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Vintage pattern Etsy sales blitz tomorrow

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Vintage pattern Etsy sales blitz tomorrowIf you sew from vintage patterns, I’ve got a sales even you’re gonna want to know about.  Pattern Patter, a team of vintage pattern sellers on Etsy, is having a February Freeze Pattern Blitz all day tomorrow, Saturday, February 8, 2014.  Every seller in the blitz will listing all day long and there will be special deals in many shops.  If my count is correct, there are roughly 40 vintage pattern sellers on Etsy taking part in this blitz!  The specials run midnight to midnight.  Go to the Pattern Patter blog to get more information and a link to all the sellers and coupon codes.

Thank you to Catherine from Frisky Scissors for the heads up on this event!  (FYI: She’s running a week-long sale in her shop sarting at midnight tonight with 20% off of everything in her store.)

[photo from Pattern Patter]

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  6. Anne!! You are pure evil and I love ya! I hoard patterns that I intend to sew “someday.” Thanks for the heads up!

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Have you read?

Sew a Pincushion for Pins, Needles, and Fabric Clips

It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion.  You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again.  There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from.  Some magnetic, some fabric.  Some cute, some purely functional.  This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing.  Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins.  The bottom section is for your regular straight pins.  Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them.  The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles.  I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion.  It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it.  So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips.  Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin.  They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth).  You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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