The Email Newsletter For Creative Machine Art Enthusiasts
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Hi Everyone,
As you read this, my husband, Fred, and I, along with Jason Prater, Patti Lee and Carol Ingram, are no doubt walking miles
of aisles at the International Quilt Market in Houston, TX.
Anyway....
This year we will be introducing these new Sulky Products: There are often busses going to this event from quilt shops and quilt guilds around the country. If you love quilts and quilting, it's a life-changing event. The quilts that are shown will change the way you think about quilting forever. I still remember my first Quilt Market and how it began my never-ending quest for more creativity, more fun and more meaning in my quilts. This doesn't mean just bed quilts either. Today, time is such a precious commodity that very often my "quilts" are in fact, lap quilts, wallhangings, wearables and home-dec items. It took me awhile to realize that "quilting" pretty much can be done on any sewn item. The art quilts (along with traditional quilts) that are exhibited here are spectacular and inspiring. Another truly inspiring event is the Paducah, KY, spring event. The whole town gets into this and it is so much fun. Again, busses from all over the country arrive for this event. I'm sure there are thousands of designers out there today that got their start and inspiration from attending one of those events. If all this chaos in our country and around the world has motivated you to do more meaningful things for yourself and your family, consider treating yourself to a "mini" Sulky Special Event. You don't have to plan to be a teacher to attend one of our Sulky Teacher Certification Trainings. What you learn will just be another step in your personal sewing education. Getting together with a group of women who love to do what you love to do is so rewarding and good for the soul. There is just one remaining event in Kennesaw (Atlanta), GA, November 13-15. This event includes a tour of the Sulky warehouse facilities, allowing participants to purchase virtually any Sulky product at huge savings! Fred and I will be dropping in to visit with the attendees during one of the days. See all of the Sulky Teacher Certification projects at sulky.com. Whether you teach at your local sewing store or sewing or quilt guild, you will be glad you did. Many of the guilds also do wonderful charitable work and there is a great need for giving at this juncture in our history. So reach out and learn new techniques and new projects, and have fun. I don't know where September and October have gone, but it seems that Fall always picks up speed. I always look forward to it because it is just such a pretty time of the year. With all that is going on in the world, it's good to stay present in the moment, count all the gifts we have in our lives, and treasure our family and loved ones.
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Until next month - Express Yourself!Joyce Drexler Creative Director and Co-Founder of Sulky of America
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While we are gone, Patti's husband will puppy-sit our black toy poodle, Bright (who is now a year old!) One of Patti's dogs is a St. Bernard, just a year old as well.
Here's a picture of Bright (my 9-pound poodle) "abusing" Teddy the 110-pound St. Bernard who seems to be enjoying it.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN QUILT GUILD
It was a fun October in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Joyce Drexler, Patti Lee, Carol Ingram, and Nancy Sapin from Sulky, were the back-up team for Sue Hausmann, Sr. Vice President for VSM (Viking/Pfaff/Singer) and host of "America Sews with Sue Hausmann", for an event she presented to our local Smoky Mountain Quilt Guild. Sue was scheduled to fly into Cincinnati from Sweden, through Paris, on Sunday, October 12th and then drive the rest of the way to Franklin, NC that night to host the event on Monday morning. Well, of course, her plane was held up in Paris, and she did not get into Cincinnati until 7:30 Sunday night. So the 4 of us were prepared to host the event in case she didn't make it - but she did! So, in addition to Sue's fun and fabulous presentation, the guild got Joyce, Carol, Nancy and me (Patti) there to do mini-presentations as well. (This only happened because it is our hometown!)
 Above: (left to right) Patti Lee, V.P. Consumer Relations for Sulky; Joyce Drexler, co-owner and Creative Director for Sulky; Nancy Sapin one of the wonderful Sulky National Educators; Sue Hausmann, Sr. V.P. of VSM, and Carol Ingram, Designer for Sulky. This was taken following a great meal at Kenny G's Corner Café in Franklin (owned by Patti and her husband, Kenny). (Such a shameless plug!)
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Nancy's demo included her amazing corded bowls! She has just taken this technique and gone wild with it. (From the book Quick and Easy Weekend Quilting with Sulky (#900B-16.)
Patti Lee demo'd the ever-popular Faux Woven Scarf from the books: Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing (#900B-11) and shown also with many other similar projects and techniques in the book Sulky Secrets to Successful Embroidery (#900B-15).
The vest Patti is shown wearing at the end of this newsletter is also done with this same technique.
