Erica's Craft & Sewing Center has product videos for a growing number of products so you can see how an item works, or how to use it.
Helpful tips from Nancy Zieman: The circle-it's a simple often elegant design. Yet trying to stitch a perfect circle can be challenging! I'd like to show you how to create an elegant evening bag, using a satin or decorative stitch. The intertwining circles were effortless to stitch.
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Creative Grids 3 1/2" x 12 1/2" Quick Trim & Circle Ruler The Quick Trim Ruler features 90 degree angles that add the seam allowance when cutting triangles, eliminating the points. Use the eight drilled holes at one end as pivot points to draw circles from 2" to 22" - and every half inch in between. Simply place a marking tool in the large holes drilled down the center of the ruler and rotate it 360 degrees. This rectangle features easy-to-read black and white markings printed in 1" grids marked in 1/8" and 1/4" increments. The exclusive embedded gripper strips hold the fabric while cutting when pressure is applied. Turn it around to cut whole inches. Horizontal and vertical lines are printed on the rectangle so the center of the ruler is easily distinguishable. A13002 $16.99 Sale Price: $13.59 You save: $3.40 (20%)
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Migration(Pattern) by The Quilt Company You will need 42 strips measuring 2 1/2" for this project. A standard "jelly roll" or similar pre-cut package will normally contain 40 strips. 48" x 66". Creative Grids 3 1/2" x 12 1/2" Quick Trim & Circle Ruler #A13002 is recommended. A12994 $8.50 Click on image at left for larger view and supply list
Old Dog New Tricks(Pattern) from The Quilt Company This pattern includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions to make the featured quilt using the Creative Grids 3 1/2" x 12 1/2" Quick Trim & Circle Ruler #A13002. 52" x 52" A13535 $8.50 Click on image at left for larger view and supply list
Lazy Angle Make hundreds of Lazy Angle Blocks in 1 inch to 6 inch finished sizes. Learn the simple technique of cutting and piecing A & B shapes to create a multitude of patterns. Desisgned by Joan Hawley. Features Embedded Gripper Dots. Recommended for Jaybird Quilt Patterns. A12328 $21.95 Sale Price: $17.56 You save: $4.39 (20%)
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Quilter's Chalk Line The newest MUST HAVE tool for every quilter! Mark straight lines with "heat erased" chalk for quilting, applique placement and squaring up quilt edges. Sized to fit a quilter's hands. Rubber stopper on fill hole keeps chalk inside the tool! T-Pin included for immediate use. Awareness Charm included. White Iron-Off Chalk and complete instructions included:30 ft of thick line carries more chalk. Snap 10 to 15 times before rewinding. Suggested for Melissa's Quilt, #59253. 59384 $19.85 Sale Price: $15.88 You save: $3.97 (20%)
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Quilter's Chalk Line Refill Iron-Off Chalk Powder Iron-off Chalk Powder completely disappears with a swipe of a hot iron. Used in the Quilter's Chalk Line (59384), you can mark grid lines for applique placement, quilting designs or for squaring up quilt edges. Made a marking mistake? Touch it with a hot iron and it is gone. A12844 $6.99 Sale Price: $5.59 You save: $1.40 (20%)
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Blue Pinmoor Anchors The quick, new way to pin your quilts! These are the painless instructions for the finest new quilting tool you could use to keep your quilt in place while you quilt it. It will not matter where you put the pins and the Pinmoor if you have not marked it. It is so easy to move them; you can pin anywhere on the quilt. If you have marked your Quilt then you will have a easy time choosing where to place pins and a Pinmoor. 50 Count (Pins NOT included.) A12740 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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Pink Pinmoor Anchors The quick, new way to pin your quilts! These are the painless instructions for the finest new quilting tool you could use to keep your quilt in place while you quilt it. It will not matter where you put the pins and the Pinmoor if you have not marked it. It is so easy to move them; you can pin anywhere on the quilt. If you have marked your Quilt then you will have a easy time choosing where to place pins and a Pinmoor. 