And if you'd like to try it out too, you're in luck because today we're giving one away!...plus a bonus consolation prize for the runner-up winner.In my product review, I'll show you how to go from this:
and this:
how to wind and feed your fabric into the machine....
and how turn it into this!
9 yards of beautiful bias tape, ironed and folded by the machine in minutes. Yummy.
Today we're giving away the Bias Tape Maker, plus 4 yards of the polka dot bias tape (made by me) to one lucky winner!
And for a second winner...we have another little package of my polka dot bias tape! Sorry, not as exciting as the machine. But I love items that are handmade by others. And I love having a handy stash of trims, ready for any sort of project.
Here's all the info....Giveaway Rules:
* Leave a comment, that's it!
* Leave your EMAIL ADDRESS in your comment, which may be written as: dana (at) hotmail (d0t) com, if you're worried about leaving your real address in cyberspace.
* Only One entry per person.
* If you forget something and need to leave a second comment, go back and DELETE your first comment.
* Open to US residents only.
* TWO winners will be picked via random.org. One winner will receive the Simplicity Bias Tape Maker, plus 4 yards of handmade polka dot bias tape from me. The second winner will receive 4 yards of handmade polka dot bias tape from me.
* Giveaway ends Sunday 3/20/11 at 6pm (Central Time).
1,248 comments:
1 – 200 of 1248 Newer› Newest»This is SO cool! I would love to have one of these!
alyschmuhl(at)gmail(dot)com
This seems absolutely wonderful :)
kmuffinizrad@aol.com
me please
theandersons at suddenlink dot net
I would love either giveaway! Very cool!
shannagraff(at)gmail(dot)com
um, i didn't even know this existed! i want one! thanks for the chance.
ericamckee33 at hotmail dot com
oh no more burning my fingers - love how happy that polkadot fabric is. so crazy cheery.
greengirlartATgmailDOTcom
OMG! That looks so awesome!!!
jen-477@hotmail.com
Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
jennsquaredATgmailDOTcom
I love it!
Drooling over the machine AND that bias tape!
rimayfld(at)yahoo(dot)com
Very cool!
summies82(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thanks for the giveaway...have wanted one of these, but never willing to fork out the dough!
thegoldsberrys(at)yahoo(d0t)com
I asked for a bias tape maker for my birthday next month. Perhaps this is my chance! eringustafson@live.com
I've been eyeing one of these babies at Joann's for about 3 months now! hope I WIN!!
nemiha{at}live{dot}com
I look at this everytime I go to the store. I have so wanted to try it. Thank you for the chance to win one and lots of luck to everyone. margohay(at)grandecom(dt)net
That was a great review, thanks for taking the time to write it!
theredkiwi (at) yahoo (dot) com
It's just like magic! Please pick me!
wimseyfan(at)yahoo(dot)com
Oh mylanta! Foaming at mouth! Would love to win.
sarahdurst(at)gmail(d0t)com
I've seen this in the store and always look at but never can handle the price tag, so winning one would be AWESOME. Actually just having the polka dot bias tape would be fun in itself. sirbubbadoo at gmail dot com
love it!! monkeyshinersBaby at yahoo
I had no idea this even existed, but it's such a great idea! I'd love to get my hand on one! :)
onearmless (at) hotmail (dot) com
Very exciting! I have learned a lot from this site about how to use bias tape and I would love to have this machine to play with! What a great touch to finish off a project with!
mrobinson517[at]gmail[dot]com
What a fab review! I would love one of these!!
Bree
bdoody11(at)yahoo(dot)com
I really really want this machine. I am Canadian resident, but could get it shipped to a friend in the states... does this still count? I hope so!
ariane(dot)phillips(at)gmail(dot)com
I've been eyeing this forever. aapomeroy (at) gmail (d0t) com
Ohh, this would be awesome!!!
LOVE this!!!!!!!
kristen dot hargett @ gmail dot com
I'd love to try this out. Looks pretty fun!
I just barely started sewing again and would love this bias tape maker.
drebing(at)gmail(dot)com
I'd be thrilled to win either prize!!
ourchangeofart@gmail.com
I've been wondering about this for a while. Would be fun to have!
ashb2005 at gmail dot com
Coolest little gadget ever!
