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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. $4.19 |
Portable LED Light
I love this small LED light. It has 24 LED bulbs! It folds flat making it great for travel. It is about 5" x 3" x 2" when folded. Included is a 3 1/2 foot USB power cord. It has three levels of brightness. You simply tap on the front base to adjust the brightness. It is powered by USB or 4 "AA" batteries. $17.99 |
Thimblepad
If I am going to sit and applique for a long period of time I love these Thimblepads®. One pad will last a long time and is reusable. You can pull it off your finer, stick it on a piece of freezer paper, wazy side or a piece of metal and then put it back on and keep reusing it. Mine last for a long time. These are a real finger saver! $8.18 |
Soft Grip Brush
This is my favorite brush for my prepared edge applique techniques. It is used to apply/paint sizing to the seam allowances before ironing. The brush is 8” in length. I love the comfort of the soft grip handle and the bristles are the perfect length. $3.69 |
Pattern Ease
For those of you who have taken classes with me you know I often use this product as a placement guide. I place the Pattern Ease over my paper pattern and trace the design onto the Pattern Ease. Next, I center the Pattern Ease over my background fabric and baste it along one edge. When I am ready to position my applique pieces I an slide them under the Pattern Ease, pin them in place and proceed to applique. I use this for placement guide for both hand and machine applique. Price per yard. $2.35 |
Wonder Clips10 pack
I really like these clips when I am attaching the binding on my quilt. They are comfortable in my hand and open and wrap over the layers of my fabric easily. There are marked lines on the clip so you can measure the placement for an accurate and even binding. It is marked for a 1/4" and a 1/2' wide binding. The back of the clip is flat to make it easier if you are machine sewing your binding. There are 10 clips in the package. Retail Price is $6.95.$6.95 |
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. $6.75 |
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. $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. $7.75 |
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. $2.50 |
Emery Boards
If you have watched one of my videos, DVD’s or taken a class with me, you know I love to use an emery board to smooth the edges of my Templar. It works like a charm. I found these Riley Blake Emery Boards and not only do they have cute designs but they work great for my purpose. They are $1.00 each. We will pick a design for you. $1.00 |
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 |