Welcome to the 2024 January Sizzix Release Party of Eileen Hull’s newest die collection! We are celebrating with a Live party and this Blog Hop! Eileen’s Teams have been hard at work creating with Eileen’s new products and have quite a lineup of inspiration for you.
If you've longed for some of Eileen's older dies, The Classic Cantilever Sewing Box, Embroidery Hoop and Needle Book dies have been brought back because you asked! These dies all relate to stitching but you can use them is so many different ways! They are all Bigz dies which are so versatile because of the number of materials that may be cut with them.
THE NEW DIES:
I was so excited to see the Cantilever Sewing Box XL Die, as my Mom had a wooden sewing box just like it and I now own it. It’s great for storing sewing supplies like needles, thread, buttons, floss and pins- but it also works for hair bands and clips, small storage items, jewelry, desk organization and small treats. Use the drawers separately to organize your desk drawers or create a shadowbox- so many ways to use! The finished size is 3 1/2” x 6 1/4” x 2 1/4”. I will have a step by step tutorial on this blog January 9 to make this sewing box so be sure to come by.
The Embroidery Hoop measures 4” and is designed to be cut from thick material such as matboard or chipboard. You can actually tuck thin fabrics in the hoop and stitch on them. Or you can die cut from paper and use the hoop on card fronts. Use the pieces separately or all together.
I'll be the first to tell you that sewing is not my thing. My Mom was a seamstress extraordinaire. She tailored suits, made every stitch of clothing I ever wore until I got out of high school. She did teach me to sew and I became proficient but I hate it! So here are other ways to use this adorable embroidery hoop.
I collect all things "chicken". This image came from a napkin so I framed it with the embroidery hoop.
I used a bit of linen to make a memory hoop to display some of my Dad's military service pins. Its not pretty but it honors my Father. Those are his actual dog tags.
The Needle Book is also a ScoreBoard die and features a pretty scalloped edge to the book. It measures 3 1/2” x 2 1/4" x 1/2" and is perfect for storing your stitching needles and pins- works great when made from felt! But it can also be made from matboard, chipboard, leather or fabric- one of the benefits of the Bigz dies.
I made the needle book from felt and inside it's magnetic! Just toss your needle on it and it sticks. There's no need to poke it thru the felt to keep in the book. (and your finger as I would do 😏)
This cute little book also makes a sweet notebook that you can easily tuck into your purse or pocket. I put blank pages inside where I can write myself a note.
Please join us for the It’s All about Stitching Release Party that will be held on Tuesday, January 2nd at noon Eastern time on Eileen's
YouTube, Facebook and
Instagram pages. Eileen and her team will be sharing creative ways to use these dies and we can’t wait to share them with you! There will be giveaways so make sure to tune in and see how to enter to win!
thank you for all your cute ideas.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas using the hoop! Beautiful Cantilever Sewing Box. Love the embossed needle book!
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