Shopping at Fabric8

This month's shopping at Fabric8 included among others more wool for Cheyenne's blanket as well as some cute charms and a pinking scissor.  Do scroll down for a picture of the blanket.

The package was as per usual wrapped in gift paper

adorned with various stickers

portraying Fabric8's appreciation towards their customers.

It is like unwrapping a present within a present and is just so welcoming.

Just look at the little surprise packet packed with all kinds of little but extremely useful notions.

Then another packet inside with all my little purchases.

It's like a gift that keeps on giving although I paid for it.😃

Cute needlework charms as well as a pin to add to my collection of pins although my cellphone bag gifted to all the Bloemfontein ladies who attended the quilt festival at Pietermaritzburg, is getting full.

I also bought a bulky seam jumper as well as non-slip adhesive rings for quilting rulers for a friend of mine.

 The pinking scissors

and this month's wool.

And as promised Cheyenne's blanket.  Isn't it gorgeous?  Looks just like a quilt.

Shopping at Fabric8

My latest shop at Fabric8 included wool and some notions.

The package was wrapped as usual with Fabric8's lovely personal touch.

The little thank you package contains notions of all sorts. 
The saying "Just let me finish this row" had me smiling as it is so true between fellow knitters.

The notions I bought included anti-slip fabric for socks, key rings, a glue pen and snaps with the plier.

I finally started collecting wool for a beautiful blanket I want to crochet, not that I am as accomplished crocheting, but with my friends help, I will conquer this task.  Will surely keep me busy for years as I only have time for hand crafts on and off between all the other hobbies.

Shopping at Fabric8

I needed key rings for all the key fobs I bought from Daleen Lubbe from Stitchdelight to hand out to the other quilting ladies taking the bus to the Voices in Cloth Quilt Festival held in Pietermaritzburg.  As Fabric8's prices are very reasonable and I really enjoy shopping from them, I ordered items placed on my wish list during June.

The 40+ key fobs.

I bought a packet of globe pins to use as row counters using some of the buttons. 

One of my quilting friends used tiny little doll clothes buttons on one of her projects,
and when Fabric8 received these 4 and 5mm buttons, I bought a packet of each.

Here is a photo of all the buttons I bought showing how
tiny the buttons are in relation to normal size buttons.

I also got a craft knife and some stickers.

These cute cactus caddies' will be used for all kind of nick naks.

I also bought ordinary sucker hooks to stick to my overlocker and
sewing machine for scissors.

And last but not least I bought some more of the handy
bulky seam jumpers for one of my friends.

Baby Stuff and shopping at Fabric8

Although a few weeks has passed since my previous post, I have been steadily busy embroidering, quilting and knitting as well as with Embroidery Girl's designs and Lemon Tree fabrics.  Busy, busy, busy.

First up was a teddy bear I embroidered for a very good colleague and dear friend's first grandchild.

I also embroidered a banner for my husband's niece who always order gifts for babies.

My Neighbour needed two spit cloths for a baby shower, and I had a real hard time embroidering them with my Brother 4000 acting up the whole entire time.  Turning embroidery time from 20 minutes into like 2 to 3 hours.  That was not so nice. 🙈  Going back to Dynamic Sewing Machines for the 3rd time this year.  

With our quilting group expanding to 9 members this year, I had to buy some more presents as I like to give them each a gift on their birthdays.  So, shopping at my favorite online sewing and crafting store Fabric8 I went where there is ALWAYS something I need.  You really should support this small business for the sheer amount of habby items they offer and extremely fast turnaround time.  I mean, who wouldn't love to receive their order wrapped as a gift?

Just look at all the stickers, everyone special.

Not to mention the adorable thank you package with all kinds of useful items.

They are so fast, I ordered on Sunday night and when I discovered on Monday, I want to add something to my order, it was too late.  The couriers already picked it up.  Oh well, this only meant I will have to go shopping again, whoop whoop!  

The also offer different WhatsApp groups for sewing, knitting, crochet etc.  Every Tuesday one can join them on YouTube for a free online class.  A fabulous mother and daughter team.

Online shopping

I discovered Fabric8 at the beginning of the year and it is just my kind of shop with handy tools, notions and gadgets for machine embroidery, sewing, quilting, knitting and crochet as well as some arts and other crafts.  Being a Brother retailer as well suits me just fine.  On Saturday night, I put my order in and yesterday it arrived.  I am very impressed with their speed, their prices and variety of products.

On the left-hand side is a ruler handle with suckers as well as two little plastic sucker hooks which when stuck to the side of the machine will hold small scissors etc. They even sell these nifty stands for cellphones.  My husband bought one some time ago at our local Pick and Pay which is always in demand by somebody.  These 3 will sure come in handy.  With me always losing pins around the whole house, one can never have enough magnets to try and keep those pins in check.

Using 505 temporary glue spray when embroidering, I got a glue and residue eraser which I hope will remove the glue stains when they occasionally happen without having to wash the item to remove it.  As I am always in need of fasteners for various charms, beads etc. I bought a packet each gold and silver Globe Pins. Another item I don't seem to ever have enough of, is quilting safety pins as well as the small fabric clips which is very handy for binding and other sewing needs.  I also bought a bottle of fabric glue and an adjustable rainbow thimble which have a raised rim to keep the needle from slipping.

Talking about those stray pins, I also bought a telescopic magnetic pick-up stick.  For ruler quilting, I got a sewing gauge.  Fabric8 included a small thank you gift of a sticker, two buttons, two metal clips and a fabric label.  Underneath these items is a non-slip anti scalding iron cloth.

As well as stocking Brother parts, they have a wide variety of generic presser feet and I bought a few.  From top to bottom they are a Clear presser foot, a Red Line presser foot, a Roller presser foot, a Seam Guide presser foot and a Teflon one.  On the right is a Bulky Seam Jumper and a magnetic metal sewing guide.  I also got a packet of Brother bobbins as I regularly run out of empty bobbins as well as a cleaning brush.  The Bulky Seam Jumper with two different thicknesses slide beneath the presser feet to help make the transition over bulky seams smooth.

Now to just get stitching.  With the cold winter nights we are currently experiencing, I prefer to bask in front of the fire.  And I have heaps of embroidery to do. 

Do have a look at Fabric8 when you are in need of just about anything.  Even the courier fees are very reasonable, and my package arrived within 3 business days with this cute message on the box: