This quilt that will take longer to bind then to sew together – awesome! This simple small throw size is a perfect charity, baby, donation item or thoughtful quick gift needed in a pinch. Choose to make the reversible side different or coordinating color. And best yet, use up those leftover 6 1/2” batting strips that are to small to sew together. Finished size: 42” x 52”

Don’t own a serger? Sew it with a sewing machine and walking foot.

This pattern is available for purchase and immediate download!

Back: One fabric color was used for all the back pieces.

Tip: Use the Creative Grid Angle Finder ruler to create different color bindings on each side of the quilt. See our YouTube video Binding a Quilt with the Angle Finder Ruler.

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  Angle Finder Binding Tool

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1-Hour Serger Quilt Gallery

Send us your finished quilts at info@heirloomcreations.net.

This is the back of the previous quilt - completely reversible!

Back: Exactly the same as the front of the quilt

Do you own a walking foot that looks like this?

Hint: Husqvarna Viking Emerald 203, 183, 118 and 116 owners…you might have this foot!

Yes? Than you have to check out the most awesome accessory you can add on to it! Now you can add a special stitch in the ditch attachment! Watch our video to see how it works!

The Ditch Quilting Guide & Adjustable Guide is compatible with all Janome even feed feet that come equipped with a slot in the back cover.

Ditch quilting guide helps align with the center of your foot to take the guess work out of ditch quilting or top stitching. If you are a quilter,  this is a must have accessory for your Janome sewing machine.

The set includes:

1. Adjustable quilting guide
2. Ditch Quilting Guide

Sara sorting through all the feet with guides prior to her presentation. Look at all those feet!

When we scheduled the “Feet with Guides” topic for the Foot of the Month, we had no idea that there were so many of them! We discovered that there were over 25 different combinations of feet and add-ons between our 3 sewing machine brands – Bernina, Husqvarna Viking and Janome.

These amazing guides can turn sewn seams into perfection! Who doesn’t want that? From the guides that attach to the back of a sewing machine’s foot, feet that provide accurate 1/4″ 3/8″, 1/2″ and 5/8″ seam allowances to stitch in the ditch attachments that go on walking feet. These accessories  are a must for all sewers.

We stock all these items at Heirloom Creations.

We have posted 10 total videos. Enjoy!

• 4 videos for Bernina sewing machines
• 5 videos for Husqvarna Viking sewing machines
• 1 video for Janome sewing machines

Bernina Videos

For more information and to purchase a Bernina feet please contact your local Bernina dealer.

Sara takes a look at the Bernina Walking Foot accessory. Ever wonder what all comes with the new Bernina walking foot? See all of its accessories, sole plates, and how to use them. Also, how to attach your walking foot to the sewing machine.

Learn the ins and outs of the Bernina Patchwork Foot #57 with Guide. The Bernina 1/4″ foot or patchwork foot is a favorite for quilters, the extra guide along the right edge helps keep accurate an seam allowance for perfectly flat quilts.

The Bernina Edgestitch foot #10, #10C and #10D are accessories that no Bernina owner should have to live without. Stitch perfectly straight seams, use with decorative stitches for perfect alignment and any needle position can be used.

Bernina seam guides are standard accessories with Bernina sewing machines. See how to use, attach and apply techniques to sew straight,  professional seams.

Husqvarna Viking Videos

For more information and to purchase a Husqvarna Viking feet please contact your local Husqvarna Viking dealer.

For your Husqvarna Viking machine, select from three different piecing feet to help perfect the exact or scant 1/4″ seam. See an example of how to use the feet and what your different options are.

Husqvarna Viking Clear Seam Guide Foot offers a wide variety of seam allowance markings for 1/4″, 3/8″, 1/2″ and 5/8″ seams. Just use the markings on the clear foot to see where you are stitching and to get the perfect seam allowance every time.

Husqvarna Viking Seam Guides are a great accessory that will work with many types of sewing techniques. Many sewing machine come with guides included and have a mounting location for easy setup and use.

The Husqvarna Viking Edge Joining Feet with Guides helps you with decorative stitching over a seam or marked line. The tunnel on the bottom of the foot give the stitches space to form perfectly and lets the fabric to feed flawlessly. The flange in the middle of the foot keeps the stitches aligned perfectly with your seam or marked line.

See what comes with the Husqvarna Viking Dual Feed / Walking Foot accessory and some tips on how to get the most out of it. Check out additional accessory feet available for the Dual Feed foot

Janome Video

Learn how to utilize the Janome Ditch Quilting Guide for use with the Janome Even Feed foot.

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  Convertible Even Feed Foot Set

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  Ditch Quilting Guide & Adjustable Quilting Guide

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  Even Feed Foot (Open-Toe)

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  Even Feed Foot with Quilting Guide

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It’s all in the name, the Simple Curves Ruler is a simple gentle curve … easy to cut and easy to sew. Want to know even more about the Simple Curves Ruler from Phillips Fiber Art, Sara will give you complete run down in the video below.

Make yourself a great fashion accessory, put together a great looking and functional winter warmer, give them as gifts. The Circle Scarves by Indygo Junction is a fun and versatile project that can be made into so many useful pieces. And with Heirloom Creations help it’s so simple! We have pre-cut kits to accompany the pattern, so there are no concerns about making a lot of perfect circles.

If you enjoy this project please take a moment to let others know about our kits and where they can get them. Tweet, Like, Share! Thank you for taking your time to visit us.

