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Londas-Sewing :: Lines from Londa June 3, 2011
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June 3, 2011
It seems I'm never home.... but no complaints here! I'm just tickled pink to have guilds, shops, and shows around the country to visit, teaching my Creative Sewing techniques!Â
The 1st Annual Londa's Getaway Sewing Retreat was held May 12-15 and did we have a blast! Approximately 20 of us gathered to fellowship, chat, eat... and oh yea, we sewed til all hours of the night as well! It was SEW much fun - I've scheduled the retreat for 2012 for April 26-29. Read all about it HERE. You can save your place with just $100 down!  The cost for 2012 is just $350 which includes lodging and instruction. You won't find a better deal....which I knew, but the gals heartily agreed! Space is limited, and the gals from this year all indicated they wanted to return in 2012 - so don't delay! 19 spots are available. For more details on our fun - check out my Blog HERE.  Many thanks to all of you who bravely participated in this, my first retreat!Â
Comments from Evaluations:Â
"It was a great seeing all the ideas everyone had. The whole event was very enjoyable. Thanks for everything. It was one o the most enjoyable times I've ever had!"
"Well done, Well organized."
"It was great to have something to look forward to after a long winter!"
"Best part:  commaraderie with others. The SHOPPING (full quilt shop AND yarn shop in same building!!!) was amazing. Such a kind, cooperative staff and great variety!"
"Great bargain compared to other weekend events."
"Wild horses couldn't keep me away next year!"
Karlene had the best sewing light invention: a head lamp strapped to her machine instead of her head! Check this out!
COMING.... a Creative Sweatshirt Jacket CONTEST! If you've got one started - get it finished! More details in an upcoming newsletter. An AMAZING GRAND PRIZE will be offered.....
BRAND NEW Clover Flower-Making Templates.... Kanzashi!
Round, pointed, and gathered petals are EZ with these NEW templates. Find all of them - including my COMBO set of all 6 at 10% off by typing Kanzashi in the Search Tool - upper left hand corner!  My hubby is already praying these become as 'hot' as the 'Yo-Yo' Makers!   Here is a You-Tube Video on them:Â
http://www.youtube.com/v/I2JAKxxIPbA?fs=1&hl
I miss holding Sewing Camps for children in the summer! Alas, it is just impossible with my travels and my responsibilities with my elderly parents. Another time - I pray my life will allow it, meanwhile...may I encourage you?  Click HERE for my game plan. And you can have ALL my directions for tested projects kids love HERE. It really is such fun to pass on your love of sewing - whether it be just for the fun of it with family or neighborhood children, at your church, or even for profit! If you have ANY questions, just holler. I'm most happy to share my experiences.
For a great list of my personal favorites for starting sewing equipment/notions, click Here .
Save 25% on Schmetz Needles EVERY DAY at Londa's! If you just check your needle stock when you order, you can likely save a bundle of $ by adding them to your order. As stated on my website:Â
"Since it would be ridiculous to weigh every item, I have adopted a chart
of shipping costs based upon your order subtotal. You will find that,
over time, it balances out. Some shipments cost me more than the
customer has paid, some less. If you've paid siginificantly more with
your order, I frequently include a rebate with your order. Especially,
if your order can safely ship in via regular First Class, I do that and
rebate the difference. Rebates are usually in the form of my business
check. Sometimes, I catch this before your credit card total 'batches'
and I can just reduce the charge. However, to actually issue a CREDIT to
your credit card costs me the discount rate AGAIN that I paid to get
your money in the first place - that is why I usually write a check
instead. My guiding rule is the Golden Rule...I seek to just treat YOU the way I'd like to be treated. Simple."
Since the great Titanium Needles have been on backorder FOREVER at my regular supplier, I just placed an order with a direct importer. As I did so, I asked a question that has been bugging me:   "What is the difference between jersey, stretch, and 'ball point' needles?" I had posed this question to several in the industry - and never got a clear answer - until yesterday! Here you can read the answer for yourself...
Jersey needle - really same as Universal with a heavier ballpoint to the needle tip than a Universal.
