Why I Love the Wool Ironing Mat by Ecoigy

 

The Countdown to 20 Monthly Featured Prize for November
is the 14" x 14" Wool Ironing Mat by Ecoigy.

When I first heard about Ecoigy, I was quite excited.
Here's what they say about themselves on the site About page:

Ecoigy is a small family business with the mission of creating products that help to protect the earth. We focus on reducing waste and energy usage.
We are owned and operated in the United States in the great state of Michigan. 

They offered to send me a complimentary wool ironing mat to try and now I'm sharing my review.

The 14" x 14" Wool Ironing Mat is made from 100% Pure New Zealand Wool.
It comes with an eye glasses case, though I'll be using mine as a rotary cutter case!

It's 1/2" thick and is nicely dense.
I have a shelf that comes out of my desk, that it fits perfectly on, keeping it handy beside my sewing machine. 

I enjoyed pressing on it from the first.

It does have a bit of a new wooly smell, but that isn't too bad.

I don't use steam, and mist my quilt blocks with a mist spray, directly, as I've mentioned before.
The temperature did not need to be as hot as I usually use - they recommend medium heat, as the felted wool traps and radiates the heat back up through the fabric, giving you a beautiful press.

It's pin friendly & such a perfect size!

One thing I do need to mention...
The instructions do say it can be used on most hard surfaces, as it absorbs heat & moisture, preventing burns and overheating of the surface below.
I found that to be true, but I also was glad I first put an old cutting mat below it, as there was moisture between the two, after I finished pressing, that would have damaged my raw wood desk.

Enter before the end of November for your chance to win your own Ecoigy wool ironing mat!

Happy Pressing!

October's Countdown to 20

 

October's Clover Prize

Beginning in July and leading up to the 

20th Anniversary of Victoriana Quilt Designs, next year, 

I'm inviting my favourite companies to help me celebrate

and say an extra special Thank You to the Victoriana Quilters!

If it wasn't for my Members, I wouldn't be here!

That's a fact!!

They have been so supportive of my work, by buying their memberships,

which has allowed me 20 years of sharing my quilt designs online.

So as an extra big Thank You to them, I'm having a year long party

with a great prize, they can enter for - each month.

A big Thank You to Clover for the #CloverSquad box 
of quilting & sewing tools as your prize!

Clover has been part of my quilting life, as far back as I can remember.
When I go to buy something with the name Clover on it, I already know it's going to be a quality product.
And the variety of helpful patchwork quilting tools and sewing notions they offer, makes every project much easier!


I asked Clover for a great prize for my Countdown to 20 feature,
and they offered their #CloverSquad box
of quilting & sewing tools as your prize!

With a $184.00 (USD) retail value!!

The box includes a variety of sewing essentials like:

Gold Eye Milliners – Art. No 236
Gold Eye Sharp Needles – Art. No 237/10
Threader and Petit Cut – Art. No 478
Tailor’s Chalk (White) – Art. No 432/W
Seam Ripper – Art. No 482/W 
Water Erasable Marker (Thick) – Art. No 516
Protect ‘n Grip Thimble (Medium) – Art. No 6026
Wonder Clips (Asst/10pc) – Art. No 3185
Bordeaux Ultimate Shears – Art. No 4942
Rotary Cutter (45mm) – Art. No 7500
I Sew For Fun Pin Caddy – Art. No 9602 
I Sew For Fun Heart-Shaped Pins – Art. No 9604
I Sew for Fun Roll & Press – Art. No 9612 
I Sew for Fun Point 2 Point Turner – Art. No 9613

~Member's can enter for the October prize here~

You will need to sign in.

Entry must be received by the end of October.

1 entry per Member - each month.

~The winner can be from any country~

Thank You for your continued interest
...and Happy Stitching!

September's Countdown to 20

 
September's Victoriana Patchwork Prize

Beginning in July and leading up to the 

20th Anniversary of Victoriana Quilt Designs, next year, 

I'm inviting my favourite companies to help me celebrate

and say an extra special Thank You to the Victoriana Quilters!

If it wasn't for my Members, I wouldn't be here!

That's a fact!!

They have been so supportive of my work, by buying their memberships,

which has allowed me 20 years of sharing my quilt designs online.

So as an extra big Thank You to them, I'm having a year long party

with a great prize, they can enter for - each month.

This month my own Victoriana Patchwork Fabrics are part of your prize!

My fabric selection began with my Fabric Quilt Labels

and has grown to 34 different designs.

See them all here.

The September prize includes...

