The quilt dogs say no photographs until this quilt is DONE!! It is very much a WIP and has been a WIP for a while but it's next on my hit-list to finish.
I kicked the quilt dogs off just for you as I promised Miss Jane I'd do a review for her of a new product (this is NOT a sponsored post). She included a lovely surprise when I opened my last package from Miss Jane at WantItNeedItQuilt. (This was the 'no more fabric shopping until Salt Lake City so I'll binge now' spree). Jane had included this lil gadget and asked me to review it.
I love free stuff! So here on the left is my old thread holder with a white Aurifil cone on it. It's fine but it wiggles a bit (noisily) and the thread sometimes comes free of that metal arm.The Superior thread holder (on the right) is a LOT more complex. It came with instructions but Melody ate them. (Seriously. AGAIN. Apparently sewing instructions are tasty and eating them is good revenge on me for putting the delicious Aloe Vera tissue box out of her reach. I promise I feed her!)
That metal arm swings up and you thread the cotton (or in this case, polyfilament thread) through it then through the metal eye. Aren't I clever choosing to demonstrate with invisible thread? I was going to go back and do it with something really visible, but Nina revolted.One thing I definitely like over my new one is that it comes with a 'spool adaptor' which you can see at the bottom of this picture, so the spool doesn't rock'n'roll (or clunk) as you sew. Two thumbs up there.
The little metal swing out arm is a great idea, but it's a bit loose on mine. It dips down a bit if you breath on it - oh ok, I'm exaggerating - if you poke it. If I were/had a handyman, there's possibly a way to tighten it up so it doesn't threaten to drop. I think after a few uses it might droop. I was also a bit dubious that the thread would get stuck in the metal loop - especially something as fine as monofilament thread - but it didn't seem to. (There was a method to my madness in choosing to test it with monofil).
I managed to outline 6 fairies before Nina had a hissy fit and started clunking. Another trip to visit the sewing machine doctor. But the good news is, that as I was working, I rediscovered my love of the fairies. They are so beautifully and delicately drawn. However thanks to temperamental machines, this is to remain a WIP for a little while yet. Sigh.
Isn't she pretty? And isn't that fuzzy bumblebee cute? I love the clover fairy. They all take me back to being a little girl in England and discovering things in the garden with my grandma. I'm not sure if she bought the flower fairy books for my mum or for herself to be honest!
The other thing Miss Jane threw in was a charm pack of Moda's Lately Arrived from London.
So if you'd like to win this lovely charm pack:
1) Leave me a comment with a PUN or a really bad quilting joke in it. Something that will make me go to PIECES. ;)
2) For a second entry, twitter this giveaway with @quokkaquilts included.
3) For a third, pop over to WantItNeedItQuilt and tell me what you'd mug Miss Jane for.
Mr Random will choose a winner.
To finish quilting:
Flower fairies
McKenna Ryan
Soul Flowers
Baby Safari (close! hand quilting!)
To finish:
Terrain Stepping Stones
Paintbox Quilt
Washi fabric quilt
JayCyn Gone Fishin' quilt
Ruby Rail
Breast Cancer quilt
Diamond paper piecing
And probably half a dozen others I've forgotten about...
Why did the local quilt guild fail?
ReplyDeleteBecause it didn't have good BACKING.
How is that for a corny pun? Thanks for the chance to win!
Tweeted the giveaway.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/AlphaBecky/status/215222718306598912
I think I might get the Cuzco layer cake from Miss Jane if I could! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've been spoilt and are having fun as a result. Hope the issue with Nina is sorted easily.
ReplyDeletei would love the sew strechey jelly roll from her
ReplyDeletei don't know any corny jokes about quilting except it's funny when you look at my sewing
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I don't know any quilting jokes either, but did you know you can quilt in knitting too? I'm currently knitting patchwork socks and I've seen lots of patchwork afghans.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose the Cuzco layer cake from Miss Jane; yummy!
ReplyDeleteI'm not so good at quilting jokes, but...
ReplyDeleteYou know you are a quilter when:
-there is more fabric in the house than food
-you always have your iron out, but you never iron clothes
-thread is your best fashion accessory
Thanks for the chance!
Oh I would so go for the Lucy's Crab Shack layer cake.
ReplyDeleteI don''t know any quilt jokes, sorry.
ReplyDeleteI like the Good Morning Jelly Roll
ReplyDeleteThis is not a quilt joke but it sure explains a lot! "A recent study has indicated that fabric gives off certain Pheromones, that actually hypnotize women and cause them to purchase ungodly amounts." I knew it wasn't my fault!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the look of the Cuzco layer cake!
ReplyDeleteThis make me laugh today - http://pinterest.com/pin/14707136253693952/
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Tweeted - https://twitter.com/hueisei/status/215292848461971457
ReplyDeleteI loved the Summersville Charm pack :)
ReplyDeleteI burnt a cake whilst planning a quilt, I should have kept it simple and stuck to a layer cake, I didn't and now I'm all in pieces! Does that qualify as a pun? It's true though :)
ReplyDeleteI am lusting after Sew Stitchy, so I don't think I could go past the Sew Stitchy layer cake, but the Cuzco Layer Cake jumps off the screen and I think I want it even more LOL :) I love that your giveaway will probably see me buying more fabric LOL
ReplyDeleteI adore Summersville!
ReplyDeleteOld quilters never die, they just go to pieces. Very bad, i know.
