February Newsletter and Sale!!
Hello Quilting Friends!!
Valentine’s Day is not just a day for sweethearts. It’s a special day to show love and special feelings for family, friends and all those we hold dear. In that regard we wish you, our customers, a blessed and Happy Valentine’s Day filled with special moments and warm thoughts.
New Monthly Sale
In addition to Valentine’s Day, February is heart health awareness month. We’re jumping in on RED-HEART Awareness by offering 15% OFF on orders of $100 or more, through Sunday February 16th on all Red/Pink/Coral/Peach fabrics. This sale is for you only, so use promocode: LOVE14 and remember FREE SHIPPING is available for orders of $75 or more.
We love it when you shop around on the sight, but if you are in a hurry, here is the direct link:
Reds/Pinks/Peach/Coral (logcabinquiltnsew.com)
Featured Product(s)
We are highlighting blender fabrics this month. Blenders Fabrics are quilting fabrics where the print is an abstract, tone-on-tone or washed appearance that helps to blend the different components of the quilt together. Super versatile cotton blender fabrics are the foundation of any great quilting project. Our new line of blenders, Supreme Color Waves, just arrived and we can’t wait to share them with you!
All of our blender fabrics can be found here.
Culinary Corner
Here is a beautiful bowl of Strawberry Valentine’s Chex Mix candy to share with kids, grandkids, your quilting group or office coworkers. So easy to make--made with our favorite Chex Mix cereal, white chocolate chips and pink and red M&M’s, this will be your go-to for February events!
Free Quilt Pattern
Share The Love Heart Pillow
By QT Fabrics
Dimension: 23 x 23”
Scrappy fabric projects are my favorite because I can use up all those small pieces I have in my stash! This is a great pattern for that purpose. Also, If you want to make a quilt from this design, just make 9 of the pillow tops and sew them together (3 across x 3 down) to make a 69” x 69” lap quilt. Voila!!
LONG-ARM QUILTING SERVICES
Please allow three to four weeks for completion.
TODAY’S TIPS, TRICKS & TECHNIQUES
Tips for Applique:
Have you seen a beautiful quilt hanging in a quilt shop that was appliqued and thought to yourself “I wish I could do that but it is way beyond my skillset!” Well, now you can.
Applique is the art of attaching a fabric to a background fabric. It is usually considered an ornamental or decorative technique which is why we love seeing it so much. There are 3 basic techniques used: hand stitching, machine stitching and fused applique. We’re going to discuss fused applique today since that is the simplest method.
Fused applique is the quickest of all the techniques. An iron-on adhesive such as a fusible web is bonded to the back of the fabric shapes. It is ironed in place to release the glue contained in the webbing to stick your shape in place. Depending on the fusible web you choose, it may not create a very long-lived finish on its own. You may need to secure the shape with finishing stitches either by hand or by machine to make the item wash-and-wear. If you want a fused applique that will hold up to washing, be sure to read the product to ensure you have a product that offers durable, permanent bonding that holds up to washing. I use Heat-N-Bond Ultrahold for this purpose and still wash gently without agitation or other garments brushing against the applique.
How to do fused appliqué. Choose a bonding fiber such as Bondaweb, Wonderunder, Steam-a-Seam II or Heat-N-Bond Ultrahold.
1. Print off your templates and resize them if necessary.
2. Lay your paper under the fusible web and trace.
3. Cut around your drawn templates.
4. Lay the templates on the wrong side of the fabric
5. Iron according to the product’s directions.
6. Cut out the pieces using scissors or rotary cutter.
7. Lay in place on the background fabric. Adjust until you are happy with the placement.
8. Iron using product’s permanent placement directions.
Happy Quilting
Linda
Log Cabin Quilt’N Sew