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Perfect Adapter
Some of you have asked about an "adapter" to change the outside measurements on the Perfect Adjustable Square to whole numbers....they are currently only adjustable to 1/2" increments. GOOD NEWS! We just recieved the new adapter which makes the interior square adjustable from 5 1/2" up to 21 1/2" and the exterior square adjustable from 11" up to 26". The adapter is a slightly different color so that it stands out from your other pieces. Comes as a 4-piece set. $4.99 |
Perfect Adjustable Square
As of November 2015, the adapter is included in the box set. I have been working on an idea for a couple of years. One of my most feared steps, related to applqiue, is when I have to square the block after I have finished my applique. I, like many other appliquers, prefer to cut our background fabric larger and then square the block to size when the applique is complete. The reason I have always hesitated at this step is....what if I do it incorrrectly and have to make the block over again? With the Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Adjustable Square™ the fear is removed. In your beautiful decorative storage box you receive 4 corner units, 4 one inch, 4 two inch, 4 four inch and four eight inch pieces. 20 pieces in all. These pieces snap together similar to a puzzle piece. It will allow you to build a square from 4", the inside of the square is in whole numbers, and up to a 24 1/2" square, the outside is in 1/2" increments. You can easily use your rotary cutter along the outside of these acrylic pieces. (November 2015) Newly added is Karen Kay Buckley's Adapter! We just recieved the new adapter which makes the interior square adjustable from 5 1/2" up to 21 1/2" and the exterior square adjustable from 11" up to 26". The adapter is a slightly different color so that it stands out from your other pieces and is now included with your Square purchase. Click on the youtube link below to find out more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T57ULmGXyF0 The recommended retail is $74.95
Patty Goodsell shared a chart she created to help assemble differing size squares. Please click on the word "link" to view Patty's chart. Thanks Patty for sharing this information. $74.95 |
Hammer
This little jeweler's hammer can come in handy when connecting the pieces for the Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Adjustable Square. $5.00 |
Glue Pen
The Japanese brand glue pen I was selling is now discontinued. I knew it was going to happen so it gave me time to test lots of other brands/kinds. After testing, my favorite is this June Tailor glue pen. It is safe on fabric and washes out with water. I like the glue pen size. It is smaller than regular glue sticks. I find this smaller size to be beneficial. I can smear a line of glue on the back of my applique pieces to hold them in place while I either hand or machine applique the edge.
The retail Price is $4.19$4.19 |
Add-A-Quarter 12
I love these rulers when I am paper piecing. The 1/4" lip on the edge allows you to slide the ruler right up against the edge of the paper and the lip extends 1/4' beyond the edge. This allows you to cut a very accurate 1/4" seam with ease. This ruler is 12" long. $9.99 |
Clover Bias Makers - 1/4"
In addition to using this tool to make binding for your quilts another excellent use is for stems. The way the bias maker folds the strips of fabric all you need to do is applique the edge. Because of the way the raw edges are folded the strips are easy to sew by hand or by machine. This works well for both bias and grain strips.
The retail price is $6.75 Sale price $4.05 While supplies last$4.05 |
Clover Bias Makers - 1/2"
In addition to using this tool to make binding for your quilts another excellent use is for stems. The way the bias maker folds the strips of fabric all you need to do is applique the edge. Because of the way the raw edges are folded the strips are easy to sew by hand or by machine. This works well for both bias and grain strips. Recommended retail is $7.00.$7.00 |
Clover Bias Tape Maker - 3/8"
In addition to using this tool to make binding for your quilts another excellent use is for stems. The way the bias maker folds the strips of fabric all you need to do is applique the edge. Because of the way the raw edges are folded the strips are easy to sew by hand or by machine. This works well for both bias and grain strips. The retail price is $7.75 Sale price is $4.65 While supplies last$4.65 |
Clover Bias Makers - 3/4"
In addition to using this tool to make binding for your quilts another excellent use is for stems. The way the bias maker folds the strips of fabric all you need to do is applique the edge. Because of the way the raw edges are folded the strips are easy to sew by hand or by machine. This works well for both bias and grain strips. $7.30 |
Piping Hot Binding Tool
This tool created by Susan K. Cleveland is wonderful if you are adding piping to your seams. Using this acrylic tool helps trim piping seam allowances to ¼” or ½” with great accuracy and makes working with piping easier. Over the years I have worked with a ruler to do this trimming and I must admit this new tool Susan created makes the job easier and much more accurate. Package includes detailed directions along with the acrylic trimming tool and 5 yards of 1mm cording.
$20.00 |
Templar
8 1/2" x 11" piece of heat resistant plastic. I use this for my favorite applique technique. It works great with an iron on a medium heat setting. It marks easily with a pencil to trace your applique shapes. Used for both hand and machine applique techniques. The retail price is $2.50$2.50 |
Totally Stable
I love this for my machine applique. Stabilizes virtually any fabric in seconds with no time-consuming pinning. It will eliminate annoying shifting, sliding and puckering of your material. Excess then tears away easily and leaves no sticky residue. This is sold by-the-yard. It is 40" wide. $2.99 |
Woven Fusible Interfacing
On light colors of fabric used for applique there is sometimes an issue with shadowing. Shadowing means that a darker color of fabric is shadowing through the fabric on top. In order to prevent this shadowing issue I use a 100% cotton woven fusible medium weight interfacing. I cut the interfacing to the finished size of my applique piece. I do not like the fusible in my seam allowance. I am offering this fusible in one yard cuts only. The fusible is 23" wide. $6.95 |