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Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along This month we are sewing Blocks 18, 19 & 20 with our featured blocks for February: Furrows, Gingham & Grandma's Quilt. Wow! After these blocks, we will have 20 finished blocks -- isn't that exciting?! Psssst! If you're just joining us and want to get in on the...
Read MoreFeatherweights Afloat Caribbean Cruise 2019 Recap
We had 18 suitcases to bring, including our own personal luggage. Each bag had to be carefully packed and then weighed and items transferred, if needed, to keep under the maximum baggage weight limit. It was definitely a process! Last minute preparations while the guys were packing and wei...
Read MoreQuilt Kit Spotlight: "Snow Cozy" Winter Baby Quilt Kit
Snuggle up on a cold winter night with your little one in the "Snow Cozy" quilt featuring Cozy Snowman Fabric by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. This fabric collection features primary-color inspired fabric, ideal for the developing mind! Prefused snowflake diecuts are included in the pattern,...
Read MoreFarm Girl Vintage Sew Along We are very excited to be working on the continuation of our Featherweight Shop's Farm Girl Vintage Sew Along! If you're just now joining us, welcome! We began the sew along doing one block at a time so that new quilters could learn before we picked up speed. So, ...
Read MoreBlocks 13 & 14 are our featured blocks - Egg Basket and Farm Fresh Flower blocks! The Farm Girl Vintage Quilt Sew Along with the Featherweight Shop continues.... This was indeed the Christmas season, yet a few of us Featherweight Shop diehards still got together to work on our blocks. We wa...
Read MoreA Thread Cutter That's Actually Sharp
Upon arrival of our new Featherweight Shop edition Thread Cutterz, we wanted to make this quick and easy video tutorial for you! This tutorial will walk you through setup as well as show you how easy it is to now cut thread when piecing or sewing on your Singer Featherweight 221 or 221. We all ...
Read MoreFarm Girl Vintage Quilt & Featherweight Shop Sew Along - Blocks 11 & 12 (Country Crossroads & Crops)
Block 11 & 12 are our featured blocks - Country Crossroads and Crops blocks! The Farm Girl Vintage Quilt Sew Along with the Featherweight Shop continues.... After laying out all my blocks I noticed that mine are needing a bit more pops of red for balance. Thus, I decided to incorporate som...
Read MoreGIVEAWAY December 2018! Blackside, Custom-Painted Singer Featherweight
Winner was announced Thursday, December 13th, at 10:00am, PST! *No purchase was required. This giveaway was open to the legal residents of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the United Kingdom; voided where prohibited by law. Bona Fide Blackside Featherweight w...
Read MoreBlock 9 & 10 are our featured blocks - Cool Threads and Corn & Tomatoes! The Farm Girl Vintage Quilt Sew Along with the Featherweight Shop continues; block 9 was a lot of fun to be creative with the thread spools! Ruthie had the idea of using a light brown fabric print for wooden spoo...
Read MoreOctober 3, 1933 - Happy Birthday, Singer Featherweight... PRIZES!
On October 3, 1933, the Singer Featherweight sewing machine model was officially commissioned or "born". Therefore, in honor of it's 85th birthday, we are giving away 1 of 33 Featherweight accessories! The approximate retail value of each of the prizes randomly selected range from $6.00 to $270...
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