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February Pellon Giveaway!

Woohooo! It’s that time again!!

Time for a chance to win some awesome goodies from the sweet folks at Pellon!

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February our giveaway is all about stabilizers! Take a look!

Pellon has packaged up this new line of stabilizers for stores – they are hitting Joann’s this month!
Stabilizers are excellent for embroidery, decorative stitching and appliques. They give you the stability you need to keep your stitching looking even and pretty without puckering or wrinkling up on you!
It’s not just for machine embroidery either – it’s great for hand embroidery too!

Here’s what we’ve got, and a little more info about them:

These  are the three Tear Away Stabilizers.

~Fuse-N-Tear is a fusible stabilizer that easily tears away from your stitching. It irons on easily and keeps your stitching from puckering, and when you tear it off it doesn’t leave any sticky fusing behind. (12″ x 12 Yard Roll)
~Stitch-N-Tear Lite is great for decorative stitching, buttonholes, quilting and more! It’s nice and lightweight too so it doesn’t pull your stitches when you remove it. (12″ x 11 Yard Roll)
~Stick-N-Tear is perfect for knits, velvets, suede, nylon, etc, especially fabrics you don’t want to iron the Fuse-N-Tear to. It has a paper backing you peel away – you then just stick the stabilizer to the fabric, sew your design, and then tear it away! Because it’s sticky, this is also great for tiny projects like doll clothes, ribbon, cuffs and more. (12″ x 6 Yard Roll)

~Soft-N-Stay is the perfect stabilizer for embroidery on clothes – it is light and soft and you can leave it in through wearing and washing. It also works great on netting, organza and lycra because it doesn’t stretch. After you finish your embroidery you just trim away the excess! (12″ x 11 Yard Roll)
~Sol-U-Film Lite is a wash away stabilizer. It is great for lace, edges, 3-D designs and intricate or delicate embroidery. All you have to do is submerge the piece in water after you finish your embroidery and the stabilizer just dissolves! (12″ x 9 Yard Roll)

I think the little boxes are cute too – they have fun graphics so it’s easy to tell what kind of stabilizer you need!

I’ve been working on a project using the Stabilizers – I will have the tutorial for you tomorrow. Here’s a sneak peek!

Pretty awesome right?

Ready to Enter??
This giveaway has a value of over $90!!!

~Required Entry: Leave a comment letting us know what you’d make with these awesome Stabilizers!

Additional Entries:
~Like the Pellon Facebook page. Leave a comment letting me know. (Some of you have had trouble with the link on past giveaways. I think we’ve got it fixed but let me know if it doesn’t work.)
~Be or become a follower here at Flamingo Toes (by RSS feed, email or GFC)
~Blog, Tweet or share the Giveaway on Facebook. Leave a comment for each thing you do.

I’ll announce the winner on February 27!

Good Luck!

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A Simple Clutch – Retro Chevron Version

I hope you have been enjoying our little impromptu Clutch Pattern series!

I have – it has been so fun to take a simple pattern and make it up several different ways! In case you missed it, we started with the Applique Clutch, then moved to the Vintage Lace version, and then the Ruffles Version!

This is the last version (for now) and I think it is so fun! It’s got a retro 70′s feel to it – with  green Chevron fabric and sweet matching pom pom trim!
It would be great for Spring or Summer - and the design could be used with a lot of different fabrics!

To give the Clutch a little texture, I hand sewed coordinating yarn to the front pieces, following the Chevron print. It’s got a great retro leather button too.

So cute! But then, what’s not to love about pom poms and chevron???

It was easy to change up our pattern too!
Here’s what you’ll need to make your own:

All the fabric/interfacing/notions requirements for the Original Clutch – along with:
Coordinating Yarn to embellish front
1/4 yard pom pom trim
Decorative button
(all fabrics came from Joann’s if you want to use these same prints)

Follow the instructions for the original clutch to make the base section of your clutch.

To add the yarn to your front fabric piece, hand sew each strand in place, using small stitches. I sewed the yarn down at each point, plus one stitch between the points.

Continue following the lines on the fabric until you reach the other side.

Add more strands of matching yarn. I did a total of four rows. You don’t want them too close to the top or bottom, remember the bottom will have a 1/2″ seam allowance and the top will be folded over the top of the clutch.

Baste the pom pom trim to the bottom of the front piece. The trim should point away from the raw edge, it will flip and be right side up after you sew the outside and inside pieces together.

Continue with the clutch front piece instructions for the Original Clutch. Iron on the interfacings (be careful not to iron over your yarn, you don’t want to burn it). Sew your outside and inside pieces together and turn right side out. Add your snap closure and press.
Sew the front piece to the clutch, again referencing the original instructions. Fold in the top side sections and tack in place.

Add on a little retro leather button for decoration – and that’s it!

So I hope you enjoyed all the Clutch Versions!! I love them all . . .

They’re so fun in different ways. Though I think I have a favorite. I’m just not saying which. :)
What about you?

I’m linking to Sunday Scoop, Today’s Creative Blog, Met Monday, Skip to my Lou, Tutorials & Tips Tuesday, Funky Junk Interiors, Quilt Story and the other fabulous parties on the sidebar – make sure you check them out!

Think Pink Sundays No 49!

Welcome to Think Pink Sundays!!!

Our most clicked link this week was this pretty Heart Necklace from Ellen at Creative Passage! I love the necklace and I think it’s so sweet that she exchanges gifts with her sister every month!!

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Now it’s your turn!

Here are the “Rules”. ;)

1.Link up NEW tutorials, refashions, recipes, printables, DIY, etc. Basically – anything we can make!!
(No more than 4 links please!!! – I’ll delete more than that.)
Please Don’t link up giveaways, things you’re selling, or link parties!

2. Add a text link or button to your post or somewhere on your blog.
(Make sure you link up the URL to the Post – not just your blog.)

3. I’d love it if you would follow along!
You’ll want to check back and see if you’ve been featured!!

4. Visit!!! Be Inspired! Share some comment love!
Please visit at least the person linked up before you and leave them a sweet comment.



I’ll be doing Facebook and Twitter features throughout the week -
and sharing my Crushes (Features) here on Friday!