Wow, that is so cool!!!
becca(d0t)ibarra(at)gmail(d0t)com
This is very exciting! I'm making bias tape even if I don't win it! sherrietraveling at gmail dot com
I've just been getting into sewing, and tutorials like the one you just wrote are perfect for beginners like me! I'm a visual learner, so Thank you for always including photos in your tutorials!
a_lund_87@hotmail.com
Thanks!
Ashley
I've looked at this at Joann many times, but the cost always deterred me. It would be great to win!
jeanettekling(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow. Now if I had THAT, I'd make my own bias tape. :-)
I would love a bias tape maker. I have never made my own, but would really like to. It adds so much to a project. Thanks! kristie_keely(at)yahoo(d0t)com
I have recently become enamored with making my own bias tape... this would help me do it without wanting to pull my own hair out!!
abbyjoy(at)gmail(dot)com
that would be so helpful! i love printed bias tapes, but hate making them.
micalah.thayer(at)gmail(dot)com
That's awesome! Maybe, just maybe I could get the edges of my quilts finished! Would love that at ny house!!
jenlynfred(at)gmail(dot)com
Ooh! That looks so easy!
gdrothrock at gmail
i would love one of these!
lschelvan [st] gmail [dot] com
I love tools for sewing! Thanks so much for sharing your opinion. I had seen other reviews that were not so positive so have held off from purchasing one. I am hopeful that someone will have knowledge of how to do the double fold bias tape a little easier. I would love to win one of these!
This is on my wishlist for Mother's Day, so it would be awesome to win it instead:)
benldlw@yahoo.com
This is super cool! I'd love to win it because I'd not be able to get one otherwise! Thanks for the giveaway.
(I would be equally excited by the bias tape though, too!)
love to have one of this..it will make my sew easier..awesome giveaway!!!
thanks.
Rose
shirex.avenue@gmail.com
give me the tape, the everlasting tape!
jessica@fyrefly.com
Oh goodness! I wonder if I beg I might win :) This would be fabbulous!!
misha (dot) lauren (at) gmail (d0t) com
Pick me! Pick me! I was actually making some bias tape and got annoyed so I took a break and got on the computer and WAM! You are talking about bias tape! I hope I win.
Mukweto at gmail dot com
Love it!
jenny.hoesli (at) yahoo.com
Oh, this is definitely on my wishlist! My email is linked to my google account. I hope that is ok.
Looks wonderful I'd LOVE to have one :0)
nay417(at)earthlink(dot)net
ok...too cool! Going on the hubby's 'bday presents for me list' if I don't win. Thanks for the review!!!
natalie prescott
mrsnpres (at) gmail (dot) com
I have had my eye on this for months! I would love to win this time-saver. Thanks for the opportunity, Dana.
ramseyka at yahoo dot com
To be honest, I have never made or used bias tape! But I have been itching to try since I've started reading your blog and you've been talking about it so much!
I forgot to leave my email. It is cin27cop(at)hotmail (d0t)com I really would love to win this!
So many possibilities!
fridgeart at gmail dot com
Very cool!
Jane
jane.ann.hanson62@gmail.com
ooh ooh pick me pick me! ashleywaring(at)gmail(dot)com
Ooh! Another fun tool.
lyndeehenrichsen@yahoo.com
I don't use bias tape enough to justify buying one, but maybe if I WON it then I would use more bias tape!
specialk217 at gmail dot com
I'd love to win!
andreamartin(dot)nc(dot)gmail(dot)com
Ohhh, this would be SO cool! I love a good bias tape and it is such a pain in the arse to make! LOL! I hope I win!!
princess(dot)erica(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Just looked at one in the store today! Pick me! Thanks for the giveaway!
Megan
jmviele(at)rrt(dot)net
That dot bias tape is perfection!!!!
goorsky at g mail dot com
My wife would really dig this! docwaring(at)gmail(dot)com
i would love to win :0)
ksemkiu (at) slu (dot) edu
This would come in really handy...
treciwilliams(at)gmail(dot)com
Great review, and awesome giveaway!
harveyrose333@hotmail.com
AWESOME!!! I would so love to have this.
samanthaj.anderson@gmail.com
This would be so great! Plus I love the polka dot bias tape. kmemiller (at) gmail (dot) com
This looks really fun!
