10 Amazing Gifts for Quilters & Sewists
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Hello Shiny Crafty People and welcome!
Today I’m covering 10 amazing gifts for quilters and sewists and you’ve just got to see them!
Here’s a list with links as promised in the video:
1. Scissors. I really love the Proshears from Amazon. In June 2024, the 10 inch ones that I use were under $20! Link: amzn.to/3xkwH50
2. Rotary Cutter. I will vouch for Olfa for as long as they keep making such quality rotary cutters. I prefer the ones with the safety button and trigger. I use the big 60mm for most things but the 45mm works great too for general cutting. Link: amzn.to/4clSRTb
3. Rotating Mat. I love this rotating mat for when I need to cut all sides of something, especially a quilt square. Check out the one I bought here: amzn.to/45nNmB6
4. Large Mat. We buy huge ones for our office at speedpress.com, but you can get a good-sized one that’s 24”x36” for less. Here’s a great link: amzn.to/4ejX1g9
5. Travel Iron. I love my Homever iron, but you can find other ones like it online for a number of price points. Here’s the link to the one like I use (might be different color): amzn.to/3XpO2UW
6. Wool Pressing Mat. The one I use is quite small but even a good 18”x24” one is still less than $40. Check out this one: amzn.to/3z2UFSL
7. Snap Tool and Snaps. I’m looking forward to making a bunch of small bags and pouches with this thing! This is the one I bought for myself: amzn.to/3XpOiDo
8. Task Lighting. The right task lighting makes all the difference. Here’s the one I showed in the video: amzn.to/3VIDcI8
9. Serger. This one is a HUGE purchase and costs as much as five of each of the previous items combined! So don’t just trust my judgement. Still, if you want to start your research by looking at what we use in our workshop, here’s a link: amzn.to/3XqHwxa
10. Gift Certificate. This one doesn’t need a recommendation from me. Just ask for a gift certificate to your favorite fabric or quilt store!!
I hope you enjoyed this list and you can hand it off to someone in your life who wants to buy you a gift in the future.
And until next time, Stay Crafty!! Bye for now.
This was a great video , Tim. And thanks for the chuckles too!
I'm excited to see what all you do with the plastic snaps
Love to watch, you give me great ideas , and you inspire me to create my own things, thank you ❤
I'm so glad! That makes me feel great!!
It finally came to me that my crafting sister would like a gift card to one of the popular craft stores - I think I finally found something that she really liked.
So awesome!! She will enjoy it!
My hubby bought me a Brother serger. I found a video with step by step process on my model of Brother serger and that was the ONLY way for me to rethread my machine. The instruction book didn't really help me. So RUclips video on your specific serger model will help a lot. Thank you Timothy!!!
For #10, I have a friend who takes me to the fabric store, gives me a limit and then just watches me shop. She told me that she gets more pleasure out of watching me shop than she does spending that money on herself.
That is awesome! And you get to spend the time together. I love it!
That is a forever friend!!!
@deepattison9329 Our state fair runs the last 2 weeks of this month. I'm entering 2 of my quilts, a quilted pillow, and 2 embroidered Japanese tea towels in the open class domestic arts department. I want to see them on display with all the other quilts while the fair is open, so she is taking me out there on opening day. The fairgrounds are 30 miles from where I live, and my family can't afford to make that drive multiple times in 1 month. I am dropping my items off there on Friday, and then I will pick them up the day after Labor Day, but a 3rd trip along with entrance tickets and all that is more than we can swing right now.
Can we share your friend please. ?...
So, we went to the fair and had a lot of fun. My quilts got red ribbons, but my first quilt also got Best of Division. I got my score cards when I picked up my quilts yesterday. They were both just a few points shy of blue ribbons. My quilted pillow got a blue ribbon. Both of my sashiko embroidery projects got blue ribbons. The persimmon flower design got a perfect score and was Class Winner.
For these 5 exhibit pieces, I got 7 blue ribbons, 3 red ribbons, a Class Winner rosette, and a Best of Division rosette between my local fair and my state fair this summer. Now I have to decide where I'm going to display my ribbons.
Good lighting is worth the investment! Years ago my mother in law gave me an old serger to try to get working. I never got it working. About a year ago I did research and got myself a Babylock serger with air threading! I love it! So easy to use.
Very cool! Worth the expense, I know!!
