Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Winning Aurifil Autumn

In early October I happened upon Carole's blog, From My Carolina Home, where I found the post Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along and Giveaway.  Carole presented a tutorial for making 9" maple leaf blocks and included instructions for using jelly roll strips to make them.  Autumn is slipping away and I have yet to make a maple leaf block but who doesn't love those autumn colors when winter white (or grey) hems us in?!  I'll make them during a less busy season.

The giveaway Carole offered was for Aurifil Mako 50 weight thread in Autumn colors selected by Sheena Norquay.  I was surprised -- and pleased -- when Carole emailed me to say that my name had been chosen.  The thread arrived a day or so ago.  Wow!  There are a dozen regular-sized spools and they are gorgeous!  Maybe the most beautiful thread I've ever seen.  Thank you, Carole.  And thanks to Aurifil, who sponsored Carole's post.

Aurifil Mako 50 weight thread in Autumn colors

I've not sewn with Aurifil thread before and now I find myself wishing I had time to cut and sew some autumn leaves.  Perhaps I can make some after Thanksgiving and if not then, they'll have to wait until January's winter white swirls outside my windows.

Carole is a very talented lady who quilts, sews, rubber stamps, decorates her home, and more, all of which she shares on From My Carolina Home.  Maybe you'd like to visit?

--Nancy.
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16 comments:

  1. wow fantastic win...you will LOVE aurifil...tho i do use other kinds of thread, all my "girls" aka vintage machines, love aurifil!

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    1. Hi, Grace. I'm already won over by Aurifil's beauty but the true test will be whether my mother's old black Singer(on the particular side about threads)likes it. I hope so!

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  2. I use Aurifil for all of my piecing - fabulous thread. What a beautiful assortment of colors!

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    1. I'm looking forward to trying it, Julie. In fact, I've been thinking of making a few autumn maple leaves just to try it out. Yes, I think the colors are luscious.

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  3. Congrats!! What a lovely surprise. And Happy Thanksgiving!!

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    1. Hi, Jennie. I'm always very surprised when I win anything. I (figuratively) throw my name in the hat and forget about it, assuming I'll be congratulating someone else on a win. It was fun to win these at Thanksgiving time, too.

      I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

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  4. Aurifil is the best!! Congrats on such a wonderful win!!

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    1. Thanks, Janet. I'm looking forward to trying it. Maybe some autumn maple leaves are in my near future.

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  5. Great win! I saw your name pop up on Caroline's post and felt really pleased. I really like using Aurifil threads for piecing and quilting. Have fun with those ☺

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    1. Thank you, Allison. It was such a surprise. I'm looking forward to trying them out.

      Take care,
      Nancy.

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  6. If you think the colors are wonderful, wait until you sew with it! Congratulations!

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    1. I'm looking forward to sewing with it, Susan, and soon, I hope!

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  7. A lovely surprise, congratulations! I'll be interested to hear what you think when you use them.

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    1. A wonderful surprise, for sure, Linda. I'm sure I'll post something about them after giving them a try. I hope to do a few autumn maple leaves soon. (I hope my old black Singer likes them!)

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  8. I hope that you...and your Singer...love this thread. It's my favorite thread. I won a box like yours in different colors a few months ago and I was so tickled.

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    1. I did some hand sewing with the Aurifil thread yesterday and today, Karin. It feels so fine and smooth. I really like that about it. I was surprised, though, that it tangled so much. When I knotted the other end, the end furthest from the spool, it tangled less. Maybe it's how I sew or maybe Aurifil is best for machine stitching.

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