Archive for July, 2011

New Sewing Shows on KBTC & KBTC back on DirecTV

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Did you know that KBTC is a great resource for sewing and quilting? KBTC airs many programs that focus on sewing techniques and projects. In fact, two new shows recently started airing: It’s Sew Easy and Sew it All.

It's Sew Easy

It's Sew Easy

Sew It All

Sew It All

Here is the current line up:

• 8:00 AM – Creative Living
• 8:30 AM – Quilting Arts
• 9:00 AM – It’s Sew Easy
• 9:30 AM – Sew It All
• 10:00 AM – Sewing with Nancy
• 10:30 AM – America Sews with Sue Hausmann
• 11:00 AM – Martha’s Sewing Room
• 11:30 AM – Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
• 12:00 PM – Quilt in a Day

Plus KBTC is back on DirecTV!

Now that it is back, KBTC will be repeating sewing programs for their DirecTV customers who might have missed them. The episodes that aired while KBTC was off DirecTV will be scheduled in the early morning hours beginning August 1, so you can set your DVRs!

August 1st through 15th:

• 4:00am – Sewing with Nancy
• 4:30am – Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting
• 5:00am – America Sews with Sue Hausmann
• 5:30am – Quilt in a Day

August 16th through 30th:

• 4:00am – Quilting Arts
• 4:30am – Sew It All
• 5:00am – Linda MacPhee
• 5:30am – Creative Living

*You can find KBTC on Comcast 12, Click! 3, Charter 12, DirecTV 28, Dish 8620, Digital 27 (28.1, 28.2 Tacoma), Digital 19 (15.1, 15.2 Centralia), & Digital K41KT (Grays River/Lebam).

Do you watch any of these shows? Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

Chris


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Do You Dream of Designing? Project Runway Starts Thursday

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Don’t you just love the feeling of using your creativity to make something spectacular?  This time of the year I sure can used ajump start to my creative process.  Well just in time, it’s Project Runway to the rescue.

I just love the thought of being given a random challenge and seeing what one will come up with.   Not that I my sense of style always agrees with what the designers on Project Runway comes up with, but the show does hold a full pallet of inspiration and ideas for projects that I am planning and working on.  It sure has me looking at life around me with a whole different perspective.

The challenges remind me of the classes that we have in our stores. Have you ever noticed how each person in a class can make the same project but they all look so different when they add their own fabric choices and personality.  I just love seeing what is created in a class!

This years season looks promising with a group of contestants that have such a wide variety of personalities and styles.  We will also get to see designers who’s ages range from 21 to 57, one is even Snohomish and two are from Portland.

I have found a ton of information about the designers and have gotten a glimpse into what they are like by going to the Project Runway info page on LifeTime. Here you can even see what their work spaces look like.  If you have Comcast, I did find that all of the video clips are “OnDemand” under “Tv Series”.

The new season of Project Runway starts this  Thursday, July 28th @ 9pm on Life Time.

If you are not able to watch the series at the scheduled time, it is usually re-aired during the following week.  Also in the past, LifeTime has posted the current episode on it’s website within a couple of days and is available for a short time period.

This is a great way to share an experience with the younger ones in your life and may even ignite a spark of interest in sewing.  Even though my family does not share the same interest in sewing and design that I have, it has been fun to interact with my husband and two teenagers through this show while listening to their opinions on what each show presents.  Also, my best girlfriend lives in California and this show can always give us something fun to talk about!  So consider “watching” the show with your friends, kids, grandkids, or nieces/nephews. If you are not able to watch it together in the same room, compare thoughts with each other via texting, email, or Facebook.  You just might be amazed at how much a simple TV show and Social Media may open up dialog and actually give you one more thing in common with someone you care about.

Join me in watching!  We can all watch it together and chat about it on the Quality Sewing Facebook page.

I will meet you there!

Reva


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Pacific West Quilt Show is Coming Soon!

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Are you ready to be inspired?  This may be just what you are looking for!  The Pacific West Quilt Show (formally known as the APNQ Quilt Show) is coming to the Tacoma Convention Center August 26-28, 2011.

The Show is presented by Pacific West Quilters and offers a Juried & Judged Quilt show & Contest with prizes equaling $25,000 and more than 500 quilts on display.  There will also be many other events of interest to quilters and sewing enthusiasts including a  Quilt Auction, Merchant Mall, Fashion Show, and Lectures.

The centerpiece of the quilt show will be the 227 finalists in this year’s contest from the 18 US states and Canadian provinces of the Pacific West region: Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, The Northwest Territories, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Yukon.

In addition to the contest quilts, there will be hundreds of quilts in several Special Exhibits. These Exhibits encompass various themes, Living Colour, Spice of Life, Wish You were Here, Telling Secrets, Basic Necessities, Invoking Spirits, and the Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire & Chocolate.

Love to shop? There’s also will be a Merchant Mall featuring over 100 vendors where you will find beautiful fabrics and all types of sewing items as well as see the latest in sewing and quilting technology.  Make sure to come see  us at the Quality Sewing booth!

Reva


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I Love Our New Puppy but Our Carpet Doesn’t

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

This past fall we got a wonderful new addition to our family.  Roca is the sweetest puppy ever!  The only drawback is that we had just had our carpets cleaned and our sweet little pup didn’t come pre-trained or with a bladder larger than a postage stamp.

Now that you can surely imagine my plight, let me give you a further twist to my dilemma. We are on well water that is high in iron and tends to spot our carpet brown when used to clean a spill.  I always feel like I am trading one spot for another.

There is a product that I saw at one of our stores by Riccar Floor Care called Dry Carpet Cleaner.  I got a kit, to start with, called the Pet Survival Kit, which comes with the Dry Carpet Cleaner. What did I have to lose? So I thought that I would give it a try. After all, my husband thinks the carpet is ruined anyway.

At the advice of the store manager, I followed the package directions and restrained myself from overdoing it.  I was told not to use to much product or scrub too much.  It seemed wrong to use what seemed to be so little and to not scrub extensively.  I must say, the stains, even though old, came out beautifully!  I know where the spots were, but I really can’t see them.

Here’s how it works… Use the Pre-Treatment Spray to moisten the area and let it set for 5-10 minutes.  Use the sifter that comes with the powder and dust the surface, covering the stained area.  Let it stay there until it is completely dry (mine stayed overnight because I forgot about it). Vacuum to remove.  It was actually very easy to use and really was no work at all.

Somehow all of the stain is absorbed by the Riccar Dry Carpet Cleaner, and it leaves no tell-tail sign that my puppy had ever been there. The fibers of the carpet are not matted down or damaged like they can be from the use of a machine.

I was very impressed and plan to always have this on hand. But I sure hope that our pup is now old enough to not present this particular issue again.

Reva


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