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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl

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Katie
Bangor Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts

Posted - Aug 07 2017 :  08:31:36 AM  Show Profile
Thank you Carole, I will look into getting these products. If I may ask, where do you get the Aunt Martha towels? Is it something I must order online, or do craft and/or quilting stores carry the product?

I think I've seen the Transfer-eze so I will have to look for that as well.

Katie #7422
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden.
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl

899 Posts

Carole
New York
USA
899 Posts

Posted - Aug 07 2017 :  09:11:05 AM  Show Profile
Katie, I would start with checking your local quilt shops/craft stores. I'm all for supporting local business. Sadly, they are a dying breed! If not available in your area, I do carry them in my quilt shop.

Towels: http://store.fibrejunction.com/stores_app/Browse_dept_items.asp?Store_id=942&Page_id=17&categ_id=30&parent_ids=0&name=Tea+Towels+&+Toweling

I did do a blog entry on a similar product. I have since changed to Transfer-eze as it is easier to needle on cotton fabric. I guess it doesn't make much difference on towels, as it's an up and down motion due to the heavy fabric and not a one motion from the top. But, it saves me from having to have two products in my sewing studio. You can read the blog entry here:

http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com/2012/03/no-idle-hands-here.html

Here is the link for the water soluble stabilizer. It was originally designed for machine embroidery but has since been adapted to hand embroidery with lots of other potential.

Transfer-eze: http://store.fibrejunction.com/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Store_id=942&page_id=23&Item_ID=2112&Name=Transfer-Eze---8in-x-11in-sheets

The other options would be to directly order from Colonial Patterns Inc. - you will also find pattern iron transfers. Not sure they carry the transfer eze or Sulky product.

Have fun stitching and if you need any assistance, do not hesitate to contact me. I'm happy to assist.

Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
http://www.fibrejunction.com

Edited by - ceridwen on Aug 07 2017 09:14:55 AM
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl

582 Posts

Sylvia
Kent WA
USA
582 Posts

Posted - Aug 09 2017 :  7:44:51 PM  Show Profile
Thanks for the tip of using Transfer-eze. Sounds great.

Sylvia
Kent, WA
Farm Girl #5389
Back Door Farm Girls Chapter
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl

1984 Posts

Joanna
Dunbarton New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts

Posted - Aug 10 2017 :  08:09:34 AM  Show Profile
Love making gifts! This year I am hunting down some vintage/antique baskets. Will fill with hand embroidered towels, a couple of aprons, a hand written recipe, the dry ingredients needed for the recipe and of course the actual baked goodies too!


Joanna #566

JojoNH


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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl

369 Posts

Katie
Bangor Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts

Posted - Aug 11 2017 :  06:15:16 AM  Show Profile
Joanna that sounds like a fantastic idea!!!

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Aug 11 2017 :  08:34:44 AM  Show Profile
I to am in a qwandry... it was my intention to hand craft this years gifts but now with the moving and house hunting...I am not sure how I will be able to pull it off... mostly because our stuff will be in storage...
I plan to haul my Featherweight machine around and some basic sewing tools...
'Necessity is the Mother (farmgirl) of invention!"
:>)


>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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nnfolkways
Farmgirl in Training

25 Posts



USA
25 Posts

Posted - Aug 28 2017 :  2:08:04 PM  Show Profile
I'm doing homemade emergency candles for everyone. I may also crochet hot pads and dishcloths for some of my aunts.

How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl

1984 Posts

Joanna
Dunbarton New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts

Posted - Aug 29 2017 :  04:06:53 AM  Show Profile
Katmom, why not consider doing gift baskets of home baked goodies? A simple homespun towel in the base of a flea market find basket, a couple of vintage tea cups as well. Add your favorite tea, cookies, some hand written recipes too. It is what comes from your heart that matters, not the actual gift We tend to put to much pressure on ourselves for creating the perfect handmade gifts. Just look how much fun kids have with the boxes opposed to the presents. LOL!!

Joanna #566

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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl

1984 Posts

Joanna
Dunbarton New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts

Posted - Aug 29 2017 :  04:07:41 AM  Show Profile
nnfolkways, that is a fantastic gift idea!!

Joanna #566

JojoNH


http://www.RusticMountainPrimitives.com
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farmgirl68
True Blue Farmgirl

369 Posts

Katie
Bangor Pennsylvania
USA
369 Posts

Posted - Aug 29 2017 :  05:34:35 AM  Show Profile
Joanna - I may do that for my MIL birthday gift, thank you. Guilty, I always put way too much thought into gifts.

Katie #7422
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

7237 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
7237 Posts

Posted - Aug 29 2017 :  11:11:12 AM  Show Profile
Heather, those emergency candles are a great gift idea. I was given some as a gift a few years back and they are perfect with our emergency kit. Thankfully we haven't needed to use them but I'm grateful to have them.

Krista
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