50 Count (Pins NOT included.) A12739 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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Mixed Pinmoor Anchors The quick, new way to pin your quilts! These are the painless instructions for the finest new quilting tool you could use to keep your quilt in place while you quilt it. It will not matter where you put the pins and the Pinmoor if you have not marked it. It is so easy to move them; you can pin anywhere on the quilt. If you have marked your Quilt then you will have a easy time choosing where to place pins and a Pinmoor. 50 Count (Pins NOT included.) A12738 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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Purple Pinmoor Anchors The quick, new way to pin your quilts! These are the painless instructions for the finest new quilting tool you could use to keep your quilt in place while you quilt it. It will not matter where you put the pins and the Pinmoor if you have not marked it. It is so easy to move them; you can pin anywhere on the quilt. If you have marked your Quilt then you will have a easy time choosing where to place pins and a Pinmoor. 50 Count (Pins NOT included.) A12731 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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Red Pinmoor Anchors The quick, new way to pin your quilts! These are the painless instructions for the finest new quilting tool you could use to keep your quilt in place while you quilt it. It will not matter where you put the pins and the Pinmoor if you have not marked it. It is so easy to move them; you can pin anywhere on the quilt. If you have marked your Quilt then you will have a easy time choosing where to place pins and a Pinmoor. 50 Count (Pins NOT included.) A12736 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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White Pinmoor Anchors The quick, new way to pin your quilts! These are the painless instructions for the finest new quilting tool you could use to keep your quilt in place while you quilt it. It will not matter where you put the pins and the Pinmoor if you have not marked it. It is so easy to move them; you can pin anywhere on the quilt. If you have marked your Quilt then you will have a easy time choosing where to place pins and a Pinmoor. 50 Count (Pins NOT included.) A12737 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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Designer Necklines One Step T-Shirt Makeovers from Designs in Machine Embroidery You've seen it featured on the latest cover of Designs in Machine Embroidery. Now you too can update an ordinary T-shirt with embroidery that is not only fashionable but flawless and easy to achieve. Designer Necklines--One Step T-Shirt Makeovers by Nancy Zieman and Eileen Roche will give you the confidence and inspiration you need to update an ordinary T-Shirt with designer touches. ART, PCS, SEW, C2S, XXX, VP3, VIP, PES, JEF, HUS, EXP, DST, requires a 5 x 7 hoop. 48100 $49.99 Click on image at alternate view
Creative Grid Charming 5" Square Template A simple 5in square ruler designed to make rotary cutting charm squares a breeze. Cross hatch marks can be used to center a feature print. Center lines can also be used to cut 2 1/2in squares or 2 1/2in x 5in rectangles. A free Alphabet pattern included. 48089 $14.45 Sale Price: $11.56 You save: $2.89 (20%)
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Karen Kay Buckley's 4" Perfect Scissors You'll love the way the serrated blade cuts into my fabric. This special blade pulls the fabric into the scissors rather than pushing it alway like traditional scissors. Things you will like about these scissors...cushioned handle, easy for right or left hander to use, blades sharp to the very tip, serrated blade keeps fabric from fraying, light weight and comfortable. The 4" size are great for detail cutting on curves and points. A11653 $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 You save: $4.00 (20%)
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Karen Kay Buckley's 7 1/2" Perfect Scissors You'll love the way the serrated blade cuts into my fabric. This special blade pulls the fabric into the scissors rather than pushing it alway like traditional scissors. Things you will like about these scissors...cushioned handle, easy for right or left hander to use, blades sharp to the very tip, serrated blade keeps fabric from fraying, light weight and comfortable. The 7 1/2" size are great for cutting single or mutiple layers of fabric. I can comfortably cut up to 4 layers. If your quilt has a lot of one shape, layer cutting saves a tremendous amount of time. A11652 $25.99 Sale Price: $20.79 You save: $5.20 (20%)
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Leaves Galore Applique Templates Set of 3 A applique template for rotary cutting. Available in three sizes to cut leaf shapes from 1in to 8in. 59787 $65.95 Sale Price: $52.76 You save: $13.19 (20%)
