Have you finished your shopping yet? I got almost all of mine done before vacation but I'll continue to pick up odds and ends right up until the day. Craftsy is having a Stuff Your Stocking Sale on yarns, fabrics, quilting and sewing supplies so I might just add something for myself to open!
You can click HERE to reveal what's on sale and find a little something for the crafty person on your list...even if that's YOU!
From Friday through Sunday MONDAY*, Craftsy is hosting their Black Friday Sale! All Classes $19.99 or less! Now is a great time to get the classes you've been eyeing all year! Craftsy classes also make a great gift, so do some holiday shopping for the crafter in your life. If you have a free-motion quilter on your list I can highly recommend The Secrets of Free-Motion Quilting, the new class packed with modern, easy, free-motion quilting designs taught by Christina Cameli. By the way, you don't even have to pick the class for the gift certificate - the recipient gets to choose whichever one they want (but you can always suggest it!!)
*Craftsy extended their Black Friday Sale one more day! Through Monday, December 1st, All Classes $19.99 or less!
There is a big 'up to 70% off' sale over at Craftsy this weekend. Here are the deets...
Shop Craftsy's Stash of Possibilities Sale starting now! Take advantage of up to 70% off ALL project kits, fabric, yarn and supplies. Shop now to save before popular products sell out! Hurry, offer expires September 29, 2014 at 11:59 PM MT. Shop Craftsy's Stash of Possibilities Sale and save big!
It comes at a good time for me since they now have Miss Kate pre-cuts, the newest Bonnie & Camille release. I really needed some yardage/backing and I bought two cuts: a 4-1/2 yard in aqua and 3-3/4 yards in Sunshine Grey, which I absolutely adore!
I'm sure I can use those cuts for either backing or to cut up as a supplement to the fat quarters and layer cake I already have. I love a good sale!!
Ooooooh!! Great FLASH SALE at Craftsy this weekend! Today and tomorrow you can get up to 50% off classes. There are so many good ones to choose from and at half price they are totally worth adding to your 'homeroom' list. You can use the sale link to the right to go straight to Craftsy and see all the sale classes. Don't forget you own the class for life so if you can't watch it straight away, get it cheap and save it for when you can. (I do that all the time and it's great to be able to come back to the lessons any time I need to get a refresher or I get interested in starting a new project.) Have fun (and scroll down for today's other post!)
There are SO many amazing classes at Craftsy and they are having their BIG SUMMER SALE now until Monday. This is the best time to get the classes you want and save (there is no need to ever pay full price!!!). Craftsy has added a bunch of great new selections, including the one I picked: Cut to It: Strategies for Smarter Quilting (w/ Debbie Caffrey). Learning to cut your fabric accurately is one of the most important parts of quilting. While it may not be the most exciting aspect of the craft, it's critical to achieving good results and if you're going to the trouble and expense, you might as well do it right!
The class covers rotary cutting skills, how to cut strips, shapes, deal with fat quarters, squares, bias edges, and so much more. It can be a little hypnotizing watching Debbie cut away and I sure wish I had this class available to me when I started quilting almost three years ago - probably would have saved a lot of fabric by preventing the mistakes I've made!!! She has so many tricks and time-saving techniques - it's quite impressive how she's taken this skill to a whole new level!
I already wrote about the other class I just got, Machine Quilting: Small Changes, Big Variety (w/ Angela Walters) and I love it! I always learn so much from Angela and she certainly gives me the confidence (and inspiration) to quilt new designs. Her small changes to simple motifs help expand your quilting design repertoire with little effort. (I've already pre-ordered her new book coming out in September!).
Have fun checking out the new classes and the awesome ones already available. Of course, I gravitate to all the quilting and embroidery classes first but there are new cooking, photography, painting, and sewing classes too!
FYI, there is a big FLASH SALE at Craftsy for today and tomorrow! Some classes are up to 50% off! I love the new 3 Blocks 30 Quilts (w/ Kate Colleran) class - it's very meaty and I can't wait to make one of the quilts.
Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot is another great one I recently joined and I've already used Jacquie Gering's tips and designs in my quilt!
I just mentioned to someone that Craftsy is now a verb in my house, as in "mom is busy Craftsy-ing"! It is crazy how much of my life I spend watching, learning, and creating because of this amazing on-line educator!!! Have fun!
I wanted to let you know about the Black Friday SALE at Craftsy. All their online classes are on sale for $19.99 or less!
