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    Meet my thread collection Everyday Basics for Aurifil

    November 22, 2019 by Amy 4 Comments

    Today, the Auribuzz – the Aurifil blog – is hosting the an interview with yours truly as we’re announcing a fun new collaboration: a thread collection I curated for Aurifil threads, Everyday Favorites by Amy Smart.

    Everyday Basics for Aurifil featured by top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter

    Aurifil thread has been my go-to thread for the past 8 years. I use it in ALL of my piecing. The light weight of the 50 wt threads means there isn’t excess bulk from the thread, increasing the accuracy of my piecing. I love the strength and quality of the thread even though it is light weight. I also feel like I have much less lint in my machine as a result,

    Everyday Basics for Aurifil featured by top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter

    In addition to the high quality, Aurifil threads are available in the most luscious colors! For my collection I definitely went with my favorite basic, primary colors

    Everyday Basics for Aurifil featured by top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter

    but since this is the thread I use for my everyday piecing, I wanted to include a lot of light options that read neutral and therefore work with a variety of piecing projects.

    Everyday Basics for Aurifil featured by top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter

    The darker, vibrant colors are perfect options for binding, machine applique, or other times you need to match a color to a project.

    Everyday Basics for Aurifil featured by top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter

    In conjunction with the release of my Everyday Favorites collection, the Aurifil AURIBUZZ blog is sharing an interview with me about how I got started sewing and blogging, what’s next, and the inspiration for my collection. You can read it here.

    Everyday Basics for Aurifil featured by top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter

    The Everyday Favorites Auriful collection contains 12 different spools and each spool has almost 1500 yards of thread.

    These collections retail for $140, but I have a limited amount of collections in my shop with special pricing of $99 for my wonderful readers. This discount will be available through Black Friday weekend. UPDATE: My inventory is sold out! (holy smokes!) But I will continue to take pre-orders at this pricing through Black Friday weekend. Those orders will most likely ship the first week of December. (Thanks so much for your support!)

    I’m so excited to have these Aurifil threads on hand for years of sewing ahead!

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    1. Pamela Boatright

      November 22, 2019 at 12:16 pm

      I think you chose great colors, these are all colors that I seem to use regularly! Definitely putting this on my list for Christmas 🙂

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    2. Shawn

      November 23, 2019 at 4:51 pm

      Had a similar rotary accident in June this year. Same finger as you. Lost part of it and part of nail. 5 stitches but the nail grew back and finger healed. I can relate to “I can’t even look at it”. But know that is will heal and look better. The feeling in the end of my finger is not the same but looks normal just a bit misshaped. Take care, thoughts and prayers are with you.

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    3. Margery Pinnetti

      November 23, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      Amy! So sorry about your rotary cutter accident…will remember your healing in my prayers. You share your heart in such a way that I(and a gazillion others) think of you as a dear friend. Mend well and Happy Thanksgiving, sweet girl!

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    4. carole

      November 24, 2019 at 2:17 pm

      Hi Amy – can I ask what type and size of needle you use with the aurafil thread when you are piecing? Thanks, Carole.

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