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Leaves Galore Grande Applique Template 24in A applique template for rotary cutting. Grande template has 4" and 8" curves for rotary cutting applique shapes including simple leaves, ribbons, tulip shaped leaves and petals. 59786 $23.95 Sale Price: $19.16 You save: $4.79 (20%)
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Leaves Galore Petite Applique Template 15in A applique template for rotary cutting. Petite template has 2-1/2" and 5" curves for rotary cutting applique shapes including simple leaves, ribbons, tulip shaped leaves and petals. 59785 $19.95 Sale Price: $15.96 You save: $3.99 (20%)
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Leaves Galore Norme Applique Template 18in A applique template for rotary cutting. Norme Template has 3" and 6" curves for rotary cutting applique shapes including simple leaves, ribbons, tulip shaped leaves and petals. Suggested for Melissa's Quilt, #59253. 59219 $23.95 Sale Price: $19.16 You save: $4.79 (20%)
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HEAT Press Batting Together HEAT Press Batting Together is a 3/4 inch cloth tape that will fuse two edges of batting together. It's soft, it's thin, it stretches, it's needle easy for hand or machine quilting. The roll contains 10 yards, enough to complete additions to three large quilts. A12633 $3.99 Sale Price: $3.19 You save: $0.80 (20%)
Sew Simple Pineapple (Book) by Karin Hellaby Think pineapple blocks are difficult? Think again - because once again Karin has made them Sew Simple! Start with a square, and keep on adding layers till your pineapple explodes in wonderful variations of colour and fabric. It's a fun idea, and with no fabric wastage it's 'sew economical', too! So peel away the covers and revel in a feast of Pineapple Chunks and Exploding Pineapples - not to mention and inspirational gallery of brand new quilts created with the very latest fabrics. Product Details: Softcover, 8 1/2" x 11", 16 pages.
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Pineapple Plus (Book) by Karin Hellaby Pineapple Plus? Absolutely. There's so much more you can do with this wonderful block - and as always Karin makes it Sew Simple. Her new triangle methods give you more colour, more variety, more choice and more fun. And if you love to piece and quilt at the same time, try her Pineapple Quilt as you Go! Three brand new pineapple techniques. Diagrams and example quilts for even more ideas. Detailed instructions for making three featured quilts. Product Details: Soft Cover, 8.5" x 11", 16 pages.
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Straight Out of Line Create unique four-patch blocks with the illusion of curves! 10" x 6" with non-slip embedded gripper strips. Recommended for the quilt, Fresh Cut (#59647). 59648 $18.95 Sale Price: $15.16 You save: $3.79 (20%)
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Fresh Cut(Pattern) This quilt is a lot of fun to make and can be pulled together easily from a mix of light and dark fabrics. Decide on a theme such as brights, batiks, florals, etc. then divide your mix into light and darks and start cutting squares! Enjoy! 62" x 78" Uses the Straight Out of Line (#59648) by Creative Grids, sold separately. (The instructions in this pattern will guide you through the cutting process WITH or WITHOUT the ruler; however, using the ruler will provide you with the perfect cut every time as well as the option to choose many different block sizes.) 59647 $9.00 Click on image at left for larger view and fabric requirements
Ultra-Pro Seam Ripper from Havel's Cindy Losekamp taught us a valuable trick with the Ultra-Pro Seam Ripper and the Thread Tweezers when she was here for a seminar. You can use these two tools to remove "embroidery gone wrong" (which happens to the best of us!) You put the design in a hoop, to have it stretched taught. Then scratch at the bobbin threads with the Ultra-Pro Seam Ripper, turn it over, and pull out the threads with the Thread Tweezers (#77760). You need to repeat this until you have all the threads out, but it works beautifully and can save a garment! Surgically sharp blades glide through heavy stitches. Blades replace easily with the stainless steel screw-lock handle. Curved blade ends won't poke or tear fabric! Includes 1 handle and 5 blades. Click here for Erica's Video using this item! 68024 $10.25 Sale Price: $8.20 You save: $2.05 (20%)
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Ultra-Pro Seam Ripper Replacement Blades from Havel's 6 Pack 89173 $9.50 Sale Price: $7.60 You save: $1.90 (20%)
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