TQA May Days Event - Day 4

It’s Day 4 of our May Days event at The Quilt Asylum!

Today’s Deal is:  DMC Magnetic Needle Case

Regular price:  $8.00      Today’s Price:  $5.50

If you sew on the go like I do, a magnetic needle case is wonderful!  There’s nothing worse than having your supplies slide off your lap and your needles go flying!  This tin case has a decorative design on the outside, and is small enough to slip in your purse or your workbasket.  Don’t leave home without it!

This Daily Deal is only good for today, May 4, 2012.

Click here to order the Magnetic Needle Case.

Also, since our e-mail had technical difficulties beyond our control yesterday, we will honor yesterday's deal today.

Yesterday’s Deal is:  Olfa 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter

Regular price:  $32.00      Today’s Price:  $25.00

Click here to order the Rotary Cutter.

•    If you would like for us to put one of these items in your gift bag, you can send us an e-mail, call us at 972.562-2686, or order it online and we will hold it for you.  You must provide a credit card number with the first item you select – we will hold all your information and bill you once on the 10^h.  If you choose to place your order online, you must complete the process and SUBMIT your order; don’t place it in the “Wish List”.  A “Wish List” is not sent to us and we cannot see what’s in your basket.  You may miss out on a deal by using that feature of our webstore.
  

• You do not have to purchase the deal each day; you choose only those items you’d like to have, but each deal will ONLY be offered for one day.  Available quantities are limited, and if you snooze, you may lose!  
  
  
• On May 10, you can come in and pick up all your goodies packaged in a gift bag!  Or better yet, send your family to pick it up so that you can be “surprised” by their thoughtful and useful gifts!  All online orders will be shipped on the 10^th as well.

• Our May Days promotion will run May 1 – 9, skipping Sunday the 6^th.  There will be 8 great items offered, with a new item offered each day.

 

Until tomorrow’s deal-

Susan

Thursday Tidbit - Fusible Applique Hint

If you are using a fusible web product for applique (such as Wonder Under, Steam-A-Seam, etc.), you have to peel the paper off the back before fusing the shape onto a background.  Sometimes getting that paper off can be a challenge!  This hint works with ANY fusible product that has a paper backing.

You don't want to attempt to peel the paper off from the edge of the shape.  Usually this will only frustrate you and you will end up fraying the edges of your shape.  That's not pretty!

Pick up your shape and score the paper backing with a pin.  I am using a leaf shape for this example.

Make the score big enough so that you can grab the paper from the center of the shape.

Pull off the paper from the center to the edge.

When you get to the edge of the shape, if you can continue peeling the remainder of the paper in one step, go ahead and do that.  If the piece you are peeling to the edge tears completely off the shape, grab a second edge of the backing paper (away from the edge) and peel the rest of it off.  The trick is to peel from the center toward the edges, thus minimizing fraying.

Here's the leaf (from the backside) with the paper removed, showing the fusible.

Here's the leaf from the right side. There's just a few tiny threads that need to be clipped off, but no major fraying of the shape.

You are now able to iron the applique on your background and stitch it down however you'd like!

TQA May Days Event - Day 3

It’s Day 3 of our May Days event at The Quilt Asylum!

Today’s Deal is:  Olfa 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter

Regular price:  $32.00      Today’s Price:  $25.00

The latest offering from Olfa is the Quick Change cutter.  No more messing with the washer and nut assembly to change your rotary blade!  Simply release the blade by sliding the lock on the back of the handle.  As an added bonus, this cutter can be used easily by left- or right-handed quilters!

This Daily Deal is only good for today, May 3, 2012.

•    If you would like for us to put one of these items in your gift bag, you can send us an e-mail, call us at 972.562-2686, or order it online and we will hold it for you.  You must provide a credit card number with the first item you select – we will hold all your information and bill you once on the 10^h.  If you choose to place your order online, you must complete the process and SUBMIT your order; don’t place it in the “Wish List”.  A “Wish List” is not sent to us and we cannot see what’s in your basket.  You may miss out on a deal by using that feature of our webstore.
  

• You do not have to purchase the deal each day; you choose only those items you’d like to have, but each deal will ONLY be offered for one day.  Available quantities are limited, and if you snooze, you may lose!  
  
  
• On May 10, you can come in and pick up all your goodies packaged in a gift bag!  Or better yet, send your family to pick it up so that you can be “surprised” by their thoughtful and useful gifts!  All online orders will be shipped on the 10^th as well.

• Our May Days promotion will run May 1 – 9, skipping Sunday the 6^th.  There will be 8 great items offered, with a new item offered each day.

 

Until tomorrow’s deal-

Susan