Stretch needle - Also a Ball point - a rounded tip, this needle also has a very pronounced scarf (indentation on the shaft) that makes a bigger loop above the eye of the needle and a has a modified groove to better protect the thread. Knit fabrics tend to add tension on thread and to pull the loop out so the hook misses and the stitch is skipped, not formed. Sew... since I've been a fan of the Stretch Needle for all knits - now I know why! For simplification, I've elected just to NOT carry the Jersey Needle.Â
I took quite a bit of time refining and adding to the information in the description of each needle on my site. I hope you find it helpful. To read more... Check out my summary of needle and thread information HERE.Â
Hints for Great Top Stitching has just been added to my Free Info catalog of information. Check it out HERE. You'll read about Equipment, Technique, and design considerations.
I had to add some info on the Double Eye Needles. These new wonders are always asked for as I travel to do the sewing expos!  Read more info direct from Schmetz HERE.
 New Kai Scissors are available! Need a wedding gift? I think a good pair of SCISSORS is a great one. Check out these new Kitchen Shears! They come apart for thorough cleaning!Â
Also new from Kai: Serrated Edges on select Kai Scissors. This is another area of great interest to me. I used to LOVE my Gingher G-8Z serrated edge scissors - so I kept looking for more serrated edge scissors. i know several national sewing expert highly recommend serrated edges, so I asked my Scissors Expert about it. I really queried him - as you can read for yourself. Find all of that valuable information gathered HERE.Â
So - even though he doesn't feel it adds much to the types of fabrics home sewers utilize, I've gone ahead and made an entire new department of Serrated Edge Scissors. Find all serrated scissors and shears I carry gathered HERE.
Summer is a great time to EXPLORE techniques...so I'm passing along additional savings to the FIRST 10 PEOPLE who order Paintsticks. Anything from THIS DEPARTMENT! Paintsticks are 15% off every day at my site, but until June 29, I can offer an ADDITIONAL 5% discount!!!Â
Be one of the lucky ones... just put in this Coupon Code on your order form:Â paint5
My new Book 2 of Creative Sweatshirt Jackets is selling like hotcakes...especially with one each of the all-important Fusible Stay Tapes included at 20% savings. From now through June 12, FREE SHIPPING on this combo item! AND - anything else you might order than can slip into the Flat Rate Shipping Envelope from USPS, I'll ship for FREE to USA destinations - by sending along a business check for your shipping as charged on the order! Think Needles...............
Now that I have this written, I have to go spruce up a bit to the 'Talking Version'. Say - if you receive that version in your email, please know that it is ONLY because you have specifically requested to have it sent to you. You unsubscribe right there in the email - so please...don't report it as SPAM! Thanks....
And Finally.... I am an AVID reader! It's summer, and I always LOVED to read, especially during the summer. Now, I do that on my IPAd and my Kindle as I travel...but I want to start sharing in a WISDOM section to each email. As with everything - take it or leave it: I just felt led to share...
1. You are what you EAT! More and more reading I've been doing convinces me of this! Read and consider this healthy information that WILL lead to natural, healthy weight loss - AND rid your body of some of the AWFUL chemicals so prevalent in our food sources today! Click HERE. Â
Also - I can't highly enough recommend the wonderful little book "Heaven is For Real" by Todd Burpo. Click here for an interview with this little boy and his Dad. It is a yellow and orange little book - which you can find for $13.49 at Walmart. It is an amazing, wonderful, quick, meaningful revelation about the future all of us have to look forward to after death if we believe in Jesus as our Saviour.  Let me know what you think! Email me any time. And... let me know what YOU are loving to read! I try to keep sharing about my reading on my Blog. Check it out HERE.Â
And one last thought... I just moved my dear Mommy once again in the nursing home. This time - even though it is to a room with 2 other dear women, I had to whittle down her clothing to fit into 2 feet of closet rod space. I can't help but remember all the time, effort, and money she spent all those years on her wardrobe. In many ways, it is a blessing the Alzheimer's keeps her from realizing it all. The household things are all gone now as well, all but the few things in Daddy's little 2 room apartment. It haunts me as I shop. I find myself questioning every purchase. I guess I'm just sharing that the lessons I'm learning is that is isn't about the STUFF - but rather the experiences, and most of all - the relationships.   I so value the relationships I've been blessed to make in my work. AND, that my business is providing knowledge and the necessities for enjoying the experience of creating clothing for ourselves, loved ones, and...for quilters among you, for beds and walls! My heart cries for the women in tornado-ravaged towns...   It is just that as we set our goals, decide what to do with each day - that nothing matters more than our God in whom we have faith and in the people we meet every day.Â
Blessed to be part of your hobby,
Londa
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