting nationwide and abroad, even teaching in Japan. RFDTV, the Quilt channel and the Quilt in a Day’s Media Theater are other venues where the shows are viewed. Adding to all of that, she has developed her own “Signature” fabric lines with Benartex.
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Friday Finds
Are you a sewist at heart? Visit Amanda Herring’s blog The Quilted Fish. She will be one of the instructors at Fabric Fest. We found this cute project on her blog by Julie Dueck of Sew Jewelry. Download project Button Bracelet Tutorial. Have fun sewing from all us here at Clover.
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Watch Us Wednesday – Kanzashi Flowers
Now that the kids are heading back to school we all have a little more time on our hands. Check out a quick Kanzashi flower tutorial and a few fun and easy projects you can create with Clover’s Kanzashi Flower Makers. Clover Kanzashi Flower Demonstration Fabric Flower Paper Clips Mixed media fabric and paper kanzashi flowers Kanzashi Flower Candle Coaster