Joyce showcased many of the projects from her newest book An Updated Supplement to Sulky's Secrets to Successful Stabilizing (#900B-17). Look for it now in your favorite sewing store or purchase it online at speedstitch.com.
DOOR PRIZE WINNERS AT CONSUMER EVENTS!
At every consumer event where Sulky has a booth, we offer a wonderful door prize valued at $40 to all those who stop by the booth and sign up. The latest prizewinner is:
Linda C. Meyer - Hoffman Estates, IL,
at the OSQE Show in St. Charles, IL
Check the listing on our website Sulky Shows that shows every consumer event where we will be; it is updated frequently.
NEW for FALL 2008!!!
THE NEWEST SULKY SEW EXCITING SEMINAR CALLED"Sulky Creative Art of Stabilizing." Ask for it at your local store that carries Sulky Stabilizers
This new seminar is based on the new book An Updated Supplement to Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing.
It is a brand new, fun filled 2-1/2 hour program of tips, techniques, step-by-step projects and beautiful samples. It is both a beginner's guide to stabilizing for traditional uses as well as introducing exciting, new artsy and fun ways to use Sulky's newest stabilizers. Take the mystery out of stabilizing! This comprehensive seminar teaches innovative techniques and exciting projects that will inspire and motivate. The variety of projects by well-known designers range from beautiful art-quilt wallhangings, wearables, jewelry, and home-dec projects to felted art for both wearing and framing! There is something for everyone who sews in this fabulous event.
Check the Sulky "Sew Exciting" Seminar listing at sulky.com for a location near you:
SULKY SPONSORS HOFFMAN CHALLENGE
Sulky is delighted to be co-sponsoring the prestigious Hoffman Challenge, which has a long, rich history of encouraging and rewarding creativity. Since numerous past entrees in the Hoffman Challenge have featured extensive and often dramatic uses of Sulky Decorative Rayon, Metallic and Cotton Threads, Sulky loves being able to co-sponsor this Challenge going forward so that they can acknowledge and reward the best of future entrants who use Sulky Products.There will be new award packages for the existing categories, plus Best Use of Sulky Awards!
Consumers know they can Quilt with Confidence with Hoffman Fabrics and "Create with Confidence"™ with Sulky Products. Now, they can do it all in one big contest.
Get your entry form today at hoffmanchallenge.com .
SULKY TEACHER CERTIFICATION CLASSES
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Whether you want to begin a career as a sewing teacher or advance your sewing career, the Sulky Teacher Certification Training program is designed to enhance your success. New classes are offered each year so you'll have the most up-to-date teaching skills. You'll learn how to use the newest products, how to teach the most popular creative machine art techniques and develop beautiful, inspiring samples, not to mention, have lots of fun! Or, maybe it is just time to do something creative and educational for YOU because you are worth it! Join us soon! It's okay to come just to have fun!
For pictures and descriptions of the 2008 Sulky Teacher Certification classes visit: www.sulky.com. To sign up, call Michelle today at 1-800-874-4115, Ext. 176.
The LAST 2008 Sulky Certified Teacher Training Event will be:
November 13-15 in Kennesaw, GA.
At the end of last year's event so many of those participants signed up for this year's event, that the Kennesaw (Atlanta), GA, class is almost full. You cannot believe how much fun it is going to be!
This event includes a tour of the Sulky warehouse facilities, allowing participants to purchase virtually any Sulky product at huge savings!
See the complete list as well as the projects on our website: sulky.com.
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did. And with that in mind, here is the Free Project of the Month...FREE Project of the Month
Embellished Vest from Fabric You Love!
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We all have fabric that is just too pretty to use, and heaven-forbid we should cut it up! This is a twist on "Whole Cloth Vests" featured in a later book, Sulky Secrets to Successful Quilting (#900B-13) in which we used decorative threads to embellish the vests; but in the book, Patchwork Concepts in Sulky (#900B-9), Kathy shows you how to take a beautiful piece of fabric and use the design elements in that fabric to guide you to further embellish the fabric. Her techniques include: Couching down yarns, making couch weft fibers, knotted straps, as well as couching sequins, cross locked beads or molded beads, and then adding prairie points strategically on the garment. This project is fun and easy, and will inspire you to actually use some of your favorite fabrics and embellishing notions in your stash!
There is also a Consumer Newsletter Archive on our website so you can read back issues. For more information on any of our products or programs contact me at asksulky@sulky.com or visit sulky.com..
Kind regards,
Patti Lee
Vice President
Consumer Relations
Sulky of America, Inc.
Patti.lee@sulky.com
sulky.com.
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