Free Give Away Drawing!

One of the things we would like to start doing monthly for you readers, is a free give away! This month, the give away is for longarmer's! Leanna Spanner at Anilee.net is offering a free Longarmer's Binding Tool (with the winner's choice of either the tool for either the 1/2" hopping foot size, or 9/16" inch, so know your foot size!)

An earlier post here at The Fiber Nation focused on this new tool: Cool New Tool For Longarmers where we shared info about this tool and how it's aiding longarmers in putting bindings on quilts while they are still on the frame!

So, what do you have to do to be considered for this prize? It's simple, just leave a comment here on this post, "Free Give Away Drawing!" and the winner will be randomly chosen on July 9th - that's next Friday! You have from now until 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning to leave a comment on this posting to be in the running! So please, email/call/message any of your longarm friends about this and let them know to leave a comment for a chance to win this cool new tool!

The lucky winner will receive a brand new, still protective wrapped Longarmer's Binding Tool courtesy of Leanna Spanner at Anilee Creations! Be sure and check out the video to the upper right here to see how the tool is used! I'd like to point out that I also use mine for stitch in the ditch, because it's a bit shorter than most of the SITD tools out there. That makes it easier to control, and my lines are SO much straighter because of it!

The rundown again:

1. Leave a comment on THIS post to be in the running. (**If you post as "anonymous" you will not be put into the drawing.)
2. The deadline is July 9th at 7:00 a.m. Friday morning.
3. Know your hopping foot size.
4. Share this posting with your friends/longarmer's/etc!
5. Good luck!

***Leaving more than one comment here will not increase your chances of winning, each name will only be counted once, and "anonymous" posts do not count in the drawing.***

Cool New Tool for Longarmers

Tools are a big part of the fiber world, be it machines, rotary cutters, or scissors. Well part of our world, is also rulers! And I have found a brand new ruler out there designed for longarm quilters, and want to share it with you!

This tool helps you put the binding on a quilt while it is on the longarm frame! I've also found it works well for stitch in the ditch, echo quilting and for quilting around applique. I got permission to post the info page here, and will provide links to the site where it is available:

 

AniLee's Longarmers Binding Tool

 

New Binding Tool For Longarm Quilters!

A new improved way of attaching binding during the longarm quilting process.

Customers will love not having to struggle to put bindings on their quilt.

Increase your profits by offering binding attachment services to your customers.

This new tool will help you attach binding to the edge of the quilt with a fast easy process.

The cost of one quilt can pay for the tool leaving nothing but future profits for you the quilter.

Here's how easy it is to use.

	The 3 1/2" x 6" tool is made of clear acrylic and fits easily in the hand for guiding.
	Hopping foot fits into the groove allowing you to guide the machine while keeping the edges lined up perfectly for accurate seam allowance sewing.
	Notice that as you slide and sew each section, the tool holds the fabric down around all four sides keeping it nice and flat for sewing. No more ripples to work with like you get with a conventional ruler.

I tried to do some video demos on my own for you. It is very difficult tyring to demo and hold the camera at the same time but, hopefully it is enough for you to see how the tool is used. I will eventually have a new video made but, in the meantime, this is what I could come up with. Hopefully you will be able to watch them. I have them linked on You Tube now so the buffer time isn't so long. You will still have to watch in three parts. After so long the camera recorder automatically shuts off for some reason.

 

Click for part 1

Click for part 2

Click for part 3