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Deal of the Week: Mini Mega-Rack Spool Holder

Monday, August 20th, 2012

This week’s Deal of the Week is for sewists and quilters. This Mega-Rack Spool Holder holds 60 spools of thread, so you can keep your sewing thread organized and close at hand. You can get the Mega-Rack on sale for only $12.99 this week, so make sure you take advantage of this deal!

The Mini Mega-Rack Spool Holder is a craft supply organizer made by June Tailor, so it’s designed just for crafters who love to quilt and sew. The organizer is made of hardwood, so you don’t have to worry about it breaking or splintering. All crafters know that we need supplies and organizers that can take a beating!

This spool holder has flip-out legs so you can set up the rack in your sewing room on a shelf or a table. This way you can clearly see all your spools of thread and access each one in the blink of an eye. However, the rack does fold back up so that you can store it flat if need be. This is a great option if you’d like to store your spools of thread in a convenient drawer or carrying case.

With the capacity for 60 spools of thread, the Mini Mega-Rack Spool Holder can hold entire rainbow of thread colors. If you ever find yourself buying new colors of thread simply because you can’t find the spools in your craft cabinet, this spool holder will save you money and time. You’ll always be able to see exactly which colors you have in one glance.

To get the 35% discount on the Mini Mega-Rack Spool Holder, you have to order it this week! The spool holder is $7.00 less than its original price of $19.99 this week, so you won’t want to miss out on our special sale. Buy it for your own sewing room or buy it as a gift for a crafty friend!

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Deal of the Week: Super Satchel Thread Box

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Dedicated followers of the CutRateCrafts blog probably already know that my craft organization system is a mess. I was seriously thinking about an organization overhaul this weekend as I searched in vain for a roll of swimsuit elastic. Forget about finding the right color of thread. The best of my thread storage solutions involves a ton of spools haphazardly thrown in an old cookie tin. If my thread isn’t in that cookie tin, it’s hidden in one of many plastic bags holding the remains of craft projects finished long ago. In short, I need the ArtBin Super Satchel Thread Box.

If this sounds even a teensy bit like you, you’re in for a treat. You don’t have to spend hours searching through mounds of disorganized craft supplies! You can order our Deal of the Week and have the ArtBin Super Satchel Thread Box in your craft cabinet in a week or two. The ArtBin Super Satchel is quite simply a locking plastic storage case. You could easily use the satchel to store or transport any kind of craft supply. But what really makes this product useful for sewists and quilters are the removable thread trays. The trays can hold several different sizes of spools from 20mm to 45mm. With smaller spools, the trays can hold up to 224 spools of thread, which, if I’m honest with myself, is more spools of thread than I will ever need. The satchel can hold about 30 large spools of thread, which is great for quilters who use a ton of the same thread color.

Order your ArtBin Super Satchel Thread Box today and get that craft cabinet in shape! The best part is that the ArtBin Super Satchel Thread Box is on sale for only $15.99 savings. That’s a $10.00 savings from the original price! From now on, when you start a sewing project, you’ll have every thread color you own right at your fingertips.

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CutRateCrafts is on Pinterest!

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

I’m sure by now you’ve all heard of the online pinboard called Pinterest, but did you know that CutRateCrafts is on Pinterest? Well, we are! And we have been pinning away!

So if you’ve got a Pinterest account, thought about getting a Pinterest account, or just signed up join us for lots of fun craft ideas and new products added to the store. It’s THE place to be to collect ideas on how to use the thousands of craft supplies that we have in stock.

We’ve tried to create a board for every type of crafter, so there will definitely be something for you to enjoy and we’re currently working on creating boards for every season. Soon we’ll have collected every adorable thing on the internet. Now that’s definitely not something you want to miss out on!

Tell us! Do you use Pinterest? Are you a Pinterest addict too?

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Deal of the Week: Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

If you’ve ever made a rag quilt before, you know that while the quilt itself is incredibly easy, snipping the seams can be very time consuming! Cut your snipping time in half with a Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter from Fiskars. This special snipper tool is designed just for rag quilting. This week only, the Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter is on sale for $13.75.

The Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter cuts through several layers of fabric without a problem, so you don’t have to cut each seam allowance individually. Instead you can cut through all four layers of a rag quilt seam allowance in one snip. The spring in the rag quilter snaps the blades back open after every cut, making it faster and easier to continue to the next snip. While traditional scissors require you to open the blades manually after every cut, the Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter does the work for you!

