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Win 9 Fat Quarters of a Fabric Bundle from Modes4U.com

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The winner of this giveaway is Linda Rumsey. Congratulations! We have sent you an email.

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We have partnered with Modes4U in the past, and they are back with another giveaway in perfect timing to get our readers started with their own Christmas gifts!

This time, they are giving away one colorful fabric bundle from Robert Kaufamn with 9 different fat quarters (as pictured above).

This giveaway is open worldwide!

To win, you get three entries:

1. Go to Modes4U.com website, come back here, and leave a comment telling us your favorite item from that site.

2. Extra Entry: Like them on Facebook or Pinterest (leave a comment telling us you have done so, or if you already like them).

3. Extra Entry: Sign up to the CraftGossip newsletter (leave a comment telling us you have done so, or if you are already a CraftGossip newsletter subscriber).

Good luck. Ends 23rd Oct!

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Comments

  1. I love blue sewing fabric by Cynthia Frenette with dress forms and sewing accessories- would make adorable curtains for my new craft room! I am already signed up for your newsletter and already follow you on Pinterest. I don’t use facebook, but would love to win!

  11. I’ve liked them on Facebook and I now follow them on Pinterest! I am already a CraftGossip Newsletter subscriber!

  12. I like “Patchwork Koi fish flower origami organic fabric birch USA”! It would be nice to do a purse in it.

  20. I love the Hello Kitty Lunch Bag! Though I love anything Hello Kitty! I also love the Green/Black/White/Grey Chevron Fabric!

  21. I like the fat quarter bundles because they have interesting fabric combinations. My fave is Quill Persimmon Robert Kaufman Fat Quarter fabric bundle

  25. I love all of the Christmas fabrics but especially the packed nutcrackers. So many wonderful fabrics!

  46. My favorite fabric selection is “Blue Tree House” by Robert Kaufman. I’m sure the coordinating patterns are equally nice.

  49. I love the fairy tale unicorn fabric on modes4u.com
    I am following them on pinterest.
    And I just signed up for the newsletter!
    I would love to win! <3

  54. They have a currency button so everyone knows what their country price is and free shipping which is always a plus. Seems like a very user friendly place to shop.

  61. Favorite item on Modes4u site was the free shipping at a certain buy level. But I really like the miniatures, Re-Ment

  64. I have been a Craft Gossip subscriber for a couple of years – at least, and love it
    Modes4u, is having a stationary give away

  74. My favorite product is the washi tape. They have TONS of different patterns and styles…awesome!

  80. i have been a subscriber for some time now, i always look forward to it. many favorites,Robert Kaufmans retro line in blue green, Michael millers white flock birds on branches, so colorful and blue christmas owl fabric by Robert Kaufman are a few of my favs. liked on pinterest. would love to win maybe it would cheer me up. I just lost my husband and hope i can get back into creating.

  88. I am already getting the CraftGossip newsletter!! Thanks for the chance, this bundle is striking – love it!!

  89. Michael Miller colourful flowers fabric Carnival Bloom OR THE pink Michael Miller fabric Gypsy Paisley big flowers OR THE pale pink flower and petal fabric Michael Miller USA OR THE white flowers in flowers fabric Michael Miller Brooklyn Debi ……………..seriously i have to choose one?? Its………..just ……………. not…………………………………. possible.
    PS I already get your fab newsletter and I have liked on Facebook.

  93. I already have Modes4u on fb and sign up to the CraftGossip newsletter. I love the film poster fabric Robert Kaufman Classic Horror Films

  95. Some stunning new fabrics, ideal for fussy cutting hexis took my eye – looking in my purse now and writing a wish list !!

  107. I really like retro flower fabric blue-green Mod Tex Robert Kaufman. I already subscribe to the newsletter.

  112. I liked the blue rainbow fabric Fantasy Rainbow Unicorn Fantasy because it would be perfect for the hand-embroidered quilt blocks from my childhood blanket. Each block depicts a fairy tale or nursery rhyme and I love the rainbows on the fabric because it means every time you read, you go “over the rainbow” to another place. I also started following on Pintrest.

  125. I am already a Craft gossip newsletter subscriber and I have now liked MODES4U on both Facebook and Pinterest.

  136. Loved the retro flower fabric pink-orange Mod Tex Robert Kaufman print. Lovely to see more retro prints being produced.

  140. I could spend all day making a choice. Today this one is my favourite:
    ‘country house fabric with colourful hills Robert Kaufman’

  164. I love the Popin’ Cookin’ Sushi DIY kit. Too cute. (did you know that there are videos on how to make these kits?) So much fun.

