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Hi Everyone,
We just returned from taping 10 TV shows in TWO days for kayewoodtv.com, and it was quite a marathon. These shows are currently being edited and will be introduced one at a time on Kaye's TV website. Carol Ingram and I shared the shows, but even at that it was exhausting. There was no shopping time at all! I mean really - none! Granted we were in a very small town - Midland, MI, - but still, they had a mall - unlike our little town in Franklin, NC. But sadly, we only got to poke our heads into the bookstore and get a book-fix before we left.
Patti Lee, our VP of Consumer Relations, has just started doing needlepunch using the Sulky 12 wt. Cotton Blendables. She says she finds the Blendables very forgiving in doing needlepunch just like they are in quilting because of their randomly changing color pattern. Mistakes are not nearly as noticeable with mottled colors as with solid colors. And never having to separate floss or rethread your needle is heaven. Our newest book is close to being done, Sulky Stabilizer Supplement is filled with new and exciting projects that use the newest Sulky Stabilizers that were not available when we published our best-selling book, Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing in 1994. Wow! Has it really been 14 years! That book was and is just chocked full of all kinds of wonderful projects and it continues to be a best seller today. We will be offering a special package price for the Stabilizer book and the Stabilizer Supplement together, or you will be able to just purchase the Supplement if you already have the Stabilizer book. I'm very excited about the cutting edge projects that will be in the Supplement. I'll tell you more when the book actually goes to press this summer.
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Until next month - Express Yourself!Joyce Drexler Creative Director and Co-Founder of Sulky of America
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MORE ABOUT KAYE WOOD TV
As Joyce mentioned, we just taped 10 new TV shows for kayewoodtv.com but, IN ADDITION to those shows, there are about 10 of the original PBS-TV shows that we did with Kaye over the years that are now available for you to watch at your convenience on this website.These original shows include some very popular projects from our books, and one show that never appeared in a book but that I still get letters about, which is Amber's Patriotic Quilt. Amber is Joyce and Fred's granddaughter who was 11 at the time she made her first quilt and this TV show. This was shortly after 9-11, and it inspired her to make a really beautiful log cabin quilt featuring a flag in the center of each block in honor of those who died, and their families.
Joyce helped her pick out the navy blues and reds from her stash to frame an American flag. On the show, Joyce explains what happens when you don't use a traditional center square for a log cabin, and that it works out just fine.
Since it wasn't in a book, I don't have a finished picture of the quilt itself, but there is one in the show, and here are some close-ups of the blocks and quilting:
Evelyn Byler, Designer and Long-arm Quilter for Sulky of America,
did the quilting on Amber's quilt.
Simple, but beautiful quilting, even on the back! Doesn't this just make you want to make one for someone special in the military or just for your home? Amber used 2-1/2" strips to frame the flag, and her quilt ended up being a queen size quilt, but of course you could make it whatever size you wanted.
If you could not find the perfect flag fabric for this project, you could always find a photo of the flag that you like and copy it onto printer fabric on your copy machine.
Joyce also shows a wonderful log-cabin redwork project by Carol Ingram, Designer and Educator for Sulky, which was made by copying a log-cabin pattern onto Sulky Paper Solvy on a copier to make it into a paper-pieced, log-cabin project.
Sulky is a proud sponsor of the KayeWoodTV.com website. With our sponsorship it allows you, the viewer, to enjoy all the programs on KayeWoodTV.com FREE of charge. Just log on and watch 24/7. Each month we'll tell you more about some of the programs that are currently running on kayewoodtv.com and each new program that is introduced.
I find it inspiring and soothing to "listen" to the programs while I work on the computer. I open the program in one browser and work in another so there is no disruption to my work at any time. The thing I like best about this website is the ease of watching the shows. You don't have to sign up, you don't have to log in, you just go to the website, choose "Category", choose "Sulky", and let the good times roll! You can pause a program and do whatever needs to be done and come back and continue watching or listening to it. It's "sew" easy. Thank you Kaye for keeping it simple!
