Oh boy, it's been awhile again!
I saw a post awhile back on Ryan's blog to visit Elisa's Backporch Design blog and store. Then, go to her facebook page and "like" her and she was going to be doing a drawing for $100 worth of merchandise to her store for one of her fans. So, I though, that's easy enough (some of those giveaways where you are asked to jump through hoops drive me a bit bonkers after awhile) and I headed over. A few days later, I came home from a hunting trip (more on that in an upcoming post) and was checking my facebook and was so excited to learn that I had won the giveaway!
To be quite honest, I hadn't yet looked around her shop to even have an idea of what I would get. So....I headed right over and, to be even more honest, I was a bit intimidated. I can barely sew straight, let alone attempt something so round! BUT, I love the idea of a challenge and I'm so excited to start sewing curves!
My prizes arrived today, here's what I chose (all photos from backporchdesign.com):
Small Paths 3 1/2" Template
8" Rainbow Block Template
Crazy Curves 7" Template
"Only Nine" Pattern
"Friends & Flowers" Pattern
"Chocolate Go Round" Pattern
"Berry Strudel" Pattern
"Sew Easy Tweezers"
(because I'm going to need everything I can to make this easier)
PLUS: 3 additional patterns that came with the templates!
As I said, my products arrived today and I was so excited to cut something round and attempt to sew it up. I got some scrap fabric and my rotary and mat out and used the 3 1/2" template. Right away I slipped with my rotary while going around the curve and sliced my finger open...nice, real nice! A dab of new skin and one bandage later I was back to cutting (more carefully this time). So, they were cut. Now, to the machine! Elisa's patterns have wonderful sewing tips for sewing with curves. It says, at the top, "Sewing Curves is Sew Easy!" And it was! Easier than I would have thought, but I know it will take awhile to perfect.
I'm ready to go buy some fabric and get one of these quilts going! Which pattern is your favorite? I don't know which one to start with!
Go visit Elisa's store, it's fabulous and everyone that I dealt with via email was fabulous and so very nice! They offered up advice at any time during my quilting with curves experience. Don't forget to like her facebook - you never know when she'll do another drawing for her fans!
Thanks, Elisa and staff!
4 comments:
Ah you are so sweet!!!! ( I would love to hear about the hunting trip:-) Be sure to watch the videos on sewing the curves. They will help a lot and send photos. Enjoy!!
I like the "Friends and Flowers" pattern. I may try that when my GO! Drunkard's Path die comes in.
Nice Bailey! Those look like lots of fun!
You should also get her book. I just love it! It has great ideas and shows you how to get the most out of a Fat quarter, a charm pack and more. I recommend it to my customers all the time.
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