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Altered Print Tray Project: “Scissors as Art” by Terry White My brother, Wally (the carpenter) gave me 20 old printer’s trays. Then, I received a beautiful set of Havel’s scissors….I know….I’ll make cool displays for my scissors! The first one I made is now on the set of Quilting Arts TV. So, I took photos [...]

On The Twelfth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Rotary Skip Blade Make the Bookmark 1. Start with a piece of fabric with fusible web applied and the paper backing torn off.In this case, I used the leftovers from the labels. 2. Fold the fabric onto itself with fused sides together. This creates [...]

On The Eleventh Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Snip-A-Stitch Finish the Edge 1. Use the same thread in the top and the bobbin of your sewing machine. Choose a nice edge finish stitch. I use an edge foot because the stitch seems to look so much better with it. Snip-A-Stitch is a [...]

On The Tenth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Rotary Pinking Blade Make the Back Label and the Spine Label 1. Apply fusible web to fabric before cutting.This will keep the back label and spine label from fraying. 2. When using this blade, be sure to hold it upright so that both sides [...]

On The Ninth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Rotary Wave Blade Make the Border 1. Choose your border fabric. The color you choose will frame the project,so it can be subdued, or as I chose, something that would be bright! 2. Measure the size of your borders and add 1/2″ for overlap.The [...]