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Last week I shared how much I love my newest scissors from Karen Kay Buckley. I ordered the small and large size last spring. Confession: I am being tempted to add the medium size to my collection.
The small ones traveled with me this summer on our journey around the western states. I kept these in my little travel bag, another one of Karen's items that I love, which keeps all of my applique supplies neat, organized, and protected. The scissors come with a little protective cover that actually "snaps" into place so I never had an issue with it falling off. Let me tell you, you need that cover as the tips of these little scissors are very, very sharp. I mainly used them for snipping threads and making little cuts as I appliqued my pieces in place. The pair they replaced were about the same size, but the handles did not give me much room to slip my fingers in. These are generously sized for comfort as you cut.  My very cool Perfect Thread Bag The larger scissors are the ones I bragged about the other day when I shared the Wildflower Quilt I am working on. I mentioned that the handles were quite comfortable in part because they are softer than anything else I have. Notice in the photos below how they "squish."
I hope you can see in the following photos why I like the blade covers so much. If you look closely there is a little ridge that enables the cover to snap into place.
Now for the fun part. Through the generosity of Karen Kay Buckley one lucky reader of this blog will win a pair of her Perfect Scissors for their very own. All you have to do is leave me a comment in which you answer two questions:
1-Piecing, Applique, or Both 2-How many UFO's are floating around your quilt space. Bonus: Invite your friends and ask them to leave your name in their comments. This will earn you an extra entry. I would also love to visit your blog if you have one so be sure and share a link when you comment. (This does not earn you any extra entries.) Due to shipping restrictions I have to limit this sweepstake to residents of the United States. The winning name will be drawn from all available entries and announced on Thursday September 25th. The winner will be contacted by email. (Again, I am in now way associated with Karen Kay Buckley, I have simply fallen in love with her products and want to share with you the things that make my quilting life better.) Taking life a stitch at a time, Debra
94 Comments
Jan Davis
9/18/2014 02:40:53 am
I do piecing, but have applique ufo's laying around. And I probably have at least 3 ufo's unstarted!
Ilana
9/18/2014 09:07:29 am
I do mostly piecing but I do like applique as well. I have dozens of UFOs. I joined a UFO club this year and am happy to say that I am making headway with my goal of turning my UFOs into finished projects.
Susan
9/18/2014 09:20:28 am
I love both piecing and applique. Not very many UFOs laying around as I also love the quilting process!
Tawnya Cleaver
9/18/2014 09:45:26 am
Mostly piecing for me. I've only made two projects with applique. I have 6 quilting UFO's. Im ashamed to say. Oh, Tawnya-I wish I only had six. I am determined to finish up the ones that I still love. For those that I am no longer interested in I think I might try to see if another quilter might like them. My problem tends to be I fall in love with something new and do not wait to finish one quilt before launching another.
Sandie French
9/18/2014 11:47:14 am
Applique and piecing! And UFOs abound in my studio as there is always some new technique to try, a class to take, someone's birthday to make a little ditty for...thus more UFOs...and more projects to start!
Leslie Guyton
9/18/2014 01:50:40 pm
I love both...depends on what mood I'm in to what I work on. And...UFOs....I'm embarrassed to say, probably 15-20! Yikes! It looks worse when I actually see a number in type!
Tawnya
9/18/2014 09:38:38 pm
That is exactly what happens to me!!!!
Kay Knepp
9/19/2014 05:31:56 am
The scissors look wonderful!! I do both...Applique....Piece.. and UFO's???? No clue! Probably 20 or more!!
Wendy
9/19/2014 09:38:13 am
I enjoy both piecing and appliqué. I currently have one Baltimore album style UFO and 3 pieced UFOs. Shamefully I haven't touched them in quite a while. Enjoyed your review of these scissors as I've been wondering how they were. On my "want it" list now :)
Kathy
9/20/2014 11:49:15 am
both, I have too many ufos to count, one is over 20 years old!
Erin Dressler
9/20/2014 12:13:34 pm
Mainly piecing but I am doing a holiday wall hanging right now where I am appliquing. The design is called sunburst and I wound up cutting over 300 pieces but it's gonna be pretty:) along with my holiday quilt I have three other ufos. Happy quilting!