UPCOMING SHOWS
Please be sure and visit us at these upcoming shows:07/10/08 - 07/14/08 ASG Conference Chicago, IL
08/20/08 - 08/23/08 AQS Quilt Expo Nashville, TN
09/11/08 - 09/13/08 Quilt Expo w/Nancy Zieman Madison, WI
09/26/08 - 09/28/08 American Sewing Expo Novi, MI
UPCOMING SULKY TEACHER CERTIFICATION CLASSES
No - you don't have to want to be a teacher to take these fun classes. Some attendees just come to have fun, and it turns out everyone does.
 Pat designed this Pizzazz Pedestal Pot for you to learn and make at the Sulky Teacher Certification Trainings! |
Sulky National Free-lance Educator, says:
"I'm a wild blend of artist and teacher. I'm an entertainer full of information and techniques that I can't wait to share with students at quilt and sewing shops, guilds and seminars. Every new product on the market opens the door to new techniques, and every stitch leads me in a new direction.
As a machine artist and teacher, my goal is to see my techniques come alive through other hands and minds. I hope to expand the ways in which students see and make artistic choices. I love seeing students experience an explosion of creativity in their work."
She is all that and more. You couldn't learn all she has to share in a MONTH of classes! For more information about Pat and the classes she teaches, visit our website: sulky.com and click on "Meet the Sulky Educators". To view all the projects, go to: sulky.com and click on "Certified Teacher Training".
MAY, 2008:
5/30 - 6/1 Buffalo, NY - Educator - Pat Rodgers - Buffalo Conference Center/Hyatt Regency
SEPTEMBER, 2008:
9/26 - 9/28 Marlborough, MA - Educator - Pat Rodgers - Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
Linda Simmons, National Educator
representing Sulky of America:
Linda Simmons travels the United States and Canada teaching Sulky "Sew Exciting" Seminars and working as a Sulky Representative at consumer shows nation wide. She has taught independent sewing and serger classes throughout Oregon and Washington. Linda's many years of working for a sewing machine dealership has made her well versed and qualified to teach the basics of sewing machines, sergers and software usage.
JUNE, 2008:
6/6 - 6/8 Seattle, WA - Educator - Linda Simmons - Courtyard by Marriott
For pictures and descriptions of the 2008 Sulky Teacher Certification classes, visit: sulky.com or
Call Michelle at 1-800-874-4115, Ext. 176 (East of the Mississippi)
OR
Call Cathy at 1-800-874-4115, Ext. 161 (West of the Mississippi).
Don't miss your chance to take these fun and dynamic classes!
QUILTER'S CLUB OF AMERICA OFFER
When you sign up for the Fons and Porter QUILTER'S CLUB OF AMERICA program, you receive two sample spools of Sulky Cotton Blendables and $50 off on a Sulky Certified Teacher Training Event! Go to quiltersclubofamerica.com for more information.SULKY ANNOUNCES THE INTRODUCTION OF
2 NEW STABILIZERS AND 6 NEW 20" WIDE STABILIZER ROLLS
 Heat-Away Clear Film™ |
 Tender Touch™ |
Consistently high quality Sulky Stabilizers are the only ones you will ever need to "Create with Confidence".
Complete use instructions and packaging information on all of the Sulky Stabilizers are available in downloadable format at: sulky.com
- Sulky Stabilizers are made using a combination of the most advanced technology and the highest quality fiber based materials.
- No other Stabilizers have more fibers per square inch than Sulky.
- All Sulky 8", 12" and 20" rolls are packaged in a reusable storage container to keep them fresh and usable for years.
- All Sulky Stabilizers have Color Coded Packaging and very useful Icons to help you choose the right Sulky Stabilizer for each of your creative projects.
- Clear, easy-to-understand directions in every package assure success every time.
- At sulky.com there is a vast pool of knowledge about Sulky Stabilizers to help consumers 24/7.
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain!- Pablo Picasso
FREE Project of the Month
Snake River Sulky Embroidered Landscape Collage
A 1995 Sulky Challenge Quilted Wallhanging 3rd place winner
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Karen H. Sienk designed this fun and easy little wallhanging that you can do in a day. It is embellished free motion with Sulky variegated and solid-color Rayon and Metallic Threads. If you've hesitated to try landscapes, this one will "hook" you.
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