09 Aug Notion Commotion
Direct from Viking and Pfaff Convention
Linda Visnaw, Sewing Ambassador
Viking and Pfaff Post Convention Party
August, 15, 12:30-4pm
Catch up on the latest and greatest from Viking and Pfaff. Presentation includes lots of demos and samples from Linda Visnaw. Please RSVP by 10 August.
How to Quilt your Quilt, August 16, 10-4pm
You have taken great pains to pick just the right colors and fabrics. Your points are all pointed and each seam is flat…now what? Spend a day learning how to plan and audition stitch motifs for your quilt and turn it into a masterpiece. Identify shapes and sizes on the quilt top you bring to class. See how the quilt’s theme can be inspired by who it is intended for or the mood of the quilt itself. In this rich learning environment you will not only plan for two of your own designs but also collaborate, view the designs of others, and learn from everyone else in the class. Whether you decide to machine quilt the quilt yourself, or have a talented Longarm quilter do the job, this class is a must. No machine required. Teacher Linda Visnaw
Quilt Doodling, August 17, 10-4pm
Tired of just “Stippling”? Building muscle memory through practice is the key to smooth, effortless free motion/freehand fill design with your sewing, mid-arm or long arm machine. But, you can’t be at you machine every minute of the day. When you can’t be at you machine…Doodle. The muscle memory that it takes to doodle, is the same muscle memory you use to free motion/freehand fill at your machine. In this class you will learn how to build muscle memory. You will learn how to doodle a series of designs, step by step, and how to build your own collection of all over quilt and border designs. Seating is limited. Teacher Linda Visnaw
Notion Commotion 2010
Three Hole Yarn Foot: Decorate your project with different types of decorative cords or yarn using beautiful wide Husqvarna Viking® stitches and the Three Hole Yarn Foot. This foot will easily guide the yarn through the openings in the front of the foot back through the groove under the presser foot. The decorative yarn will be stitched over creating a beautiful braid embellishment.
Changeable Open Toe Foot: The Interchangeable Dual Feed with Changeable Presser Feet is designed to feed layers of fabric and/or batting evenly. It is perfect for quilting, sewing velvet, some stretch fabrics, imitation leathers and fabrics which need accurate pattern matching. Use the Changeable Open Toe Foot when sewing Satin stitch applique, Taper stitches and Decorative stitches. The tunnel on the underside of the foot feeds smoothly and the open front gives greater visibility and a great overview of the stitches.
Changeable 1/4″ Guide Foot: The Interchangeable Dual Feed with Changeable Presser Feet is designed to feed layers of fabric and/or batting evenly. It is perfect for quilting, sewing velvet, some stretch fabrics, imitation leathers and fabrics which need accurate pattern matching. Use the Changeable ¼” Guide Foot for straight stitch and hand look quilt stitch. The guide will help you keep ¼” (6mm) distance.
Creative Cutwork Needle Kit: These specially designed needles and embroidery designs do your cutwork for you! Using the specially created embroidery designs and the cutting needles instead of regular needles, the is cut while it embroiders. Just above where the eye normally is, the needle is shaped into a knife like wedge that does the cutting for you. The needles are inserted into your Viking or Pfaff machine just like normal. The set includes four needles and 5 special embroidery designs.
200 x 200 Quilt Hoop for Viking and Pfaff. The creative™ Quilter’s Hoop provides a large square area, perfect for stitching embroidery designs within quilt blocks. A template is included, marked with both inches and centimeters for ease in placing your designs. The template’s center, horizontal and vertical markings, plus the grid, ensure perfect results. Included with the hoop is a CD with 3 free designs, as well as instructions for sewing projects using the designs. An additional design can be downloaded from myembroideries.com at a special price.
Embroidery Collections
Easy Cutwork 230:
Use the new Cutwork Needles for the easiest way to create cutwork ever.
Bobbin Lace 223:
This fantastic endless embroidery collection was created for the look and feel of the hand crafted bobbin lace yet, with the easy of machine embroidery. There are 20 classical bobbin lace motifs. For the authentic look the bobbin lace is stitched with 30wt cotton thread both as the upper thread and in the bobbin. This is a free-standing type of lace, for the best results, always use a heavy weight water soluble stabilizer. Bobbin Lace is stitched directly on the water soluble stabilizer
Christmas Collection 227:
We all love to decorate for Christmas This embroidery collection adds the extra touch to your home with its eleven borders and five classical Santas. There are also project-in-the- hoop designs added to help set your table for Christmas dinner with gorgeous napkin rings. PLUS, there are beautiful lace ornaments, (a star, a ball and a bell).
Raising Flowers 225:
Highly addictive! Once you start with these pop up flowers you just can’t stop. You’ll be putting them on everything, vases, brooches, garment, your favorite skirt and much much more. There are five small and five larger flowers. They were created so you can skip the satin edge color block (see instruction) to create a flower with a raw edge instead satin stitched edge. Plus, as a bonus all the big flowers also is available to embroider as a coordinated outline to use with the pop up.
Selling Tips
Thread Velvet Decor II, 224
Our most popular embroidery collection #196 – Thread Velvet Decor, now has a sequel with Thread Velvet Decor II. These Victorian styled designs are uniquely stylish and ‘Majestic’ for any decor from modern to traditional. Add the richness of two layers of colored Thread Velvet for more depth to the design.
Cross Stitch Harmony 222
New cross stitch designs, endless designs included.
Pffaf Creative Cross Stitch 437
Pfaff Classic Christmas 438
Pfaff Hoop Creations 440
Pfaff Creative Cutwork 441
Pfaff Line Art Quilting 442
Lunch Box Quilts – Embroidery Designs
About Trout – This is a fishy embroidery applique collection. Very Colorado. 10 trout/fly embroidery machine appliques. Two quilt patterns included.
Boots and Bandanas – A cowboyish collection.8 cowboy boots and 2 star embroidery machine appliques. Two quilt patterns included.
Recipe Towels – Great Gifts, a monthly club forming soon. 12 recipes.
New Notions
5D Embroidery Basics by Tim Frost-Basic instruction manual for owners of the 5D Embroidery Extra software
Simply Teach Me 5D Embroidery Extra – DVD by Diane Celdolia and Kathy Haferstat. Learn 5D Extra at your pace in your home.
Simply Teach Me 4D to 5D Extra – DVD highlights the differences between 4D and 5D. Lots of practice exercises included.
Specialty Sewing for the Home-Another great workbook form Melinda Perone. Use specialty pressure feet to create home decor that matches YOUR home.
Inspira Templates
We now have templates for your new hoop sizes, 360 x 200, 260 x 200 and 120 x 120.
New Fabrics
Summers End by Kansas Troubles
Haunted Mansion by Moda
Jelly Rolls and Charms in Spirit, Fandango, Origins, Luna Notte, Summers End and Haunted Mansion.
Harvest by Timeless Treasures
Demo and Win!
Check out our newest machine the Designer Ruby. Demo and enter to win a Designer Ruby from Husqvarna Viking. Sewing and Embroidery…It is love at first sight!
Special: Purchase a Diamond or Creative Vision and get free gifts valued at $500.
Stop by soon to see all the great new fabric, notions, software and machines.