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Hi Everyone,
I wish all of you a happy, healthy, prosperous and fun New Year! Everyone I talk to is excited that they have sewing machines and can still do what they love this year. Not only that, but we can also do what we love FOR THOSE WE LOVE! It doesn't get any better than that! My mother had a slight heart attack in the first part of December so we threw our things in the car and drove down to Florida from North Carolina, and there we stayed for the rest of the month. (I know that doesn't sound like a hardship and, for the most part, it wasn't.) I was blessed to spend some quality time with my mother who is now 88 and dealing with Parkinson's disease, too. Although she is pretty frail, she seems to be stabilized now. I also spent a lot of time with our kids and their families and it was truly a blessed Christmas. It didn't matter that I had left some of the Christmas presents at home in our haste. We had love and laughter and wonderful food (my husband, Fred, cooks)! So, although it was not the Christmas I had planned, it was indeed the one we were supposed to have, and I am most grateful. I am very excited about this year's Sulky Teacher Certification Classes which we have put together based on requests from so many of you. It is called "Sulky Techniques Galore and More!" More and more people are turning to their sewing and quilting skills to both economize and forge a new career at this pivotal time in our history. Won't you join us for 3 days of fun and learning? Whether you intend to teach or not, these skills will be useful to you your entire life and who knows where it might lead? There will be lots more information on these wonderful projects and techniques below and in our monthly newsletters to come. Last month I told you about my program on "America Sews with Sue Hausmann" that our son, Eric, and I taped in Cleveland in December. It was rewarding to see that Eric, and his girlfriend, June, both took the theme from the show "Beyond Corded Bowls" (Show #2801) and made lots of gifts for family and friends this Christmas. Eric and June are shown below in front of the antique buggy at Abigayle's Quiltery in Olmsted Falls, OH, where we spent the weekend quilting and sewing. Be sure to visit this wonderful quilt shop if you are ever in the area.
The other program that we did for this "America Sews" series featured my good friend and amazing artist and designer for Sulky, Carol Ingram. Carol has a real talent for taking her artistic talent and refining it so that the average person can reproduce what she has done. Using Sulky Cut-Away Plus as the "painter's canvas", reinforced by ironing Sulky Fuse 'n Stitch Permanent Stabilizer onto the back of it, Carol creates a firm "canvas" that accepts fabric dye and Transfer Pen Ink perfectly. Once the "canvas" is dyed in multi-colors, Carol then shows us how to stencil using Sulky Totally Stable as the iron-on "stencil" to draw wavy lines using a stencil brush and stencil paint sticks. This project is shown below along with more information about the upcoming show. Thank you for taking the time to watch us on these shows for the many years we've been doing this together! Let's keep the fun coming in 2009! |
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Until next year - Express Yourself!Joyce Drexler Creative Director and Co-Founder of Sulky of America
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America Sews with Sue Hausmann
Continuing on with what Joyce mentioned above... Carol then shows how to layer the top "canvas" with batting and a backing fabric using the new, improved Sulky KK 2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive, and stitch with the heavier Sulky 12 wt. Cotton thread along the wavy stenciled lines.
 Carol Ingram and Sue Hausmann on the set of "America Sews with Sue Hausmann". (Show #2810) |
Many of the design elements, including the coral, the lettering, and the child's face, are then traced using the Sulky Iron-On Transfer Pen (in the reverse) so that when placed onto the artwork they will iron on right side up.
Carol contributed a wonderful similar project using these techniques in our latest book, An Updated Supplement to Sulky's Secrets to Successful Stabilizing (#900B-17).
Carol showed this project step-by-step on a recent PBS-TV show "Quilting Arts TV".
 Joyce Drexler, Sue Hausmann, and Eric Drexler, on the set of "America Sews with Sue Hausmann" featuring "Beyond Corded Bowls". Eric and Joyce share tips on edges, lids, and decorations on corded bowls. (Show #2801)
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Ordering Sulky Products
If you are ever unable to find any of the Sulky Products or put-ups that you are looking for locally, there are 2 Mail Order/On-Line sources that have, in stock, every Product and Put-up that Sulky makes. They are speedstitch.com - 1-866-829-7235 and uncommonthread.com - 1-877-294-5427.IN 2009 - BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR IT...
"SULKY TECHNIQUES GALORE AND MORE!"
Our best Sulky Teacher Certification yet! You will learn tons of the most exciting sewing techniques in the industry today for use in your projects and/or teaching curriculum. This event promises to be even more fun than ever before. Three days will be packed full of excitement and creativity that will motivate you for years to come! Most of the techniques will be turned into quick, easy, finished projects, and there will be samples galore on using these techniques in other finished projects. You will come away from this program "SEW EXCITED". Join us for the most fun you can legally have for 3 days!
HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK AT FIVE OF THE FUN PROJECTS!
LOOK FOR MORE PROJECTS FROM THIS EVENT IN OUR UPCOMING NEWSLETTERS!
Projects and information will also be updated on the website as more photos become available.
Because this event is filled with lots and lots of techniques, the projects are small easy ones that can be adapted to many other projects; many samples of them will be shown at the event, too!