Timothy, thank you for being so amazing !! You have great ideas and these are so true ! We who sew & quilt just need some of these things and often wish we'd have purchased a new one or just had an extra one of MOST of these items. Love your sincere honest approach to everything. We all appreciate and look forward to your videos.... Hugs & luv
You are so welcome!
A bobbin winder - it's been on my wishlist for a couple of years now.
Such a good idea! I wish I’d added that. I guess it goes on the next list! 😝
Oh YES!!!! I never knew I needed this in my life until Walmart had one on clearance. One of the best buys I've made in the last 2 years!!! And it's fun to use too!
Wish I could send you mine- it doesn’t work with my machine’s bobbins
@@lesliecooper3841 That is disappointing
Terrirommich, what brand is it? I bought a piece of junk from Amazon. Thanks.
Buying the Juki MO 1000 was one of the best things I ever bought myself. The air threading is simply amazing. I now have no qualms about rethreading. All good gift ideas. Thanks.
I love that overlocker too
The Homever/Kedemas iron from my husband is FANTASTIC! It packs in good power and steam. It makes sew-press-sew so much easier when pressing right next to my machine! 🥰. Thanks for scouting the great stuff!
You’re welcome! Lucky you!!
I love my Gutterman thread sampler that I got from Wawak…has helped me choose the right thread color from actual thread samples in y own craft room…no ore guessing the color match on a screen. Huge win!
That’s a great idea! We buy a lot from Wawak. I’ll have to get a sampler next time we order!
This is the first time to see you. Thank you for sharing this information with us. I will have to check out your channel. Very good options, especially the serger.
Welcome!
😂 You are fun to watch 😂🎉
it's important to remember that your idea of good sissors will be differet from mine. However the scissors that are best for you are VERY important. A point to thing about with rotary cutters is that they don't allways work fora left hander. I agree about cheap blades, byt my dealer sells generic in bulk and I haven't noticed them not working less. But I do mark my used blands for cutting stuff other than fabric. But I have all the sized. A pinking blade can be hard on your cutting ruler. I agree and have a variation of every item, except a gift card. My list doesn't end with yours. I want ALL the THINGS I see on your and other channels and around me. LOL And an addition on my house to store them.
Good points. We tried generic blades in our sewing workshop for about a year and went through three times as many of them. The cost analysis at the end of the year told us that the name brand blades were a better buy for our needs.
For a left hander put the cutter blade on the reverse side. It works just fine.
@@deepattison9329 It depends on the cutter. Any that are ergonomic don't work for me. I like the simple ones that I can just turn over and use on the other side of the ruler. I actually like to cut from both sides and I can because I am somewhat ambidextrous.
Great suggestions, gift cards are always welcome, good scissors ✂️, rotating cutting mat. Good mini iron, lots of great things for a quilter. Thanks for sharing Timothy
the scissors you linked- I totally agree. I bought two sizes of them. WELL worth the money. I did buy more as gifts for people.
the wool pressing mat - I use wool felt. works quite well. I do not have a lot of space so I can roll the felt up and tuck it away easily.
I use a little travel iron at my sewing table. Sure is cheaper than ones meant for sewing! I have a small ironing board that folds up and hangs in my bathroom to keep out of the way.
Loved the ideas. And, loved the cake. Thank you for setting an example of love and inclusion. Now, I’m prioritizing the top 10 for my own needs. Thanks for the links. 👏👏👏
You are so welcome!
All great ideas, Tim! Particularly the gift card. I’d love a gift card for Wawak! Another thing I’d love is a good way to store thread. I have so much thread! Have the dowel like display rack but need more thread storage.
Great items. I love the spinning cutting mat. I actually bought it after watching one of your mask videos. It makes a huge difference.
You got it before me!! I only just broke down and got it. I was so annoyed trying to make a certain block and messing up. This will finally let me make another log cabin quilt I hope!
Great gift ideas! For occasional sewing people, I think good thread, needles and some kind of organizer would be a nice gift. And the best would be a basic skills book for craft or garment sewing depending on the person's preference.
I always enjoy watching your RUclips videos from across the pond in England. Thank you for sharing 🤗
this is a very lovely video. I would suggest a bias tape maker set, either in individual components or a set of all three. One set is metal folding devices to use with an iron, another is a set of plastic folders that are clipped to the ironing board, and the third is a clear presser food with marked guides for attaching bias uniformly in one pass. A video demonstrating these would be great, as well as a video showing how to apply bias by machine to inside and outside corners, as well as to curves. With recycling in mind, there are lots of garments whose fabric isn’t my taste for an entire outer section of a bag, for example, but which are fine for a lining or bias binding. It can be surprising how a very large print can be less than appealing but have the right colors in smaller pieces, such as for binding. There are different excellent videos out there showing the different ways to cut bias strips, many of which are great “busy work” while watching TV or a film. Shirt strips of bias are great for the corners of our zipper bags, and since they are inside, they don’t have to be exactly alike.