Rag quilters also know that rag quilting can make your hands sore from using scissors for hours at a time. The Spring Action Rag Quilter fixes that problem as well with a soft grip material in the handles that cushions your hands as you cut. A safety lock keeps the blades closed while you aren’t using them so they won’t be a danger to pets and kids.

The Fiskars Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter is an innovative tool that makes rag quilting a cinch. With this tool, you can make great rag quilt projects like the Striped Homespun Bed Quilt or the Beautiful Baby Rag Quilt. Once you see how easy it is to make rag quilts with the Fiskars Rag Quilter, check out our list of 15 Snuggly Free Rag Quilt Patterns. You’ll want to make all of them when you have a Rag Quilter to help!

Don’t miss out on this amazing tool! Order your Softouch Spring Action Rag Quilter today for only $13.75. That’s 37%, or $8.00, off the original price, so you’ll want to snap up this deal before it ends!

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Deal of the Week: Omnigrid Ruler Set

Monday, May 7th, 2012

If you’re just getting started out with quilting, you want to buy the best tools so they’ll last for years! Of course, sometimes high-quality tools can be a bit of splurge, but not this week! Our Deal of the Week is a basic Omnigrid Ruler Set for only $11.99. At a craft store, you’d pay this much for just one ruler, but with this deal of the week, you’ll get three indispensable rulers for the same price!

The Omnigrid Ruler Set includes a simple 1″ x 6″ ruler that travels well and helps with small measurements, a 4″ x 8″ ruler that you can uses for smaller quilt blocks and pieces, and a standard 6″ x 12″ ruler that’s perfect for all kinds of quilt projects. Each clear, acrylic ruler features the classic black and yellow markings that have become characteristic of Omnigrid rulers. Yellow lines mark down to a quarter of an inch, and black hash marks indicate eighths of an inch. There are also yellows lines criss-crossing the rulers at 30 degrees, 45 degrees, and 60 degrees, so you can cut triangles, diamonds, and other angled pieces.

With high-quality rulers like the ones in the Omnigrid Ruler Set, you can cut and piece your quilts with the utmost accuracy! Learn how to use a quilting ruler and rotary cutter properly through some of the tutorials on FaveQuilts.com. The Basic Rotary Cutting Tutorial is the perfect introduction for beginning quilters, and Mom’s Fabric Cutting Guide gives you all the tips you need to cut flawless fabric pieces. With these tutorials and an Omnigrid Ruler Set, you’ll be able to tackle any quilt!

Order your Omnigrid Ruler Set this week, and you’ll get $7.00 off the original price. That’s a 37% savings! But you have to take advantage of this deal, because it only lasts until the end of the week. Get your Omnigrid Ruler Set today, and you’ll be quilting by next week!

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Deal of the Week: Omnigrid Cutting Mat

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

As the editor of FaveQuilts.com, I couldn’t be more excited about our current Deal of the Week on CutRateCrafts.com! This week’s special deal is an 18″ x 24″ Omnigrid Cutting Mat for less than two-thirds of the original price, meant just for quilters!

If you don’t currently use a gridded cutting mat for cutting and piecing, then let me tell you a little bit about why a cutting mat is such a great tool to have in your craft supply closet. First of all, if you are going to use a rotary cutter, you absolutely have to use a self-healing cutting mat to protect your countertops and tables. If you’re going to be cutting on a mat, it might as well have grid lines to make measuring and cutting precisely much easier. Like many other cutting mats, the Omnigrid Gridded Mat has a grid of one-inch intervals printed in yellow on the entire surface of the dark green mat. It also marks each 1/8 of an inch along the edges of the mat, so you can make more precise measurements using a straight-edge and the markings along the edges of the mat. These gridlines especially come in handy when you are squaring up quilt blocks or cutting strips for sashing and borders.

The Omnigrid Gridded Cutting Mat also includes two 45-degree angle lines going in each direction, so you can easily cut half square triangles and other angled shapes. Since half-square triangles form the foundation of many beautiful quilt block patterns, the 45-degree angle lines are indispensable in quilting. No quilter would purchase a self-healing mat without them!

