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Husqvarna Viking is giving away an Emerald 116

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Husqvarna Viking is giving away an Emerald 116I don’t watch football, but I hear that there was a sewing machine on the sidelines of this year’s Iron Bowl.  An Emerald 116 by Husqvarna Viking.  It came through in a pinch and made some emergency repairs to a player’s jersey.  And it’s headed to the BCS National Championship on January 6.

To celebrate, Husqvarna Viking is giving away an Emerald 116 in their Countdown to Kickoff: HUSQVARNA VIKING® Giveaway.

To enter, go to Husqvarna Viking USA’s Facebook page and answer this question:  “What is the most unusual place or project you have sewn with your machine?”  Husqvarna Viking USA will select one comment at random on game day as the winner.

[photo from Husqvarna Viking USA]

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  1. I made a replacement top for a pop up camping trailer. This was many years ago when I was a teenager. It was a very heavy project to work on with a domestic sewing machine.

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  2. I once took my sewing machine on a cross country road trip to visit family in another state. I thought I might need it to make something, and I did. I would take it camping if I could plug it into a tree.

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  3. I was making costumes for my granddaughters play at school called Beauty is the beast and my granddaughter was beauty i had to make all her costumes and two boys shirts at the school most of the time on the floor but very rewarding for me to see my work up there

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  4. The most unusual thing I’ve made is probably a band/cover for magnets that we used on my daughter that had migranes. The magnets needed to be held on her head so I made a band they would fit in that had a velcro closure. She used this band for several years.

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  6. Made a teddy bear in 1/2 hour for my mom while she was in home hospice to keep her from pulling on her oxygen hose, it worked! It kept her otherwise occupied and kept her busy until she passed away. TGFTB. (Thank God for Teddy Bears!)

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  10. I went to visit my daughter in Wyoming who just moved her family into a new home. I took my very old 1985 Viking with me. We made baby blankets for the new baby of course, and curtains for the new house!!!!!

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Learn All About Sewing Velvet Fabric

 

I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store.  So much texture!  And the way the fibers catch the light!  But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think.  That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl.  That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction.  That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared.  And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet. 

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects.  Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter.  Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long. 

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success.  There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid.  She describes the different types of velvet available.  And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric.  Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric.  There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric. 

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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