ReplyDeleteI love the felicity layer cake, but their out =(
ReplyDeleteSo i guess my #2 is the athill range layer cake. I just love flowers =)
Cuzco layer cake from Jane please! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteShe who dies with the most fabric wins? Or on days I stitch my life goes without a hitch. Pretty lame I know!
ReplyDeleteAngus Broon of Glasgow comes to the little lady of the house exclaiming, "Maggie, cud ya be sewin on a wee button that's come off of me fly? I canna button me pants. "
ReplyDelete"Oh Angus ... I've got me hands in the dishpan, go up the stairs and see if Mrs. MacDonald could be helpin ya with it."
About 5 minutes later there's a terrible crash, a bang, a bit of yelling and the sound of a body falling doon the stairs.
Walking back in the door with a blackend eye and a bloody nose comes Angus. The little lady looks at him and says, "My god, what happened to ya? Did you ask her like I told you?"
"Aye," says Angus. "I asked her to sew on the wee button an she did. Everything was goin fine but when she bent doon to bite off the wee thread, Mr. MacDonald walked in... "
The Cuzco layer cake for me too from Miss Jane please :-)
ReplyDeleteWell I already bought one from her, but Miss Jane's F8 Summersville bundle is pretty sweet! Oh and thanks for taking me back to my Mr Squiggle childhood :o)
ReplyDeleteWhat does a quilter say on her deathbed?
ReplyDeleteJust one more row before I go. LOL!
loritfrench@comcast.net
That Spa Layer Cake is intriguing! I've not seen it before.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in a perfected spool holder, myself. I'm guessing this one isn't it.
loritfrench@comcast.net
I tell my husband quilting doesn't cost him anything because I only make scrappy quilts. Yeh, he doesn't buy it either. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI would have to ask for a Kate Spain Good fortune Layer cake! I just missed out on one in a sale last month, and I have been banned from buying more fabric til next month, :-( . I am sorry for me enough for all of us!
ReplyDeleteI would like to win this sew badly...
ReplyDeleteDoes that count as a bad enough pun?
Thye're not quilting related, but my kids think these are the funniest jokes in the world (forgive them, they're 4 & 6!)
ReplyDeleteKnock knock?
Who's there?
Boo.
Boo Who?
Don't cry!
Is your fridge running?
Yes.
Then you'd better go catch it!!!
Over and over. And over. And they still think it's hilarious.
Why did the quilter cross the road?
Well obviously there was a fabric store on the other side!
I'd mug Jane for her whole stash, is that too greedy?
ReplyDeleteIf I had to narrow it down, I'd knick her Cuzco, Marmalade (clearly I'd have to wait until next week to put said plan into place) and Aurifil.
I found this one online: Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a highway patrolman sees a car puttering along at 22 MPH. He thinks to himself, ‘this driver is just as dangerous as a speeder,’ so he turns on his lights and stops the car. Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back, wide eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously confused, says to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit. What seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replies, “you weren’t speeding but you should know that driving much slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly. Twenty-two miles an hour,” the old woman said a bit proudly. The State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle, explained to her that 22 was the highway route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error. “But before I let you go Ma’am, I have to ask, ‘Is everyone in this car OK?’ These women seem awfully shaken up and they haven’t muttered a single word this whole time.” The driver responded, “Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route 110.”
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have some Cabbages and Roses - Northcote Range!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI shared your giveaway on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GwenWindham/status/215868744839331841
ReplyDeleteHELLO! I'D MUG MISS JANE FOR THE FQB "GROW WITH ME"! THANKS FOR SHARING!1
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"QUILTERS NEVER EVER DIE,THEY JUST FALL TO PIECES!" (SAD)
ReplyDeleteHAPPY STITCHING !
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I don't know any quilting puns, but maybe I'd think of some if I was doing traPUNto. (sorry...)
ReplyDeleteHere's my Tweet: https://twitter.com/birdie00000/status/215944340168650754
ReplyDeleteI'd love the Cuzco layer Cake!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I'm trying to RIC RAC my brain to come up with a good pun. This is so lame, I can't believe you made us do this :P
ReplyDeleteTweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/Waves81
ReplyDeleteNot that I want to mug our lovely Miss Jane but if I had to I would do it for a Lucy's Crab Shack or Cuzco layer cake :)
ReplyDeleteAs for quilting puns, I'm all out. I do have a lot of quilting needles though. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy 3 year old's joke:
Knock, knock
Who's there?
Little boy
Little boy who?
Little boy who can't reach the doorbell!
He collapses in giggles when he tells us that one.
Thanks for the giveaway!
The gals were all at quilt retreat, near a main street in town. That morning, a funeral cortege went by, and one woman from the group stood reverently at the window as it passed. On the way from the church to the cemetery, it passed the window again, and again the woman stood quietly to watch it go by.
ReplyDeleteAnother woman at the retreat noticed, and said to her “I’m so impressed by the reverence you showed to that funeral. It’s very thoughtful of you.”
The woman said to her: “It’s the least I can do: we were married for over 36 years!
Juggling Summer Layer Cake would do nicely for a proper mugging.
ReplyDeleteYour giveaway has been tweeted. Thank you for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI don't know any quilting jokes but I've got a friend who always says " The one with most fabric wins" and I think that's kind of fun because I might win that.
ReplyDeleteI really like the Cuzco Layer Cake over at Jane's.
ReplyDeleteKnock Knock
ReplyDeleteWho's there?
Cotton
Cotton Who?
Cotton a trap
Must buy more cotton!
Thanks for a chance to win! :)
I tweeted...
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/CGeates/status/216718910391717890
I love the Simply Color Charm Pack & LLayer Pack! :)
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