I recently bought the Brother Airflow 3000 ....best purchase !!! easy peasy lemon squeezy !!!
Wonderful!
These are great gift ideas.
great video, thank you for shearing.
Thank you very much. God bless.
I just love that snap set. Thanks for providing the links ❤
My mom gifted me a gift card from Jo Ann fabrics. I loved it because I needed Halloween fabric for a mini quilt and a table runner.
It’s so nice to be able to get exactly what you want
I do have many of your suggestions (I admit to an addition to scissors. X mostly the smaller ones!!!). Those wool pressing mats are the best thing (next to ice cream!) - I love mine! What really caught my eye was the snap set - something I’ve been wanting - not sure why - but I’d like to make some items that require some type of closure for gifts, etc (and me!!). A rotating mat is a necessity as I can’t walk around my tables (at least at the moment!) but I have several different brands and sizes and they are great. But the best gift for me is a gift card! My husband has inky been in a quilt shop once in the 45 years I’ve been obsessed with fabrics, etc. and that was for a quilt shop gift card. He gives me gift cards at Christmas which makes my heart sing! Thanks for all the ideas - I’m going to your list and check on that snap set.
Yay! I love your enthusiasm. It’s crazy how long I went without getting a rotating cutting mat. I have actually put off making another log cabin quilt because I didn’t have one. No excuse now!! Lol
I have that light, I bought two they are so great! Love the snap gift!
That’s awesome! We have one on every station in our workshop. And they aren’t expensive! Glad to hear they work for you too.
Great gift idea ❤ Thank you for sharing ❤
Love all of the suggestions.
Great video! Already ordering the scissors!
Hahaha, I have that fabric behind you.
Thanks Tim! Very helpful.
I appreciate the heads up so much, thank you, Edwina E.
Great list of suggestions! I have several of them, including the Juki MO1000.😊
That’s awesome! How do you like it?
Good source for a wool pressing mat is Love Sew. Their prices are about half of what you see everywhere else and the quality is really good.
Fantastic video❤ all things are things I would like to get especially the serger! Thanks for doing this video 🎉
One you realize how awesome sergers are they will become your sewing room workhorse. Because of the heavy use and abuse, I highly recommend buying a used serger made in Japan (typically pre-mid 90s) because they are made with all metal mechanisms and mechanics. If it’s made in China it’s got plastic/nylon guts.
Sure, the older machines don’t have bells or whistles BUT every time I get my Japanese made BabyLock serger serviced the tech always tells me “Never get rid of this machine. You’ll die before it does.” 😅
Also, my service sewing machine is my Mom’s first Husquevarna-Viking ala 1980-ish…another work horse that will out last me because of the exceptional quality of the product.
Now my bougie machine? That’s a different story 😂😂😂
Such good points!!
Great ideas!!!!
Some wonderful gift ideas!!
Thank you. I must try the task lamp.
I have a baby lock serger that blows the two bottom threads through. I use it all the time and had bought it several years ago. It’s stilll going strong!
I have that rotating mat, my favourite cutter is Martello it’s so comfy to use, have 2 very large mats and a travel iron, you seem to have picked my faves lol
I’ll check out the Martello. Thanks!
@@timothytotten9409 sorry misspelling it’s Martello they are super sharp but pricy might be cheaper in U S
I used my wool mat while it was on my cutting mat and it warped badly. I then placed it directly on my glass dining room table, and although it didn’t crack it the glass was so hot I burned my hand when I took the mat off to put it away. Please be careful as the wool mats are not that thick - they do retain heat when ironing and do affect what is underneath
I did the same😢
The steam will go through wool pressing mats so you need absorbent waterproof surface under them. It will ruin your surface if you don’t. Olfa has a great rotating cutting mat. I’ve had mine for many years. I would suggest investing in better scissors. A good scissor like Ginger, Kai, etc are a game changer. They are so sharp that they make cutting effortless even with thick layers.
