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Knit Project Bag
Like most busy people, I’m always on the go — and when I go places, I rarely leave without some kind of project to work on whenever the opportunity might present itself.
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A Few of My Favorite Clover Tools for EPP by Diane Gilleland
A Few of My Favorite Clover Tools for English Paper Piecing By Diane Gilleland My new book, All Points Patchwork, is all about English paper piecing (otherwise known as EPP) – a lovely hand-sewn patchwork technique. I’m a big fan of hand-sewing in general, and my toolbox is brimming with Clover! So I thought I’d share some of my favorites, and how they make my EPP easier. (If you’d like to see some EPP in action, by the way, check out these videos.) Applique Pins, Fabric Glue Stick The first…
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Tool School: Wonder Clips
What is it?- Wonder Clips are perhaps the most versatile and useful sewing tool ever devised. For years sewers have used binder clips, hair pins or even clothes pins for any number of sewing applications where an alternative to pins is desired. The Wonder Clip, designed and manufactured by Clover, is the first clip developed specifically for the needs of today’s sewers, quilters, crafters and beaders. The Wonder Clip is available in two sizes. The Original Wonder Clip is 3/8″ wide and 1″ long. The base is flat to allow it…
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Limited Edition Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Products
Breast Cancer Awareness Limited Edition Desk Needle Threader & 50 Piece Wonder Clips October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same! Clover has joined forces with The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. to support Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. Clover will donate 5% for every $100.00 spent on…
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Lone Star Table Topper
Check out this beautiful Summery Lone Star Table Topper by Nancy Zieman. Watch the video on how to use Nancy’s Lone Star templates. Also don’t miss out on our weeks giveaway by signing here at Raffle Copter: Clover Summer Giveaway! We are giving away a Quick YO-YO Maker, Point-2-Point-turner and Wrap-N-Fuse Piping Happy Sewing!
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Top 10 Sewing & Quilting Notions of 2013
We wanted to share with you our top 10 notions of 2013. These are the best-selling sewing and quilting notions of the year. Many of these tools may already be in your sewing kit, keep reading to find out if your favorite notion made the cut. 1. 3155: Wonder Clips 10 Pk Wonder Clips have a wide opening for holding multiple layers of fabric. It won’t damage or distort the fabric. Wonder Clip base is flat for easy feeding to presser foot with 1/4″ and 1/2″ seam allowance markings on the base.…
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Dresden Christmas Tree Skirt
Good morning everyone, another wintery California day over here at Clover. I know from the last post we discussed the Dresden plate design, and how I said I was going to make a tree skirt yesterday, well unfortunately I caught a cold (sadness) and have quarantined myself to my desk so that my colleagues don’t join my cold party. I will create this project you see above, following these instructions from one of our free project sheets titled: Dresden Christmas Tree Skirt, which you can download and try yourself. I actually…
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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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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…