Sulky Cotton Blendables and the "Poke 'n Stitch" technique.
 
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A Hug for your Mug!
Sulky National Educator, Nancy Sapin, has shared her technique for using fun feature fabrics on a flat secret surface that allows your fabrics to speak to you using the very popular wrapped cord technique. This same technique can be used for trivets, placemats, photo frames, and more.
Close-up of the artsy 3-D leaves using a woven fabric as the background for the textured and lively leaves.
Free-Motion Thread Sketching using the fabulous Sulky Cotton Blendables.
Learning to "write" with your sewing machine.
Baby Elephant Walk |
Lambie-Pie |
That's all we can fit in here this month. Be sure to watch for lots more techniques each month!
To learn more or to sign up today, 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).
A Holiday In Paradise
IS THERE SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE STILL NOT SUREWHAT TO GET YOU FOR VALENTINE'S DAY OR MOTHER'S DAY?
WELL THIS IS IT - THE PERFECT PRESENT! ASK THEM TO SEND
YOU AWAY TO PARADISE FOR 3 DAYS!
Locations and Dates
| Apr, 2009 | |||
| 04/02 - 04/04 | Lakeland, FL Holiday Inn Lakeland Hotel & Conference Center | Educator - Ellen Osten | |
| May, 2009 | |||
| 05/01 - 05/03 | Phoenix, AZ Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport | Educator - Lee Fletcher | |
| 05/01 - 05/03 | Bloomington, MN Park Plaza Hotel | Educator - Linda Simmons | |
| Jun, 2009 | |||
| 06/03 - 06/05 | Providence, RI Sheraton Providence Airport | Educator - Ellen Osten | |
| Sep, 2009 | |||
| 09/11 - 09/13 | Denver, CO Red Lion Hotel | Educator - Pat Welch | |
| 09/25 - 09/27 | Sacramento, CA Hawthorne Suites Hotel | Educator - Lee Fletcher | |
| Oct, 2009 | |||
| 10/09 - 10/11 | Portland, OR Country Inn & Suites Hotel | Educator - Linda Simmons | |
| 10/09 - 10/11 | Columbus, OH Courtyard by Marriott | Educator - Pat Welch | |
| Nov, 2009 | |||
| 11/18 - 11/20 | Kennesaw, GA Hilton Garden Inn | Educators Ellen Osten Nancy Sapin | |
| (The GA event includes a tour of the Sulky Warehouse!) | |||
INTRODUCING THE EVEN BETTER SULKY KK 2000 - GREEN!
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Safe for You . . .
- Exclusively Non-Flammable
- Non-Toxic
- Odorless and Clear
- Ozone Friendly
- No CFS'S or HCFC's
- Very High Ratio of Active Ingredient to Propellant
- Minimal Overspray
Safe for the Planet . . .
Maximum Coverage . . .
The cans with the GREEN LIDS contain a new formulation that allows you to spray even closer with virtually no staining. Spray about 6 inches from the receiving surface.
LOOK FOR THE NEW CAN WITH THE GREEN LID AND EARTH LABEL.
Still the great product you have come to love but with more emphasis on the "Green" components so important to all of us today. Sulky Temporary Spray Adhesive contains HIGHLY CONCENTRATED, non-flammable material combined with an improved directional valve and low-pressure spray to eliminate wasteful over-spraying.
You still get as much coverage with a small can of KK 2000 as you get with the larger cans because KK 2000 is highly concentrated; combine that with a low-pressure propellant and state-of-the-art spray nozzle and you get a precise spray pattern that you can direct exactly where you want it. No wasteful over-spraying.
The improved spray nozzle allows closer spraying without fear of propellant build-up.
PHOENIX QUILT, CRAFT & SEWING FESTIVAL
15Th annual phoenix quilt, craft & sewing festival january 29, 30 & 31st, 2009 at the fairgrounds from 10 A.M. To 5 P.M.They've added lots of new booths and have the best line-up of vendors in their 15-year history! Don't miss it, mark your calendar now and forward this coupon to your friends; this coupon may be photocopied, each person must have a coupon!
Here is a complete listing of all of the upcoming consumer shows where Sulky will be exhibiting.
Click here to open coupon for printing.
SULKY CO-SPONSORS THE 2009 HOFFMAN CHALLENGE
As most of you know, we discontinued the Sulky Challenge several years ago mostly as a result of the direct hit that our Florida facility took from Hurricane Charley. We are really delighted to now be able to co-sponsor 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, we love being able to co-sponsor this Challenge going forward so that we can acknowledge and reward the best of future entrants who use Sulky Products. 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. Go to hoffmanchallenge.com for much more information and to fill out your online entry form.
Thought for the Month
FREE Project of the Month
QUICK LATTICE POCKETS Using Ultra Solvy as a Foundation
 
Designed by Carol Ingram and presented on the PBS-TV Show, "Martha's Sewing Room with Martha Pullen" Carol once again shows us how to jazz up a ready-to-wear garment by adding an open-weave lattice pocket with computerized embroidery or a purchased appliqué. Project with step-by-step instructions is from the book Sulky Secrets to Successful Applique (#900B-14). |
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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