Dig Into Sneak Peek Week
|Sponsored| With the holidays just around the corner, we figured that now would be an excellent time to start digging into our favorite new products with a brand new sneak peek week! Last week on the Fons & Porter’s Facebook page, Ginger and Tracy, who were both excitedly up for the challenge, explored an array of products that may help you with your holiday shopping, gifting, and creating this season. Ginger gives you the inside scoop on a few of our favorite quilting releases yet – the HandiQuilter Moxie longarm quilting machine, RNK’s Easy Access Thread Rack and Easy Access Stabilizer Rack, and Quilters Select Select Pin Tin. And Tracy guides us through a few pressing strategies with one of her favorite Panasonic irons, Panasonic’s NI-WL600 Cordless 360° Freestyle Iron. Let’s dive in and check out these amazing products for ourselves!
HandiQuilter’s Moxie
With all of this extra time at home, are you tired of trying to cram another full-size quilt into your domestic machine? Then it’s time to explore HandiQuilter’s Moxie. Designed for somebody just getting to know longarming, this brand new and super intuitive machine even comes with a whole How-to-Quilt Kit with pins and threads to try and freemotion patterns to practice with! Figuring out a longarm doesn’t have to be intimidating. HandiQuilter is one of the best there is for online tutorials and their local shops provide top-notch support as well. Don’t put off trying out a longarm machine any longer and get yourself quilting with Moxie!
Panasonic
Did you know that having the right iron is just as important as your sewing machine or rotary cutter? It’s true. When it comes to patchwork, pressing is critical. Luckily, Panasonic’s NI-WL600 Cordless 360° Freestyle — an Amazon’s Choice steam/dry iron — offers efficient 360-degree pressing, effortless gliding, vertical steam and convenient portability. In this sneak peek, Tracy not only highlights the many benefits of the Freestyle, but shares several of her own time-saving strategies that have served her well throughout her 28 years as a passionate quilter! She covers pressing vs ironing, setting your stitches, and pressing seams. Developing a pressing strategy is often a result of trial and error, personal preference, a little know-how, and the right iron.
RNK and Quilters Select
Looking for the perfect gift for the sewist in your life? Well, you’re just in luck with our latest sneak peek into RNK and Quilters Select’s latest products. Ginger reviews RNK’s Easy Access Thread Rack and Easy Access Stabilizer Rack, and Quilters Select Select Pin Tin.
RNK Easy Access Thread Rack
Made with a lovely rustic finish that will look fabulous in any studio, RNK’s Easy Access Thread Rack fits up to 60 spools of thread that will slip on beautifully and easily. The thread rack is easy to hang and will save space and organize your studio like you never imagined.
The Quilters Select Select Pin Tin
This adorable Quilters Select Pin Tin houses up to a hundred glass head pins! The easy-open container is also magnetic, so those pins aren’t going anywhere. The pins are heat resistant and designed to piece through really delicate fabrics. They’re nickel-plated, safe to use with an iron, and are made with a high quality glass head. Such a great addition to your sewing room!
RNK Easy Access Stabilizer Rack
Made with the same rustic wood finish as the Easy Access Thread Rack, the RNK Easy Access Stabilizer Rack is super light with round edges that won’t tear your material. Just imagine both the thread rack and the stabilizer rack in your studio together! It securely holds up to 15 rolls of various sizes. And there’s nothing worse than having stabilizer rolls all over your studio, are we right? This is the perfect solution for that.
Learn more about each of the awesome products at www.quiltersselect.com and www.rnkdistributing.com.
There you have it, our recommendations for some fun, helpful and useful gifts this holiday season. Now let’s go shopping!
BONUS: Knitting Sneak Peek
And don’t miss the sneak peek featured on our sister site, Knitting Daily! If you’re looking for a very special yarn to cozy up to this winter, Allison Korleski, host of Fiber Nation podcast, introduces you to Aireado from Plymouth Yarn Company. The light-as-air chunky yarn features a unique, lofty structure, and it comes in solids, heathers, and new Aireado Duet! Learn more at https://www.plymouthyarn.com/.
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