Archive for October, 2011

On The Second Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The 5 1/4″ Ultimate Embroidery Scissors Decorative Stitching 1. Choose yellow, orange and pink threads in cotton and rayon for decorative stitches. 2. Use the decorative stitches on your sewing machine to join the patches and to stitch them to the interfacing. The interfacing is [...]

On The First Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Jumbo Rotary Cutter Prepare Background 1. Trace a 13” square onto the two pieces of medium weight fusible interfacing. Set one aside. 2. Place one right side up (fusible side) onto your ironing surface. 3. Enlarge the grid to a 13″ square and use [...]

Havel’s Sewing is pleased to announce that Rachel Bianconi of Minnestoa has won a free Havel’s Sew Creative Scissors set. Rachel was eligible because she subscribed to our email news during the month of September.  Her prize: one 5-1/2″ Curved Tip Embroidery Scissors, one 7″ Serrated Fabric Scissors, one 9″ Pinking Shears, one Dura-Snips on a Neck Strap. If you [...]

The Happy Christmas Tree Album Cover- A Free Quilt Pattern In 12 Parts Each part will include the patterns, fun and simple techniques and photo steps that take just a little time. So, have fun with the Twelve Days of Havel’s! This free quilt pattern finishes at approximately 13″ square. So, my album cover has [...]

Havel’s Sewing is pleased to announce that out of 1,400+ entries, Leveda Ashlin of Missouri is the winner of the gift basket of Havel’s Scissors valued at over $350.00. Leveda says, “Thanks again for the pleasant surprise. I was introduced to Havel’s scissors and seam rippers during a workshop our Quilt Guild(The Material Girlz) sponsored, [...]