For quilters who eschew piecework for the free-form creativity of applique, the Omnigrid Gridded Cutting Mat also has a plain grey side. On the flipside of the mat, you’ll be able to cut appliques and other shapes without being distracted by the grid lines. The grey side of the mat still has the protective cushioning that will keep your cutting surfaces safe from sharp rotary cutter blades.

If you’re serious about learning to quilt, order your Omnigrid Gridded Cutting Mat for only $17.69 today. You won’t be able to make a beautiful, high-quality quilt without it!

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Deal of the Week: Olfa Rotary Cutter

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Anyone who has done any quilting in the past few years knows that a rotary cutter is indispensable when it comes to cutting fabric precisely and efficiently. Rotary cutters make for more precise cuts because they allow you to cut straight lines right up against the edge of a ruler or cutting guide. Because you don’t have to move the fabric in order to cut, as you do with scissors, rotary cutters are faster and more accurate than scissors. They are also capable of cutting through more layers of fabric at a time than scissors. If you’re now convinced that you need a rotary cutter to make the perfect quilt, then you’re in luck! Our Deal of the Week is an Olfa standard rotary cutter on sale for only $12.

Olfa is widely known as one of the best makers of rotary cutters and self-healing mats. With a 45mm Olfa rotary cutter, you can cut fabric for a king-size quilt in no time at all! Add a rotary cutter to your collection of quilting supplies, and you’ll have the confidence and motivation to tackle quilt projects that you never would have attempted with only a pair of scissors. If you are daunted by the long hours of cutting fabric for a complicated patchwork quilt or afraid to ruin beautiful fabric with inaccurate cuts, then a rotary cutter is the solution to your quilting problems. Fix your quilting woes today and order an Olfa rotary cutter for less than 2/3 of the original price!

If you’ve never used a rotary cutter before, don’t let that keep you from ordering one. You can learn how to use a rotary cutter with a few helpful tutorials from FaveQuilts.com. A basic rotary cutting tutorial from Natalia Bonner of Piece N Quilt will help you figure out how to use a rotary cutter to cut fabric for quilting and sewing, and Mom’s Fabric Cutting Guide from Make it Do will give you a few tried and true tips. If you are left-handed, you will particularly enjoy using a rotary cutter. The Olfa Standard 45mm Rotary Cutter can be used by both right-handed and left-handed quilters. Check out the tutorial on left-handed rotary cutting by Vicki from Sew Inspired for tips on how to adjust the set-up of your ruler, rotary cutter, and self-healing mat to make left-handed cutting easier.

Don’t start your next quilt by spending days cutting fabric squares with templates and scissors! Get an Olfa Standard Rotary Cutter today and start quilting faster and more efficiently. Order a self-healing mat and quilting ruler too to make rotary cutting safer and easier. When you’ve tried cutting fabric with the Olfa Rotary Cutter, be sure to come back and comment to tell us how much you love it!

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Deal of the Week: Baker’s Dozen Thread Sale

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Sewists, quilters, and embroiderers, have we got a treat for you! This week’s deal of the week is the Baker’s Dozen Thread Sale. That means you get 13 different threads at 25% off the original price or less! None of these spools will cost you more than $3, not even the 3,000-yard cones of overlock thread. The Baker’s Dozen Deal cuts prices on a variety of practical threads, including gold and navy denim threads, invisible thread, extra strong upholstery thread, and several colors of all-purpose thread. This collection of discounted threads will cover almost any sewing task you might have, from patching up old jeans to whipping up a quick sewing project.

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If you’re looking for all-purpose threads for a wide range of sewing projects, including clothes and accessories, the Baker’s Dozen Deal offers six dual duty threads at less than 75% of the original price. With fun bright colors like hot pink, purple, and icy blue and muted neutrals like white, black, and dark brown, you’re sure to find a multipurpose thread that fits your project!

More serious seamstresses (or seamsters) will be happy to find several cones of thread among the Baker’s Dozen Thread Sale as well! These overlock thread cones are perfect for sergers, and they each include 3,000 yards of navy, scarlet, or rail grey thread. Use these overlock threads for professionally finished seams on all kinds of sewing projects, especially garments!