Sharon Gates
9/20/2014 12:14:03 pm
I love applique..
Jane Shaw
9/20/2014 12:33:42 pm
I do hand piecing( especially EPP) and appliqué. I currently am working on five different quilts. I admire you, Jane. I have quilted a few antique quilts that had been hand-pieced and always admire the work of these ladies as I sit at my frame trying to do justice to their work. There is a part of me that is quite glad to know people still prefer this method. One of these days I intend to give EPP a try... I do not know why it scares me.
Kathy Nester
9/20/2014 12:43:35 pm
I do piecing and applique both, have 4 UFO to be completed,...many more to start....
Terry Person
9/20/2014 12:51:41 pm
Piecing.
Shirley Strache
9/20/2014 12:56:05 pm
Oh I do both, but am relatively new to applique. Still learning all the different techniques. I have one quilt I am binding, three that need to be sandwiched and quilted and six in progress. Not too too bad.
Gladys Gardiner
9/20/2014 01:04:43 pm
IBoth. I have so many UFOs I can't count them all.
Denise Barber
9/20/2014 01:05:18 pm
New quilter. Need good fabric scissors to get me started.
Sylvia Wheeler
9/20/2014 01:16:48 pm
Piecing and appliqué. I have probably 10 ufos. 9/20/2014 01:31:32 pm
I love both piecing and applique but I do mostly piecing. Applique is so relaxing BUT I don't like the preparation to start appliqueing. The 11 UFO's are things I'm trying to get back to. I have one quilt that I'm hand quilting and I don't ever want to finish it. It was a round row robin with my bee members. It's called "Circle of Friends" and is quilted with different sizes of circles overlapping. Once I realized I never wanted to finish it, I put the binding on. Still needs more quilting, though!
Lorena Schwab
9/20/2014 01:34:54 pm
I both piece and applique and if I did not have about thirty unfinished pieces I could just applique and be very happy.
Nancy Scott
9/20/2014 01:35:05 pm
Both. At least 5 UFOS
Lori
9/20/2014 01:43:02 pm
Both. I love them together. I have 7 ufos floating around my studio.
Lisa Acevedo
9/20/2014 02:19:42 pm
I applique but looking to learn paper piecing. Those hexies are too adorable to refuse. I don't even want to count my ufo's. Considering I am a craft addict and besides fabric; I also hoard paper; yarn and beads. So as long as I don't count in my mind I don't have many. Lol 9/20/2014 02:24:21 pm
Both piecing and applique. Believe it or not I have zero UFOs. I start a quilt and finish it before starting another almost always. Once I had a quilt top finished and was waiting for backing fabric to arrive so I began cutting fabric for the next one. That's as close as I got to multiples going at the same time.
Debby Brehm
9/20/2014 02:55:55 pm
Love all types of quilting. Have nine UFOs in my work space. I cannot tell you how many are in storage. Get the medium scissors for yourself. They are the only ones I have and they are great.
Melinda Harris
9/20/2014 03:59:14 pm
I prefer hand piecing, & I have at least 12 UFOs! 9/20/2014 05:50:31 pm
piece AND applique, can't decide which i like better....and UFOs? oh, about 30 i would guess....until i start something new, that is...and i would love a pair of these...
Cindy May
9/20/2014 05:55:42 pm
Piecing, and 10 tops and backs right now waiting to be sandwiched and quilted. Three more still in pieces. Love the scissors!
Nina Kelley
9/20/2014 06:10:58 pm
I have primarily pieced by machine. I have never been particularly adept at hand applique so over the past four months have been on a mission to learn various hand applique techniques. I am seeing some improvement in my hand applique and finally feel that I really can do an appliqued quilt. I try not to count my UFOs, but probably have about 15. I prefer to call them WIPs, which reduces my guilt levels. Nina, yes, I am thinking about relabeling some of my UFO's as WIP's-you are right- it sounds better! I have gotten pretty comfortable with fusible applique so I have done more of that. I am working on learning needle turn, but am certainly in need of more practice. Would love to be able to encourage one another in our hand-applique endeavors. Thanks for stopping by and happy quilting!