If you've been thinking about a class (maybe one I've raved about!!!!), this is a great time to get the ones you've been considering!
I think Craftsy classes also make a great gift so you could do some holiday shopping for the crafter in your life or give them the link so they can do some for YOU!!! (That's what I do! lol!) Craftsy Gift Cards are the perfect gift!
Craftsy Yarn and Fabric is on sale too! Up to 80% off from 11/27-12/2! I have purchased fabric and kits from Craftsy several times and the quality is lovely. (Check out my video this coming Monday to see what I just had delivered - a little gift and surprise I gave myself!!!!)
Anyway, you all know how much I love Craftsy so I wanted to make sure you didn't miss the excellent sale! I have quite a few new classes I've already signed up for (including the 2 FREE ones, A New Look at Longarm Quilting with Mandy Leins and Machine Embroidered Classics. It's like they know what I want to learn!
Just use the safe links above to get to the sale and don't forget it ends December 2nd! Have fun! (I think I'm going to get myself a little birthday present!! ;)
If you've visited my blog on a few occasions you more than likely have hit upon one of my posts about Craftsy. I've been a student since almost the very beginning and as I've said before, it changed my life!
So what is Craftsy? If you don't already know, it's a wonderful crafting community offering on-line classes. The company is made of real people who totally believe in providing the best on-line craft education with world-class instructors. I've never felt so dedicated to a organization and I am a firm supporter of their goal to bring together millions of crafters in an amazing virtual classroom.
I have taken so many fantastic courses and have learned so much more than I ever thought possible in my small town - in the ultimate classroom possible, my home! There is no schedule I have to follow, no deadlines I have to meet, and I don't have to drive in the snow! I still have personal contact with the teacher (and some are really famous - I'd never have the access I do if I had to go to them!) and I can interact with other students by commenting, sharing projects, and joining in 'conversations' for each class. (And I have met some really nice people this way! {cough, Jose!})
My personal interests range from quilting to cooking and there are so many interesting classes to choose from. I can't resist the quilting courses because each one offers something different I want to learn! The cooking classes are so fun because we get to EAT my homework but I also love all the sewing and embroidery classes because that is where I lack skill and really depend on the excellent tutorials to help. I know if I get stuck I can ask for help or re-watch the segment a zillion times (can't do that in a lecture hall!)
So I think you get the idea: I love to learn and Craftsy is the perfect fit with my life right now. I have been thirsty for all this crafting knowledge and now it's right at my keyboard. There's no pressure - I own the classes forever - and I don't have to account to anyone but myself. I'm having a blast and I feel so excited and motivated when I sign up for a new class!
I started with the FREE Block of the Month class from last year and fell in love. There are now so many other Free Craftsy Classes to choose from. They are a great way to test the water and see how you like it. No commitment and you still own the class forever! If you want try out a free class, use the safe link above or to the right of this post and give Craftsy a try. I am so passionate about this company and this format for learning that I want to tell everyone - if you aren't taking a FREE class yet, do it!!! It just might change your life too!
You may recall me writing about this scarf kit I bought back in April. The yarn has a honeycomb/net design and it's a little trickier to knit with than regular wool. So tricky, in fact, that even watching the video I just couldn't get the hang of using it. It's been a long time since I've knit and my mind and needles were just not co-operating! I put away the kit and gave up.
Well...my wonderful friend Amy to the rescue! Amy is the lovely young lady who inspired me to begin quilting in the first place and helped me make my first rag quilt. She was kind enough to take the yarn and directions and being the talented smarty-pants that she is, had no trouble at all whipping out the scarf - and she enjoyed it! What was an exercise in frustration for me was a fun homework diversion for Amy. She gave me the sparkly scarf and she'll knit the brown one for herself.
I was so surprised at the finished scarf. It ends up in a unique shape with circular bands all the way down - it reminds me of a sea coral. Amy did such a good job and I'm so excited to have my scarf - without the frustration of knitting it! Thank you, Amy!!!
Craftsy Saleabration: Up to 75% Off All Courses, Fabric and Yarn!
Craftsy is launching its AWESOME September sale! All classes and supplies are on sale up to 75% off. The sale runs all week until Saturday, September 21st so make sure to use the link above to get all the classes and supplies you want AT A HUGE DISCOUNT!
You already know how much I love Craftsy and you can bet I'm going to take advantage of the sale and find some more stuff I want! The kits are amazing and I've been eyeing some of the extra fabric too - sooo pretty!!!! I'll share in a later post what I scoop up! Have fun!