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  Circle Scarves Kit

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  Circle Scarves Pattern

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Vintage Rouge will be our next block of the month running May – October 2012. Finished size: 78″ x 78″

Block of the month quilts are meant to challenge quilters to try something new. This quilt features a English Paper Piecing along with either hand or machine applique. The dresden plates are simplified by using the pre-printed striped fabric from the fabric line. What a great optical illusion! We have scheduled classes this summer to help with these techniques for those who are participating.

This classic red and green quilt was designed by Vicki Bellino of Bloom Creek Quilts using Vintage Rouge by Marcus Fabrics.

Once again we will have a LIMITED amount of kits. Once they are spoken for, they are gone. If you are interested in participating in this block of the month, please contact Heirloom Creations at 605-332-4435.

Kits are $32.00 per month for six months. Kit includes all patterns, fabric for quilt top, borders and binding. A credit card will need to be needed to be placed on file to participate.

Want to learn the basics of how to open, unbox, set up, thread, wind a bobbin, select stitches, use a needle threader, attach a walking foot and make a buttonhole on a new sewing machine? Check out Sara’s mini sewing mastery class taught on the new Janome DC2012 sewing machine.

Sara says, “This machine comes loaded! I love the fact that is has extra accessories such as a walking foot, 1/4″ foot and a hard case included.”

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  Janome DC2012

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50 Stitch Patterns
2 Digit LED Stitch Pattern Indicator
Auto-lock
Lock-A-Matic Stitch
Adjustable Stitch Width from 0 to 7 mm
Adjustable Stitch Length from 0 to 5 mm
Buttonhole System: One-step Sensor Type Automatic 3 Styles
External Feed Balancing Dial
SFS (Superior Feed System)
Box Feed System
Drop Feed System
Automatic Tension
Horizontal Thread Delivery
Lay-in Threading with Numbered Paths
2 Different Sized Thread Caps
Built-in Needle Threader
One Hand Thread Cutter
Snap-On Feet
Conveniently Located Reverse Button
Electronic Foot Control
Speed Control Lever
Failsafe Device: Electronic Beep
Jam Proof, Magnetic, Top Loading, Full Rotary Bobbin System
Auto Declutch Bobbin Winding
See Through Bobbin Cover with One Touch Release Button
Extra High Presser Foot Life for Extra Clearance
15 Needle Positions
Free Arm Removable Accessory Tray
Needle Stop “Up”
Memorized Needle Up/Down Key
Retractable Carrying Handle
Machine Weight: 18.2 lbs (8.2 kg)
Front Position Halogen Lightbulb
DC Motor
Sculpture Stitch (2 Lengths)
Bi-directional Blanket Stitch
24 Heirloom Stitches
6 Satin Decorative Stitches
Star Stitch

In April, we are honoring Parkinson’s Awareness Month with a special tulip wall hanging pre-cut and pre-fused kit. Like the pink ribbon stands for breast cancer, the red tulip is the symbol for Parkinson’s Disease. If you know someone who is battling, or has a family member battling Parkinson’s, make them a creative way to voice your support for them and their entire family.

Kit includes: all applique pieces pre-fused and pre-cut, all background, border, back fabric and pattern. Finished size: 4″ x 16″  $19.99

Sioux Falls Convention Center will be hosting the 2012 Parkinson’s Awareness Month Conference Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, 2012.

I am realizing that many of you are correct – sewing machine needle eyes do get smaller as one becomes older! Thank goodness for needle threaders! But what happens when your built-in sewing machine needle thread gets bent or broken because of improper use (See Proper Use of a Built-In Needle Threader tip). That teeny-tiny metal hook must be exactly lined up with the needle’s eye or it will get bent and no longer function as it should. Should you just stop sewing? NO! But DO have a back up hand-held needle threader just in case. If you become so dependent on your sewing machine’s needle threader that you have forgotten how to thread a needle the old fashion way, then I have a solution for you.

Back before we had built-in needle threaders on the machines, I often used this perfect-every-time hand held needle threader. It saved me when changing threads for embroidery designs and still remains a front row companion when I am threading my serger! (Not many sergers have built-in needle threaders. The only serger we sell that has a built-in needle threader is the Bernina 1150MDA ).

It also has a helpful needle insertion tool on the other end. Use it to prevent the needle from falling into the depths of the sewing machine or serger when it is being loosened and replaced.

Come in and try it out for yourself!

Note: Both hand-held and built-in needle threaders do not normally work with extra small needle sizes such as a 65/9 or smaller.

Since having a built-in needle threader topped our list at the #2 most important item on a dream sewing machine, adding a simple hand-held version will extend the love you have for your current sewing machine until its time to buy a new one!

This hand-held needle threader is available from Heirloom Creations for $12.99 by calling 605-332-4435 with a credit card or stopping by.

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  Hand Held Needle Threader

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Pre-Cut Grandiflora Rose Kits – An Heirloom Creations Exclusive

Grandiflora Rose Quilt

Pre-cut Grandiflora Rose embroidery kits. This simple embroidered applique technique is even easier when all the pieces are pre-fused and pre-cut. There are 6 block kits, 1 border kit and an optional fabric border kit of the colorful fabric borders around the embroidered blocks. Background fabric is purchased separately.

Grandiflora Rose multi-formatted embroidery design CD was designed by Smith Street Designs.

Call Heirloom Creations at 605-332-4435 to purchase kits and CD.

Block kits #1 – #6 – $14.99 each

Pre-Cut Flower/Leaves Border kit – $29.99

Grandiflora CD – $36.00

Optional fabric block border kit – available by request