Great giveaway! I have been wanting one of these!
julie_nepal@ilovejesus.net
Pick me! I would love this!
courtneybourlon(at)gmail(d0t)com
Polka dot bias tape. Can't resist!
With address this time Jen(dot)scheidt(at)gmail(dot) com
So excited to read the review. Guess that means I'm a sewing nerd too. So sad that I can't enter. I'm in Canada!
This would stop me from coveting my neighbors stuff. She has one and uses it often. I would love one.
lizzykealamakia@gmail.com
That would save so much singed fingertips!
fcmertsching(at)hotmail(dot)com
I just finished a project that required a lot of bias tape trim... I would have loved to have made my own instead of buying it! Thanks for the chance to win!
morgan(dot)riley3(at)gmail(dot)com
I have been wanting one of these soooo bad! I would also be happy to win your polka dot bias tape. That is such a cute print!
ShirleyC
clarkclay@bellsouth.net
I keep picking it up in the store and putting it back down. Maybe someday...
mijeba1979 comcast (dot) net
That looks great! I have always done the kind with an iron and the bias tape "maker," but to have it automatic would be fantastic!!
cami(dot)cook(at)gmail(dot)com.
I too have been eyeballing this machine!! I would love to win!
jeanette_kirkham at yahoo dot com
I've been eyeing one of these. Now seeing it in action, I really want one!
sounds like some fun! I could use one.
To not burn my fingers while making bias tape would be fantastic!
wendy.fouche@tds.net
This sure would make life easier! I love bias tape and would love a quick and easy way to make it :)
Thanks!
sevan76dress {at} gmail {dot} com
I'd love to win one! (Or your beautiful bias tape!)
Thanks Dana for a fabulous giveaway!
punkinpatterns (at) gmail (dot) com
I've been eyeing that in the store for a while!
sarahhodges323 at yahoo dot com.
How cool is this! LOVE having made-by-me tape :) blessedroots(at)gmail(dot)com
Oh oh oh oh OH!! How cool!!!! Thanks so much for hosting this awesome giveaway!!!!
mnssams@gmail.com
Digging those polka dots!
YAY! Aweseome giveaway :) Thanks for the chance... I'm loving the polka dotty bias tape!
bmcelroy (at) tampabay (dot) rr (dot) com
I've been waiting for a real review on the bias tape maker as I have always made it the slow way and burn my fingers. Thanks for such a comprehensive review. rose iron gate (at) gmail (dot) com
Wow! This could add so much personality and customization to some sewing projects!
janietrahan@yahoo.com
OH MY GOSH!! I would LOVE to win this machine!! So awesome!!
shoppingbaglady (at) yahoo (dot) com
LOVE those polkadots! And, of course, that little machine would be a definate time save and great addition to my big girl toy collection :) Thanks for the chance!
beth.dodd at att.net
So useful! Would love to win and bias tape everything :)
lilsprinkles(at)gmail(dot)com
This would be great!
chshell(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks
Love it! Would love to own it
emagers@sbcglobal.net
I can think of so many things I'd love to make with my own bias tape!
Thanks for the product review too :)
mldemerit (at) hotmail (dot) com
Kimberlee(dot)Murray(at)gmail(dot)com
I need to be more crafty and this would help!
crystaldawnmiller (at) hotmail (dot) com
pick me pick me! shauna824 (at) gmail.com
All kinds of awesome! I love making my own binding and this would be sooooo much faster!
emily(dot)hedger(at)internode(dot)on(dot)net
So want one!
Sara_faull1@yahoo.com
Hmmm. That looks like good clean fun! Thanks... karieford{at}gmail dot com
I would so love to own one of these handy machines. What a fantastic review and giveaway! L O V E the polka dot binding, too! :o)
I would love to win one of these and give it a try!
kcernick at netscape dot net
This looks awesome! I want one! Lindseymaedavis(at)gmail(dot) (com)
I've been wanting one of these!
sew.julie (at) yahoo (dot) com
Looks awesome!!!
sueellenhafen@yahoo.com
i have lingered by this machine so many times at Joann and thought "oh man, that would be awesome"...would love to win this!
emdubroc(at)gmail(dot)com
I've always wanted to play with this little contraption. andrea@wedewer.com
This would definitely make my sewing life easier!
vhpark(at)gmail(dot)com
i love it!
how fun, I sooo either want to try it out myself..or just use some of your fun stuff!
thanks for such a fun giveaway!
madebyautie@gmail.com
www.icandyhandmade.blogspot.com
Awesome, I would love to win one!