A Sampling of Fat Quarters

14 Quilt Fabric Labels

Victoriana Round Box filled with Sewing Themed Charms 
and My Creative Space Quilt Note Card with envelope

~Member's can enter for the September prize here~

You will need to sign in.

Entry must be received by the end of September.

1 entry per Member - each month.

~The winner can be from any country~

Happy Stitching!

15 New Victoriana Patchwork Fabric Designs!

 

I’m so pleased to be able to share the 15 new fabric designs
now available from my Victoriana Patchwork shop.

These include a few of my vintage buttons, quilting subway art
& the Quilt Sampler Patchwork collection.

You’ll find them all here!

Sew Fun!

August's Countdown to 20

August's Clover Prize

Beginning last month and leading up to the 

20th Anniversary of Victoriana Quilt Designs, next year, 

I'm inviting my favourite companies to help me celebrate

and say an extra special Thank You to the Victoriana Quilters!

If it wasn't for my Members, I wouldn't be here!

That's a fact!!

They have been so supportive of my work, by buying their memberships,

which has allowed me 20 years of sharing my quilt designs online.

So as an extra big Thank You to them, I'm having a year long party

with a great prize, they can enter for - each month.

A big Thank You to Clover for the #CloverSquad box 
of quilting & sewing tools as your prize!

Clover has been part of my quilting life, as far back as I can remember.
When I go to buy something with the name Clover on it, I already know it's going to be a quality product.
And the variety of helpful patchwork quilting tools and sewing notions they offer, makes every project much easier!


I asked Clover for a great prize for my Countdown to 20 feature,
and they offered their #CloverSquad box
of quilting & sewing tools as your prize!

With a $184.00 (USD) retail value!!

The box includes a variety of sewing essentials like:

Gold Eye Milliners – Art. No 236
Gold Eye Sharp Needles – Art. No 237/10
Threader and Petit Cut – Art. No 478
Tailor’s Chalk (White) – Art. No 432/W
Seam Ripper – Art. No 482/W 
Water Erasable Marker (Thick) – Art. No 516
Protect ‘n Grip Thimble (Medium) – Art. No 6026
Wonder Clips (Asst/10pc) – Art. No 3185
Bordeaux Ultimate Shears – Art. No 4942
Rotary Cutter (45mm) – Art. No 7500
I Sew For Fun Pin Caddy – Art. No 9602 
I Sew For Fun Heart-Shaped Pins – Art. No 9604
I Sew for Fun Roll & Press – Art. No 9612 
I Sew for Fun Point 2 Point Turner – Art. No 9613

~Member's can enter for the August prize here~

You will need to sign in.

Entry must be received by the end of August.

1 entry per Member - each month.

~The winner can be from any country~

Thank You for your continued interest
...and Happy Stitching!

Spoonflower Hack: Make a Quick Cheater Panel Baby Quilt

Fabric Quilt Labels

I've mentioned Spoonflower before.
They offer eco-friendly, printed-on-demand products, and I'm very pleased to be selling my Fabric Quilt Labels and my new fabric designs through them...in my Victoriana Patchwork shop.

I finally played with the fill-a-yard feature on the Spoonflower site.
It's a great tool for sewers & quilters,  
allowing you to sample a lot of fabric designs, before buying larger amounts.

This easy tip, that I'm sharing with you today, will also allow you to create a cheater baby quilt panel using any design collection on the Spoonflower site.

Here's how to make a cheater quilt panel for a super cute & quick baby quilt:

Click the link to take you to my Victoriana Patchwork Shop.

Click the 'Designed Collections' link.

Choose the baby sampler patchwork collection of designs.
You could also choose the victoriana patchwork complete collection, which contains all of my fabric designs in one collection.

Click the Fill-A-Yard - Start Designing button, above the fabric pictures.

A. Select the template you wish to fill.
For this baby panel, choose the 1 Yard Cheater Quilt with 42 squares.
B. Choose your fabric option.
C. Then click the Design Your Project button.

You will now fill in the 42 squares with the fabrics you choose.

1. Click your fabric choice on the right.
2. Click, within the 42 squares, where you wish that fabric to appear.
3. When all the squares are filled in, you add the panel to your cart.

Proceed to the check out if you are done shopping.

Here's another example, with the fabrics in slightly different order.
'Sew' cute!!

And how awesome it would be to use the main Baby Sampler Main Patchwork print as a matching backing fabric, and one of the blues as binding.

The whole thing could be made with 2½ yards of fabric total!

Layer the fabrics with batting and quilt (by machine or hand).
It's that simple!

Be sure to send me a picture, as I'd love to see the quilts you make with my fabrics!

Happy Stitching!