Robin
9/21/2014 01:24:48 pm
I love all three, but I am loving applique more and more these days. I can't even give you a number of ufo's. I have finished my quilts but there are things I started and didn't like and therefore didn't finish. I am thinking of purging these???
Kathy Timmons
9/21/2014 01:29:40 pm
I LOVE piecing...but will applique too! I have 8 quilt tops ready for quilting and probably at least a dozen UFO's. I make blocks to see if I like a pattern and if I don't really want to make a whole quilt then I will save and eventually make a sampler. I am always using small scraps to make 4 patches and 9 patches that I can use when needed...Do those count as UFO's? I just love quilting and playing with fabric! :-) I usually piece by hand and applique by hand too. Thanks for the giveaway!
Ooh, another handwork person! Well, Kathy, my thoughts are they are not UFO's if if they are not part of a quilt yet.
Elaine Chamberlain
9/21/2014 01:33:22 pm
I like piecing and applique, but sadly have too little time to do much of either. At present, I have at least 6 UFOs and several patterns I am wanting to start. LOL. I do love a challenge. I hear you, Elaine. My job gets in the way. My boys are grown so at least I have a lot more free time when I am not at work. You sound like a kindred spirit when it comes to having patterns that you want to start. Should I challenge you to pick one UFO and get it finished?
Lisa Price
9/21/2014 01:36:46 pm
I do both piecing & applique, but I absolutely love applique. I hand applique & hand quilt. I have 6 current UFOs. I saw these scissors at a local quilt show last month and they are at the top of my wishlist!!
Cindy Shima
9/21/2014 01:54:16 pm
1. I do both piecing and appliqué but love the look of appliqué and want to get better at that
Ginny Perryman
9/21/2014 03:27:41 pm
i love both piecing and appliqué. I am trying to catch up with my quilting now. I am down to 6 UFO's. Two of which are piecing and appliqué.
Lisa McCall
9/21/2014 05:31:36 pm
I like piecing best, not very good at applique. I have about 7-6 ufo's all the time. 9/21/2014 06:15:12 pm
Since I live in the Netherlands, I'm sorry the scissors are not for me. I like both piecing (by hand!) and applique. At least five UFO's are waiting for me: I have more ideas than time... I don't have a blog, but you can find my quilts between a lot of others at my pinterest pages.
I am so glad you stopped by and commented, Madelon. I hope that someday I will be able to include overseas shipping-there are some places that are outrageously expensive to ship to though.
Deb
9/22/2014 11:08:04 am
Madelon, I have not been able to find your Pinterest page )-:
Darcy Thorn
9/21/2014 10:07:38 pm
I do both piecing and applique I love to applique with silk thread. It melts like butter into fabric. I have at least a dozen Ufo's. Currently a Frankenstein quilt is calling me to finish it for Halloween! You have a lovely blot and I like that you share your fav stuff!
Donna
9/21/2014 11:29:35 pm
I do both. Recently I have rediscovered my love of applique, however, sometimes my arthritic hands won't cooperate. I think these scissors would help me a lot.
Donna
9/21/2014 11:31:24 pm
OOPS. I forgot to say that I have about 10 UFO's hanging around!
I hear you, Donna. Mine are just mildly arthritic, these scissors feel so much better. My mother suffered from pretty bad arthritis and she loved to knit, beautiful work, but now I have a glimpse of just how much pain she endured to do what she loved. She knit sweaters for all of us over the years.
Doreen B
9/22/2014 12:58:23 am
I love both piecing and appliqué. I have way to many UFO's to count.
Shelly Sandy
9/22/2014 06:48:50 am
I piece and applique, mostly by machine. As far as UFOs, I would estimate 10.
vicki kilen
9/23/2014 12:39:46 pm
I enjoy both piecing and applique. I have 15 UFO ' S to finish. In fact my granddaughter told me I couldn't start any new projects until I finished the ones I've started.
Diane Byatt
9/24/2014 02:49:09 am
many, many many UFO,s At least now I have a list. LOL Leave a Reply. |
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