I bought some Lori Holt foam boards covered in flannel and bound with binding from fat quarter shop in different sizes to hold my pieces when taking them to the sewing machine. They are awesome . There are DYI RUclips videos out where you can also make your own including one by Lori Holt.
Regarding the serger....after threading a seven needle embroidery machine....pftt piece of cake! I have just a basic serger, a brother that is literally color coded. I got rid of husqvarna because I simply could not thread it. (They should be the same eh?) The air serger would be an absolutely thrill!
I have a task light that I put over my Sailrite. Best thing!
I have that same snap tool set! Love it! Now I’m adding snaps to everything. 🤣🤣
I can only imagine. I haven’t even gotten to use my yet!
I would like that task light except it would not go on my sewing desk. I need one that fastens to the wall or have a stand for it. The clamp style doesn't work for me. I looks like a nice light.
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Beware: Using Steam from the iron does go through the wool mat, wetting the hard surface beneath. I've done it a few times.
Never put your wool mat on a cutting mat. It will warp the cutting mat. The heat does go all the way thru the mat.
Perhaps my wool mat is thicker than the standard. I haven’t had that issue. But I also don’t set an iron on the mat for any long period of time. Still, a good tip to test any wool mat you may have.
Ref. Wool Pressing Mat = I know when wool gets wet it has a funny smell, but does this wool pressing mat give off any smell when you use the steam iron on it?
thanks
Seeing the rotating mat - I didn't know they existed, great idea. Do they come in different sizes?
They absolutely do! The one I linked in the description is available in several sizes.
Yes rotating mats cum in a variety of shapes & sizes
Received for Christmas last year, in pink! Great gift!
for the travel iron, I looked on amazon and found one similar to yours but called Kedemas. Is this the correct iron??
Yeah, they’re interchangeable it seems.
Great ideas ! I’ve seen your wear it before but where did you get your tshirt
It’s from Your Barefoot Neighbor on RUclips and Instagram and Facebook and TikTok. Matthew is a dear friend of mine and a fun dude who does easy cooking videos.
@@timothytotten9409 thanks! I’ll check him out😎
I love Matthew and his videos. I also am so impressed at how he has been able channel his charitable endeavors
Does he still have them? I wasn’t able to find any?
I can't cut a with those. Not sure what I'm doing wrong 😢
Wow I was hoping for something new but I have all of these things…… even the gift cards! 😢
You’re winning!!!
The link for the iron goes to a brand called KEDEMAS. Is that the same as the HOMEVER? They look the same in the photos.
Yeah, it’s the same. They trade them in and out depending upon what’s in stock but it’s the exact same iron. The Kedemas is blue and the Homever is usually red. They both work the exact same. I don’t know why they can’t keep one of them in stock all the time.
@@timothytotten9409 Thank you. I love your videos. Thank you for those also.
Is there a reason why my wool matt smells too bad every time I try and use it
Oh wow! I have no idea.
Olfa is better than Fiskars rotary cutters, my opinion.
I agree. But whatever works for other. I just know I’d rather pick up the yellow and black ones any day!
Gift cards and "gift receipts"...my thoughts. When you buy a gift card, you've spent cash that is good at JoAnn, Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or ??, and turned it into something that's limited to only one store. And "Gift receipts" are frequently limited when returning your item to getting only store credit. Again limiting where your gift recipient can shop. I shop for gifts using CASH and get individual, regular receipts. I explain to the gift recipient that they can return the item for CASH, and proceed to shop anywhere they prefer. Or I just give cash and a hand written note. This is a lesson I learned 45 years ago when my MIL gave me cash to buy any baby stroller I wanted. Love and miss her.
Buy a rotary blade sharpener...choose the size you need.
I’ve never bought one as I didn’t think they really worked! As I go through a lot of blades and they have become soooo expensive, I will give a blade sharpener a go, thank you 🤗
I don’t trust Amazon and don’t shop there. So I’m out. 1:18
Some great ideas thank you. I can always find a way to feed my habit but getting the right present would be fabulous❤❤👏🪡🧵
Another thing to bring up is that if you get the serger from a dealer, they may have serging intro serging classes. The baby lock I have does not have air threading because I could not afford a 1000$ machine. I think mine was 400$ on Black Friday and it’s so easy to thread!
Great point!!
I love my rotating cutting mat. I gifted myself
Never bad to gift yourself!!
I just invester in one for myself too 😄
Love the suggestions and the “bloopers “!!😅
Me too lol