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Colonial Patterns/Treasured Threadz Design Team Call

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Colonial Patterns Treasured Threadz DT Call

Colonial Patterns/Treasured Threadz Design Team Call

I just started working with Colonial Patterns and I wanted to share this opportunity. 

Are you a fan of vintage-made modern style?
Do you love upcycling thrift shop finds into unique fashion and home decor?

Do you love creating projects, including pouches, purses, and unique apparel?
Do you love stitching, hand embroidery, quilting and appliqué?

We are looking for bloggers and designers to work with our extensive line of needle arts and textile products.

We are the home to Aunt Martha’s® embroidery hot iron transfer patterns and our modern line Stitcher’s Revolution®. We also carry a broad selection of supplies for needle crafting.

We recently partnered with Amy Barickman to produce her new Treasured Threadz™ fabric panels. They are perfect for mending and upcycling denim favorites from your closet and small sewing projects.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • Creative Designers who have a blog and are active on social media.
  • Designers who can commit to a six-month term beginning in November.
  • Designers will create one project each month, including photos and basic information, and post it to your blog and social media by the 5th of each month.
  • US Designers only

Here’s what you’ll get…

  • Monetary compensation per post to be paid quarterly.
  • Treasured Threadz Products: Fabric Panels and Stabilizer
  • A chance to be featured in the Colonial Patterns and Amy Barickman newsletters with a combined reach of 98K.
  • Colonial Patterns will be joining the Share-A-Sale Program for you to earn additional revenue beyond your payment for your monthly project/post.

To Apply…

Email Markhlee@mac.com your Name, Address, Website, and Social Media Links.  Tell us a little about yourself and your history in the sewing and quilting industry.  Also, please include any brands you are currently affiliated with, including your own.

Deadline to Submit:  October 1st, 2023.

To view the Five Treasured Threadz™ panels: 
For a preview of the possibilities and fun you can have with Treasured Threadz™
visit Amy’s recent blog post:  
Colonial Patterns Treasured Threads Collab Sheet

Old Frame Make-Over from last Friday’s treasure hunt.

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When I asked what the price was for the old terra pot, she paused and said “a quarter”.

When I asked her how much for the next item, she said “a quarter”.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that this was going to be fun.

By the time I put my pile on the table she said “a dollar……..ummm fifty?”

I love a good treasure hunt.

Especially when it’s ran by an old lady who just wants to get rid of everything.

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Honestly, I wasn’t completely sure about these heavy metal frames when I first picked them up.

But…at a quarter how could I go wrong?

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Armed with a can of off-white spray paint…

I deconstructed the frames and gave everything a couple coats of paint.

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I sprayed the black velvet matting with spray adhesive and applied a piece of a woven tan fabric.

I marked the two holes in the matting where the metal flowers had been previously.

I was able to use the prongs on the back of the metal flowers to line them up exactly where they

had been before.  (so easy)

I trimmed the excess fabric from around the matting and re-inserted everything back into the frame.

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A super simple project with a modern up-dated look.

 

Thrifty Tuesdays Really Good Finds…

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We awoke to a rainy un-seasonably cool July morning.  Not really a outdoorsy kind of summer day.

So my daughter and I (since she was in town) went to one of our favorite Thrift Stores.

You know…The kind that is ran by old church ladies and the prices are really cheap.

My very favorite kind.

I found all the items above along with 3 stemmed glassware cordials for only $8.50.

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Of all the things that I purchased today (and I love them all) this has to be my favorite.

A creamy white platter with no cracks or crazing for .50 and a bag of old hardware for a dollar.

That totally made my day.

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I almost put all three of these things back.  (total cost $1.50)

Instead I gave the little box to my daughter, and will use the terra cotta pot

with the great patina for a bunch of pink impatiens that need re-potting.

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After so much energy on great finds, my daughter and I treated ourselves to a nice lunch

at Potbellys and took a “selfie”.

It doesn’t take much to make us happy.

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One of my Favorite Things to do is spending time with my daughter.

Because she lives 3 hours away we don’t get to do it as much as I’d like.  So, I was giddy that we got

to spend all day together on Monday.  We went out for lunch, hit a couple of stores and then we went

“thrifting”.  Our favorite spot is closed on Mondays, so we went to Salvation Army and Goodwill instead.

We found some great bargains, but, nothing we really needed.  I picked up a bag of brand new

Red Magnolia Colored Pencils and 50 of these neat little papers for under a dollar.

I figured these pencils would look great once I find the perfect container.  Now I just need to

keep them away from my little buddy who loves sharpening pencils in Grandma’s office.

The little drawer was a “find” that my daughter found while antiquing in Nashville.

I wish I could spend every Monday like this.

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