For the ultimate value and versatility, order a few spools of invisible thread for just under $2 a spool. This indispensable thread will allow you to make repairs on any color garment. It’s also good to have on hand for quilting because it will create an interesting texture and stitch pattern without clashing with or detracting from your fabric. Another practical thread to have on hand is extra-strength upholstery thread. Even if you won’t be sewing together couch cushions anytime soon, this heavy duty thread is useful for sewing items that will be heavily used or exposed to the elements. This thread withstands many different weather conditions and holds together heavyweight fabrics without breaking.

Whether you’re sewing a lawn chair cushion or just mending a fallen hem, the threads in the Baker’s Dozen Thread Sale are great to have on hand. Invest in a few of these spools now, while they’re all 25% off or more!

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Deal of the Week: 45% Off Sewing Baskets

Monday, December 19th, 2011

This deal of the week is the perfect Christmas gift…for yourself! We all need to be a bit more organized (obsessive-compulsive crafters aside), and I’m sure many of you are jotting that goal on your list of New Year’s resolutions in a couple weeks. But let me tell you from a little experience that dark cabinets, out-of-reach shelves, and holey plastic bags are not going to cut it if you’re serious about organizing your craft supplies. Do yourself a favor, and invest in a sewing basket you can be proud of. If you buy one of our Prym sewing baskets this week, you’ll get it for only $21 and it will arrive just in time for the new year!

Let me tell you a few reasons why these Prym sewing baskets are just the thing to get your sewing supplies organized:

They come in adorable fabrics with prints fit for a seamstress. You can choose from three fabrics that feature antique dress forms, mod dress forms, or Parisian fashion.
The moveable handle means you can easily cart this sewing basket around the house or about town, while still stacking it snugly in a closet or cabinet.
A satin lining makes it easy to clean out lint and small threads so your sewing box always looks neat.
Bobbins, thimbles, needle-threaders, and other small items can be corralled in a lift-out tray separated into four compartments.
A matching pincushion attached to the lid renders straight pins and needles harmless.
Each basket has an elastic pocket that keeps special notions secure and within reach.
You can order a Prym sewing basket for $17 less than the original price this week!

Don’t stop at just one basket for yourself! Snap up these sewing baskets as a last-minute gift for friends who quilt or sew. It’s just the sort of thing that most people won’t buy for themselves (favoring a recycled shoebox instead), but would love to have. This sewing basket will make you smile every time you get out your supplies to start a new project!

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Handmade Gifts to Warm the Heart and Hands and Head…

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

We all know the Holidays can be a stressful time of year if you let it. Well, don’t let it! Once we start letting all the stress of decorating, cooking, and buying get in the way we start to forget what the holiday season is really about. Giving and showing one another that we care should always be the first things occupying our minds. I really don’t think that there is a better way to show someone you care than by giving them something that you slaved over making specifically for them. Okay, maybe you didn’t slave, but you still put thought and heart into it right?

If you think your loved ones are tired of getting handmade hats, scarves, and mittens, here’s a handmade holiday gift collection to spark some inspiration and perhaps get you out of a holiday zombie creative funk.

Quilts

Okay, okay, I know what you’re thinking. “You expect me to make a quilt in between all the Christmas madness?” No, I’m not insane. How about a quilted iPod case? A quilted pillow? What about a couple cute and simple quilted bags? CutRateCrafts.com has the fun book of quilted pot holder patterns, any of which would make a great gift. See? You can still quilt for the holidays.

Knit and Crochet

Here’s an area of the body that often gets forgotten during the holidays: the feet! With knee-high chunky boot socks being a popular trend, you could easily knit or crochet some cute chunky socks or leg warmers for those pesky, hard-to-buy-for teenage girls. Don’t forget you can knit bracelets and crochet necklaces to give to your loved ones as well! Besides, with all the wonderful colors of yarn to choose from for this season, anyone would appreciate getting a brightly colored scarf or hat to break out of that dullness of black and grey that accompanies winter outerwear. Some of my favorites:

Sewn Gifts

This one has to be obvious for sewers out there. Aprons are my favorite gift to give each year. One lucky member of my family gets a new one each year and then I rotate through the list. By the time I come back to the first person I gave an apron to, they’re in desperate need of one! Genius huh? I guess this is only a handy idea for a family of cooks. If you do have a family of cooks, what about some fun dish towels or coasters?Add an extra special touch to anything you make with some adorable buttons that speak to the recipient’s personality.

Of course, there are tons of other fun Christmas gifts to make, but I hope these got your creative wheels spinning! What do you usually make for your family for the holidays?

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