  176. Too many choices. I especially liked the Black Michael Miller Eiffel tower with flowers. I will need to explore that site more!

  181. All three thing done. About the shop I like the fabrics especially Tela flor retro rosa naranja Mod Tex de Robert Kaufman and I apreciated that it was translated to spanish.

  185. I love the Big Orange Cat Shopping Bag. I already receive the Craftgossip Newsletter & I follow Modes4U on Pinterest.

  188. There are sooo many items I love on this website – it’s hard to choose just 1 thing. There are so many fabulous different fabrics that I love and the bento boxes are really cute too! And there are some really cute stationary supplies too! I love this shop!!!

  190. I love the Robert Kaufman fabric for boys. There are so many choices but the blue fabric with dinosaurs is my favorite. I am an email subscriber to CraftGossip and enjoy the projects and inspirations.

  192. I absolutely love the Fairies Fabrics…. would make some cute quilts!!!!!Just beginning to get into Quilting, but I am slowly getting the hang of it

  193. I went to modes4u.com and saw a lovely fabric with dressmaker forms on it. blue sewing fabric by Cynthia Frenette with dress forms and sewing accessories.

  196. My favorite item is: blue Sewing Studio dress form retro fabric Robert Kaufman. I love dressforms.

  201. I love the Alexander Henry Japanese Flower Fabric and the Robert Kaufman Satsuki which I already have. I’ve “liked” the Facebook page and I’m already a subscriber to the Craft Gossip newsletter which is how I saw this give-a-way.

  203. I like the Its a Kids World in the Children section. All the children’s fabric is really cute.

  209. I like so many things! One of my (many) favorites is the grey monaluna tulip fabric. Such a great website!

  247. I really like their cute erasers. I follow you on pinterest and am already signed up to craft gossip. Thanks.

  256. I HAVE to get some of that awesome Quilting Newspaper Fabric by Timeless Treasures! It’s wonderful!!!

  258. ANY of their bento boxes – I’ve had them on my wish list for a long time and I sometimes forget they exist so thank you for the reminder!

  263. I already like Modes4u on Facebook, and I love one particular fabric on their website especially, which is black with multicoloured foxes – although I love the letter sets and have bought a lot of notepads from them, too!

  276. I like the children super heroes fabric on white by Robert Kaufman USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

  277. I like modes4u on facebook and follow them on pinterest. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

  291. I love the Holiday Fairies Panel fairy tale fabric by Michael Miller. I am already of fan of Modes4U and CraftGossip on Facebook, and I subscribe to Craftgossip’s great newsletter.

  295. I love their letters sets…so cute =) and I’m already a fan of theirs on Facebook and a subscriber of your newsletter =)

  309. Hi, Thanks for the lovely giveaway. I like Turquoise My Melody lunch bag from Japan. I think it fits my needs perfectly. Just to let my husband have fresh food, I carry his lunch in a steel box every afternoon to his office. If I win this bag, it would not only make the chore more stylish but also fresh and hot! 🙂

    I have connected with Modes4u on FB and Pinterest by the name – Surabhi Surendra

  352. I like the Fat Quarter sea animal fabric bundle In The Ocean Riley Blake. Thanks for the contest

  358. I love the Quarter Flower House Fabric Bundle. There is so many things I could do with those fat quarters.

  380. I adore the blue Kokka mushroom toadstool fabric from Japan I think Im gonna buy some, cutest fabric I have ever seen!

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I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve shared any patterns for our circular knitting machine users. I know these devices aren’t for everyone but even though I much prefer knitting by hand, it is kind of fun to crank things out on these machines.

One of the most common early projects for a circular knitting machine is a scarf. Which makes sense, because it’s just one long tube and you can make it as long as you like.

One problem that comes from knitting scarves on the circular knitting machine, though, is that it can be hard to know how to finish the ends of the tube so that it looks like a finished scarf and not a tube of knitting.

If you’re not a knitter or crocheter, the most basic way to finish a circular knitting machine scarf is just by cinching up the ends and maybe adding a pompom to each end to cover up any hole that might still be visible at the end.

But if you have a little knitting or crochet skill or are willing to learn, there are a lot of different options for closing up the ends of a scarf. And this would also be true if you hand knit a tube scarf!

I recently wrote a post over at Our Daily Craft that includes five different ways to close up the ends of a tube scarf:

  • the simple cinching method mentioned above
  • sewing the stitches together
  • three needle bind off
  • grafting
  • crochet bind off

Grafting is my favorite because I feel like it gives the cleanest, closest to a seamless look. If you’re a knitter you may already know how to do it but even if you don’t it’s not that hard to learn.

Do you knit tube scarves by hand or machine? I’d love to know how you like to finish them!