Everyone has their New Year's Day tradition. For some it involves a sofa, a pile of potato chips, and a marathon of college football bowl games. For others, it might be ample servings of pork roast and sauerkraut to ward off bad luck for the coming year. For us fine folks at The Sewing Studio, it's selling fabric, notions, trims and sewing machines at ridiculously low prices.
That's right, it's time for another great New Year's Day sale where your entire purchase, with a few notable exceptions*, will be 40% off the entire day, and that day only.
Been eyeing some silk for a project but couldn't quite make the budget work? Now's the time to pull the trigger. Getting married this year and your Dad's freaking out about the price of materials? Cut the bill down to size by taking advantage of the sale. Are you a quilter that wants to stock up on the latest cottons from Kaufman, Hoffman, Amy Butler, and Michael Miller? Think of the creations you can tackle with all of those designers' work at deep discounts.
What's that? You didn't get that snazzy new sewing machine for Christmas that you dropped about a dozen hints for, but you still have all of the cash your parents and aunts dropped on you? Guess what? You can get a new machine at a discount, maybe even as deep as 50% off. Need a serger to finish off your garments cleanly and neatly? Now's the time to take the plunge (lots of seamstresses forgo sergers, but once you use one you'll never work without it again).
But most importantly, come down to commiserate with hundreds of like minded people as they spend the day sharing their love of creative needlecrafts, whether they be quilters, smockers, costumers, garment makers, or home decorators. It's a big ol' party just waiting for you to be the life of it!
* Yeah, it's time for the legal mumbo jumbo buried at the bottom of the post. To prevent us from losing our shirts and shuttering the store on January 2nd, the 40% sale excludes sewing machines, cabinets, Ott-Lites, pleaters, special orders, items on hold, previous purchases, and internet purchases.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Quality Fabrics: Good Cottons
It may come as a surprise to some of you (but not all) that there are different quality fabrics. Not just that silk is obviously finer than cotton, but even within the realm of cottons all fabrics are not created equal. One distinguishing factor is the thread count.
Thread count is the number of fibers both horizontally and vertically in a square inch of the fabric. Obviously, the higher the count the stronger the fabric. But what does that mean to a quilter?
Primarily, it means your quilt will stand a better chance of withstanding time. Lower thread count fabrics will fray easier and stitches will lose their integrity rather quickly. Imagine spending all that time on a quilt, hoping to turn it into an heirloom for your new baby granddaughter, and it pulls apart before she's out of diapers. But that's only if the thread count is horrifically low.
Higher thread count cottons are just softer. And when you imagine that newborn skin, don't you want the softest materials rubbing up against it? That's why it's important to ensure higher quality cottons go into your quilt.
Another element to your cottons you want to look for is that the pattern is woven into the fabric and not simply stamped on in ink. If it's just a pattern stamped in ink, it runs the risk of smearing or washing away too easily.
There are many fine cottons that are imported, and are always an excellent place to start, especially for an heirloom quilt.
When quilting, it's important to take the time to choose quality fabrics lest you want all of your hard work and creativity lost before it really has the chance to be appreciated.
Thread count is the number of fibers both horizontally and vertically in a square inch of the fabric. Obviously, the higher the count the stronger the fabric. But what does that mean to a quilter?
Primarily, it means your quilt will stand a better chance of withstanding time. Lower thread count fabrics will fray easier and stitches will lose their integrity rather quickly. Imagine spending all that time on a quilt, hoping to turn it into an heirloom for your new baby granddaughter, and it pulls apart before she's out of diapers. But that's only if the thread count is horrifically low.
Higher thread count cottons are just softer. And when you imagine that newborn skin, don't you want the softest materials rubbing up against it? That's why it's important to ensure higher quality cottons go into your quilt.
Another element to your cottons you want to look for is that the pattern is woven into the fabric and not simply stamped on in ink. If it's just a pattern stamped in ink, it runs the risk of smearing or washing away too easily.
There are many fine cottons that are imported, and are always an excellent place to start, especially for an heirloom quilt.
When quilting, it's important to take the time to choose quality fabrics lest you want all of your hard work and creativity lost before it really has the chance to be appreciated.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Wintersburg Winter Shop Hop
Any quilters out there? We thought so. It's time for another bi-annual Shop Hop! It's a ridiculously fun event that spans seven Central Florida shops over four days. It's a quilter's dream!
The only thing you need to participate in the Shop Hop is a love of quilting, and a passport which you can purchase at any of the participating shops. The object of the Hop is to visit each store on the list to get your passport stamped and turned in at the last store you visit in order to be entered for the grand prize of 70 yards of fabric! There will also be a second prize of 35 yards of fabric and $50 and $75 prizes at each store. Over 15 Prizes will be awarded in all!
You can also collect a quilt panel from each store that can be combined into a beautiful quilt (some assembly will be required, but that's the fun part!) Each store will have their completed quilt on display for you to admire and be inspired by, and you will also have the opportunity to purchase the finishing kit.
The Shop Hop will start on October 5th and run through the 8th. Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on Friday which gives you three extra hours until 8 p.m.
In addition to The Sewing Studio, participating stores include the Bernina Sewing Center in Lake Mary, Quilters Cove In Orlando on Curry Ford, Clermont Sewing and Quilting, Cornerstone Quilt Shop in Orlando at East Colonial, SEW-MINI Things in Mount Dora, and Nancy's Quilt Shop in Winter Garden.
Passports sell for $5 prior to the event, and for $6 during the event.
This is an excellent opportunity to pick the brains of the quilting experts at each store and be inspired by the thousands of yards of wonderful fabric on display to create your own special quilt.
The only thing you need to participate in the Shop Hop is a love of quilting, and a passport which you can purchase at any of the participating shops. The object of the Hop is to visit each store on the list to get your passport stamped and turned in at the last store you visit in order to be entered for the grand prize of 70 yards of fabric! There will also be a second prize of 35 yards of fabric and $50 and $75 prizes at each store. Over 15 Prizes will be awarded in all!
You can also collect a quilt panel from each store that can be combined into a beautiful quilt (some assembly will be required, but that's the fun part!) Each store will have their completed quilt on display for you to admire and be inspired by, and you will also have the opportunity to purchase the finishing kit.
The Shop Hop will start on October 5th and run through the 8th. Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on Friday which gives you three extra hours until 8 p.m.
In addition to The Sewing Studio, participating stores include the Bernina Sewing Center in Lake Mary, Quilters Cove In Orlando on Curry Ford, Clermont Sewing and Quilting, Cornerstone Quilt Shop in Orlando at East Colonial, SEW-MINI Things in Mount Dora, and Nancy's Quilt Shop in Winter Garden.
Passports sell for $5 prior to the event, and for $6 during the event.
This is an excellent opportunity to pick the brains of the quilting experts at each store and be inspired by the thousands of yards of wonderful fabric on display to create your own special quilt.
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