Now through Sunday, February 21st, CME’s exclusive Heart Border design is 20% off the retail price. Use the design to embellish a table runner, napkins skirt lower edge and more! The deal is good for one week only, so purchase the Heart Border today.

Singer and Coats & Clark are co-sponsors of the 2010 Independent Handbag Designer Awards, which awards the world’s best handmade handbags. The winner of the “Best Handmade Handbag” category will win a Singer Curvy sewing machine and various thread collections from Coats and Clark, including the new Dual Duty XP thread.

Dual Duty XP thread

Singer Curvy

If you think you have the best handmade bag, then fill out an application at handbagdesigner101.com. The awards ceremony will take place on July 16, 2010 at The New School for Design. Visit Handbag Designer 101 to view monthly  tips from Singer and Coats & Clark to help simplify the handbag design and sewing process.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by taking 14% off your entire purchase at shopsewingdistrict.com. Purchase exclusive CME embroidery designs or your favorite back issues of Sew News and Creative Machine Embroidery. Or purchase Sew it All, the ultimate resource guide for everything sewing. Enter the code SEWLOVE at checkout and save $$$! The offer code is good now through Monday, February 15th. Get shopping!

The Jan/Feb ‘08 issue of CME is 25% off the retail price until Sunday, February 14th. Purchase this issue to learn must-know foiling techniques, how to combine stenciling and embroidery and how to make an elegant fur wrap. Don’t miss out on this deal!

Sean Rice and his winning dress.

Coats & Clark hosted a Project Runway inspired contest in their second annual Design Challenge competition. Thirty sophmores, juniors and seniors from Kent State University were given five yards of quilting fabric, four yards of trim and eighteen hours to create garments. Sean Rice (above) won “Best of Show” and $1,500 from Coats & Clark for his simple yet elegant dress. No one went home empty handed though. Each student was given a bag of goodies, including an issue of Sew News! Visit Coats and Clark’s blog for more information.

Work in progress.

After spending two weeks gathering supplies for our booth, and making the super-cute thread spool topiaries, I’m finally sitting in the booth waiting for the show to start.
Sure, our booth wasn’t as glamorous as those huge set-ups you’re likely to see on the show floor, but for our first-ever appearance at the SuperShow, I think we did a great job!

Kim Lee waiting to sell copies of Sew It All!

Attention all sewers! Check out Sew it All, the ultimate resource guide for everything sewing. Forty-five quick-and-easy projects are included that won’t only satisfy the novice sewer, but the advanced sewer as well. If you have ever thought about learning how to sew, this issue will tell you everything you need. From scissors, to sewing machines, to thread, we’ve got you covered. If you have ever thought about making $$$ from your craft, then the Profit Possibilities section of the issue is a must-read! There’s something valuable for everyone in this issue.

Purchase Sew it All at shopsewingdistrict.com. While you’re there, check out back issues of Sew News and Creative Machine Embroidery or browse CME“s exclusive embroidery designs.

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and what better way to celebrate than making a special gift for a loved one. Embellish that special gift was CME’s Mended Heart design, which is 30% off the retail price until Sunday, February 7th. Act fast before this deal expires!

The American Sewing Guild is collecting monetary donations to support the relief efforts in Haiti on their Web site, asg.org. Show your support by donating here. Every contribution goes 100% towards the relief effort and will provide food, water and medicine to those in need. Make a donation, tell your friends how to make a donation and demonstrate the giving spirit of the sewing community!

Don’t miss this week’s Deals & Steals special offer! The January/February ‘07 issue of CME is 20%off the retail price. Learn how to achieve success with border embroidery designs, and learn new techniques with applique designs, buttonholes, cross stitch, thread and more!

This deal is goof for one week only. Act now before time runs out!