This series is sponsored by Baby Lock. For over 40 years, Babylock has been dedicated to the love of sewing by creating machines for sewing, embroidery, quilting and serging – all with ease-of-use, high quality and a touch of elegance.
If you haven’t noticed we’re ending the Stretch Yourself series with a bang and an assuage of giveaways, which you won’t mind I’m sure!;) We’ve loved doing this series, and are now going to collapse in a big heap from exhaustion. Don’t mind us if you happen to chance upon us, we’ll be the ones buried neck-deep in the pile of knitwear. No seriously, it’s been great, you’ve been great, and we’re already scheming round 2……??
Week 2 of Stretch Yourself we had so much fun reviewing patterns specifically for knits–this was probably my favorite part of the whole thing. I loved making each of those patterns, as well as using the adorable fabric from the Fabric Fairy. So fun. It was also a blast to share with you the amazing talent and creativity brought to the table by our wonderful guest posters. A big thank you to all of them, they were totally the bomb (I can say that cause I’m thirty). And lastly,a massive thank you to all of the Stretch Yourself sponsors! I get a real kick giving awesome stuff away, and boy did they load us up with awesome stuff! Thank you!
For our very last giveaway we’re excited to have Madeira provide some of their wonderful Aerolock Premium Serger thread! (Madeira is a sister company to Baby Lock, fyi). This giveaway is for 4 cones of Salmon (peachy pink), and 4 cones of mustard yellow. Here’s your chance to build your serger thread collection, as well as do some fun topstitching and flatlocking! I hear this thread is amazing stuff, and I can’t wait to try it out myself! For a chance to win, simply leave a comment below by January 25 (open to USA only, sorry international friends!)**closed**
Thanks everyone! (If you have anything you’d like to see in another edition of Stretch Yourself or would like to be a sponsor or get your pattern reviewed, feel free to contact Miranda or me, we’d love to hear from you! )
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This has been a great series. I love sewing with knits and use a BabyLock serger which I’ve had for years. I would love to try these new threads in those colors.
I loved reading your series on sewing with knits! I stumbled upon it and read the posts all out of order (late at night, I admit). I would love to read another series that you would create. Thanks.
Those are two colors in the baby quilt I just started on! Can
Cute!
i’d love that beautiful thread!
Oh the wonderful things I could create!!
Thanks for doing this series! And, I’d love some thread
It’s been a great series and I’ve learned a lot! I would love to have some serger thread in those colors
those colors are so fun – - would LOVE to win!
What a wonderful giveaway! Buying nice, coloured serger threads is something I’ve always wanted to do but could never justify. They add such a lovely (fun!) touch to handmade clothing! And the colours? Salmon and mustard? Amazing!
LOVE these colors and would love to win! Thanks!!!
Currently I’m sewing knits and only knits so I’ve really enjoyed your series. How cool you’re giving away 4 cones of such pretty colors!
Madeira threads are very hard to find in France. Will you ship here please?
What a great series! Thank you so much. I am really loving the salmon color!
Ooh I can always use more serger thread!
What a great series and giveaway thank you!
Wow! Thanks for the great series and the info.
I would love to break out of my finishing inside seams only serger mode. Love those thread colors!
Wishing you the best for the gift you have given so many–can’t imagine how you’ve pulled this off! I know this thread will be so appreciated by its lucky winner.
Wow, with this series I have had the courage to sew knits.thanks I would love to try that neat thread.
Thanks for the chance! This would soo come in handy right now. I’m in need of new serger thread for something I’m making. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Love the thread colors! Thanks for this series!
Gorgeous colors – crossing my fingers I win! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful series!
Love the colors
Beautiful thread… would love to add some to my supply stash!
I can’t wait til the next series! This is more fun than a sewalong! (Which are absolutely awesome btw) sooo many new projects to make! Thanks for all the tips! And yeaaasas I’d love that thread!
I just posted that I needed some new thread colors on the post about the book. How awesome is that! Love these colors.
Thanks for your great info you share. i would love some new thread!
Thanks for the great series!
gorgeous thread
Thanks for sharing your ideas and tutorials. They’re very helpful for those of us who want to do more but for whatever reason can’t take classes or go to school for fashion design. I’d love to have some free thread. I’m on a limited budget (disability) and sometimes thread is a downright luxury. I was fortunate to be able to stock up on fabric before I got sick but I don’t always have the thread I need. Have a great week!!
Thanks for all the great posts these last two weeks. I tackled my first shirt using only my measurement! It turned out incredible:) I’m going to attempt leggings next, we will see how it goes. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks so much for the informative series. I have way more confidence know sewing knits.
Mustard is my favorite color. How fun!
always need more thread!
I’ve been enjoying this series and would love to be entered in the contest. Thanks!
Salmon is a great color!
I would love to win these. I’m hoping to get the Diana serger soon.
such cool colors!!!
Oh I need this thread! I use salmon and yellow all the time! I currently only have white, black, grey and purple. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to win this thread. So far I’ve only used maxi lock. Would love to experiment with different brands. Thanks for a great series.
Great series– it has inspired me as I rediscover sewing. Would love to win some fun thread- I’d use it on a printed maxi dress.
Hey Miriam, what a great series! I just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful inspiration. In fact I am about to try out your “draw a Tee-pattern from measurements” Tutorial today – already took my measurements and have the design all schemed up in my head (its going to be a long-sleeved tee in dark grey/greenish viscose jersey with neckband and cuffs from red geisha jersey that I have leftover from a project for little P.)
LG (sorry, there is no good translation for this German greeting out there (I just feel like this is the greeting that fits best) – it spells out “Liebe Grüße” though if your inclined to try to find out yourself), Susanne
PS: Off I go into my basement (where the sewing machines and the fabric is waiting…)
Would love to win this! I tackled a skirt using your skirt tutorial, and it came out great, except for the hem. I would have just left it a serged edge, but I had navy blue threat, not black! Thanks for the awesome series on knits.
I just got a serger for Christmas and would love to have some new thread!
These knit tutorials are fantastic. Will I be able to save them, or find them on your blogs for future reference?
Don’t mind if I do!
Thank you sooo VERY much for this series. One knit top and one dress done, … more to come.
OH man, I LOVE to hear success stories!! I’m so glad!
This has been a lovely series to read — and with impeccable timing, as I am pulling my serger out of the closet to do much overdue sewing (thanks, grad school, for interrupting my sewing!).
i only own black, white, and gray serger thread. would love to win this. thanks so much for hosting this fantastic series!
Love this series….. Knits scare me but not so much now
Would love the thread!
Got my thread a couple of days ago. How wonderful it is!!! Thanks so much for the opportunity. Now I’m going to put it to use on something for spring.