Aloha from Hawaii. I've never seen this before!! I love it!
Shanpunua(at)msn(dot)com
love love love the bias tape! fingers crossed. flyandnest@telus.net
I am ALL about the shortcut! Am I lucky? - katielynnhall (at) gmail (dot) com
I just used your tutorial and made some of my own bias tape and LOVED it! So much better than that store-bought stuff!
kamyrensmiles@hotmail.com
That was a great review - Thanks Dana! Now, thanks to you, I totally want this machine. I use alot of bias tape/binding too and always make it myself. gordandalisa@gmail.com
Thanks for the product review. Now I know I want one. :)
nicole (at) nicoleleedesigns (dot) com
that would be such cute binding!
r_defnet (at) frontier (dot) com
wow this is so cool! great giveaway!
jacri2007(at)yahoo(dot)com
That machine would save so much time! Awesome. Thanks for the chance to win!
~Michelle
noggintoppers(at)yahoo(dot)com
I've been eyeing this machine for months. Fingers crossed!!
theroadtomatrimony(at)gmail(dot)com
This would be so fun!
aggiedjc (at) gmail (d0t) com
This sure would be fun!
rachelcarmella at gmail dot com
How awesome is this giveaway!
bry
brycie_jean@msn.com
reeniejaecreations.blogspot.com
I love the polka dot fabric! where did you find it?
jillseeu@hotmail.com
I would love this? I've been thinking of getting one for a while.
gretchenstares at gmail dot com
I don't want to sound Bias, but I sure do love polka dots :) mriner at cox dot net
I just bought the handheld, bias tape maker. The machine would definetly make the process easier!
bethtachick@yahoo.com
I'd love the chance to win! Thanks!
mvlouie99(at)yahoo(dot)com
What could be better than dotty bias tape!
dilladop (at) g m a i l (dot) c o m
This would be a great accessory to my sewing supplies!
ronswife(at)live(dot)com
Love the polka dots!
jennuski(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love to make some bias tape for my new projects!
emmyann419(at)gmail(dot)com
that's really great! there's something to make everything.
by.carollai (at) gmail (dot) com
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I have been looking at one of these for a while now, it would be lovely to win one!
sheri[dot}melville[at]gmail[dot]com
ooooh i would LOVE the chance to win this! thanks for the giveaway dana!
mfnusz@comcast.net
I've been wanting one of these for awhile now.
ajstansel@yahoo.com
Ohh I've been wanting one forever! And your bias tape is adorable! whiteapplesblog(at)gmail(dot)com
I want that machine! That would be so cool!
so pretty!
lindsaybong(at) gmail (dot) comm
Thanks for the giveaway!
yosteli (at) gmail (dot) com
Okay, I NEVER win these things, but I always at least try...
peachicken(at)gmail.com
I made my first bit of biased tape a few weeks ago and i would love something like this, so. much. easier. but still not impossible.
hoiyinjohnson -at- gmail -dot- com
I would love this! Ironing my own bias tape is a pain!
I would love to win this. It would make my life so much easier :)
ereaper01 @ gmail.com
I could definitely use one of those. And the bias tape is adorable, I would love to need to shop for fabric to match it! ;)
epritz@yahoo.com
I would love one of these - and the bias tape is adorable too!
efoypann (at) gmail.com
Ooooh, what a handy gadget! Love your site and all your fabulous ideas! Thanks!!!
Heather
dustnh (at) hotmail (dot) com
Love the dots - just bought some new cloth that would fit to it :o)
Love to win!
enifur(at)gmail(d0t)com
Oh, my goodness. Possibly the BEST give away EVER!!! WOW! i'd LOVE to win this!
