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Locking Hemostatic Forceps are Amazing

Locking Hemostatic Forceps

I don't remember when or why I started stocking these forceps and I personally hadn't used them until just a week ago and it turns out they are AMAZING for turning small things RS out and for stuffing them.

Around the holidays I start to feel like getting out some of my fancier fabrics--you know the velvets, wools, and silks--and of course, some sparkly beads.  So I made this mushroom, which was a simple project but I 100% would have abandoned it without the help of these forceps.  They made it super simple to turn the stem RS out and it was easy to stuff it.  Both of these things would have been really frustrating without these forceps and now I'm a fan.

New Scrap Bags

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New scrap collections are available in my etsy shop.

There are some quilting cotton ones here.

There are some blue ones here.

If these aren't what you need right now, take a look at the scrap fabric collection I put together here. Other etsy shops also have some great scraps!

Moda Fruit Loop

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There are a few new remnant bundles available in the Fat Quarters and Remnants section of my etsy shop and one of them has this colorful, fun fruit print fabric from the Fruit Loop collection by Basic Grey for Moda.

This fruit print has a Carmen Miranda vintage vibe and is just super cute--especially for Grocery Bags!  Which is exactly what I made with the black:

It comes in a few colorways. I bought the black and pink of the fruit print and also some of the black version of this cute folk inspired floral print.

Besides the fruit and floral prints, I'm also loving of this gingham-like print:

See more of these fabrics on etsy in my Moda Fruit Loop collection.