With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, perhaps you are whipping up a crafty confection this week for the object of your affections. Sometimes an embellished stitched handmade card is most appreciated by a significant other. However, if you wish to drop a hint for *your* Valentine gift, there’s always eQuilter Gift Certificates, and we still have our seasonal Artisan Chocolates in stock.
We are finally having a proper Snow Day today. If it was a weekday, the kids would have had the school day off. It rained until noon, and now we are having a heavy wet snow, more like what we usually get in the Springtime. It is very disorienting because usually we get frigid temps and powder snow in February. The tree-snapping Spring snows are not supposed to happen now!
However our pup is very excited by the snow. She spent the whole afternoon at the back door, whining anxiously. “Mom, I want to go out and play in the snow!”
Hopefully you are staying warm and dry, deeply engaged in a creative project. This is quilting weather and the sewing season! I hope you saw last night’s Flash Sale email – our large cones of Aurifil 50 wt Rainbow Colors are 30-33% off through Sunday night 11:59 pm. It is a great deal for those of you who need to stock up for your machine quilting and longarm projects this year! You guys tend to buy mostly neutrals, but I am challenging you to try some new brilliant hues in your work this year.
If somebody told you long ago that you should stick to grey and beige in your quilting, maybe it is time to branch out. A great way to kick start your thread color collection is to buy a set of special hues, and then challenge yourself to design quilts that use these colors. When I am machine quilting a piece, I change my thread color every few minutes. And picking out new thread colors is like going to the candy store. One new snazzy thread color can inspire a whole new cycle of creativity!
Don’t forget to clean your machine and change your needle – you can stock up on machine needles here. You’ll thank me when that needle in your machine breaks. These days I am trying out titanium and teflon needles which work really well with fusibles. Make sure you get the right needle size to go with the right thread size. When you order Schmetz needles this month, we will include a FREE Schmetz Thread Booklet which is a handy info source when you’ve got your pedal to the medal on a sewing binge.
sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul
Travel/Quilt Dates:
Feb 21-24, 2024 – QuiltCon in Raleigh, NC – eQuilter is a GOLD Sponsor.
March 6 – Canadian Quilters Association – Zoom Lecture “Intl Quilt Trends”
April 7-12 Allegre Retreat
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