Thanks for the chance!
rdpoulsen (at) gmail.com
Love it! You have the best taste in fabric. . .
Thanks!
leisel at gmail.com
I didn't even know they made machines like that! So awesome! I need one!
ajweekley(at)gmail(dot)com
What an amazing gadget! Thanks for the chance to win!
Stephmabry(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow! I remember once I made yards and yards of my own bias tape and I haven't done it since. Seeing this machine and your pictures makes me want to start up again. What a great chance to win one! Thanks
This is just what I need for all my blanket sewing!!
Thanks
hollyerhard (at) hotmail (dot) com
I would love this! Thank you!
mommy.2kidsnc (at) yahoo (d0t) com
mamahootdesigns@gmail.com
I have been drooling over one of these since forever (or so it seems). Alas, it's not currently in the budget but a girl can dream.
I want! I want! Both giveaways are great!
greenletterday at yahoo dot com
I'd love to win! I'm so tired of making bias tape the old fashioned way. Thanks!
lizz736 at gmail dot com
This would be so fun to have!
amo72 at ymail dot com
Very cool.
slfarns(at)gmail(com)
I thought I was doing something wrong when I was standing at the ironing board for 1/2 an hour trying not to burn my fingers making my own bias tape! Glad to find out that is normal, and that there's another way! I would love to not have to worry about burning my fingers...at least not for bias tape, haha.
rachkatt at gmail dot com
Woo hoo! Dana.stone.mom at gmail.com
Would love this. vone.emerson@gmail.com
I would love to give this a try! I'd also love some of that amazing, dottie bias :) Thanks - great review!
Very cool invention!
ericwin99atgmaildotcom
Oooo Oooo I have been wanting one of these and eye them every time I see them. Thanks you SO MUCH for putting together a review (and of course for the give away)
one n flight (at) gmail (dot) com
I would L-O-V-E love a bias tape maker!!! busylizzybows(at)hotmail(dot)com
Ooh! This is very cool!
delia{dot}randall{at}gmail.com
I just started trying to make my own bias tape and this looks wonderful!
dbdeming (at) gmail (d0T) com
LOVE it!!! And I do a lot of sewing so this would be PERFECT!! Thanks=)
pink4pigtails at hotmail dot com
Oooooh! I have wanted that bias tape maker for awhile now....and I love the polka dots. :) Thanks for the opportunity!
ecisley(at)comcast(dot)net
That is so cool. And I LOVE the polka dot bias tape!
kylemontalbo at gmail dot com
Love the polka dot tape! And the machine looks like fun!
sn.anderson1@gmail.com
That this is SO AWESOME! I'd love to have one!
catiejoy (at) gmail (dot) com
I've burnt my fingers a few times making my own bias tape with the little clover metal bias makers and my trusty old iron - it would be great to win this!
michelejudd@gmail.com
Yes, yes please!
liveyourart (at) mac (dot) com
This would be great to have. Making bias tape can be a long project.
alysfavero{at}gmail{dot}com
I hate making bias tape because it takes FOREVER to fold and iron it by hand. I would love this machine, as I see it Simplifying my life a ton. Now, to find a machine that will sew it on for me without me having to do any work at all... cltrash at ymail dot com
Bias tape without steam burns from the iron? What a lovely idea!
morethanoneway (at) mac (d0t) com
I love bias tape!!! I think it's probably the icing on the cake when it comes to sewn crafts. Especially when it's custom to match the project at hand. Not to mention, anyone notice how spendy pre made bias tape is getting. I've found vintage packs listed for less than fifty cents. What happened to home made being cheap... Oh well, rising price will never take the fun out of it!
lumiya2643@gmail.com
I would use this ALL the time!
skcompton (at) gmail d0t c0m
Hey, I'd be happy for second place on this one because that fabric is so cute. However, having one of these would sure be nice for making blanket binding.
cbmit13(at)yahoo(dot)com
I've been coveting that little machine for a long time now!!!
bataylor8@gmail.com
This is amazing..oooh pick me!
pnielson20@yahoo.com
Thanks for the great review. I am sure someday it will be in my sewing room.
roberkann@gmail.com
Pretty polkdot please? Lafamiliaburke at gmail dot com!
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