The kind folks at OLFA sent me their latest 5″ Precision Appliqué Scissors to try out and share with my readers. They are also giving away a pair to one of you too. See below for how to enter the give-away.
I’ll admit I was a little skeptical that I’d like these scissors. I already have many pairs and really how many do I need? Well, I tried the scissors a while back and must say they are one of my most favourite pairs now. Here’s what I love about them:
- Light-weight .. I mean really light weight, so that they are very comfortable.
- Large cushy handles that fit nicely in my hand and don’t cause strain when used for long periods .. no more pinched fingers.
- The packaging claims that the scissors can be used to cut through up to six layers of fabric with little effort, and they DO! Without the fabric shifting either.
- The tips of the blades are as sharp as the rest of the blades, so that trimming curves and V’s for appliqué is super easy and accurate.
I don’t have anything negative to say about these scissors. One recommendation would be to make a larger pair with the same qualities. You can read more about the scissors on OLFA’s web site.
My Project
Below is the project I was working on when I first tried the scissors. It’s the centre circles for my hearts row for my Robin Rowers partner. I’ll post more photos of that project soon.
For my stuffed circles, I needed 5 larger circles in black, 5 smaller ones in white and 5 pieces of light weight batting. I’m using Karen Buckley’s Perfect Circles templates and Erin’s tutorial.
I traced a large circle onto one piece of black fabric, layered the five pieces together, stuck them with a pin, and cut out all pieces at one time. I did the same for the white circles…
… and the batting too.
Quick and easy!
Here’s one of the heart flowers that the circles were for:
Give-Away
OLFA is giving away a pair to one of my readers. To enter, leave a comment below telling me what you did this past weekend. Any gardening or quilting?
Winner will be randomly selected Sunday, April 22, 2012. Thanks to OLFA for adding such a great product to my quilting tool box.
Congratulations to #33 Cheryl Hartzog .. check your email for a message from me.
I did absolutely nothing this weekend and it was lovely!
I would love to have these scissors! I have quite a reputation for my applique, but this weekend i have been working on an intense foundation paper pieced project, tiltled MARINER IN A PICKLE. It is from a Fons and Porter magazine from a few years back. Thank you for the chance to win these great snippers…i love OLFA!
I was quilting AND gardening this weekend. Started in on a new quilt and pulled out the final remains of last year’s plants.
I have been wanting to try these scissors. I could only do virtual quilting this weekend via podcasters and blogs. I will be very happy to get my sewing space back from a construction project – hopefully soon. I did clean out some garden beds, deadhead the daffodils, and plant some strawberries and flowers. Your heart flower block looks lovely!
These scissors look awesome! I have been quilt-making all weekend doing some foundation pieced blocks and these scissors would have been very helpful for getting the remaining bits of paper out of the corners! Thanks for the review and chance to win.
I tracked down a book for my daughter and drove my son to a seminar, did some grocery shopping and not much else. Enjoyed my weekend all the same!
I would love to have these scissors!
I would love the scissors! I worked in the yard, cooked for the week, so I’d have some time to quilt!! 4 years ago OLFA was my very first, mat, rotart cutter and ruler set I bought, that I still use.
I watched some documentaries and the new tv specials for Titanic’s 100th anniversary of the sinking. Don’t know why, I’ve just always been so fascinated with it. In fact, I’m watching a new special on the History channel as I type this. :) Thanks for the chance!
I gardened, I sewed, I cooked and I read. It was perfect!
I did a lot of cutting and piecing – and lots of pressing! I’d love to win those darling scissors! Thanks!
I worked on a tumbler quilt that I am making for Anne’s baby dolls – it will be made out of flock and some Bella Solids. Those scissors would be awesome to try out! Thanks for the chance :)
This weekend I got the binding sewn on my 110″ x 120″ quilt that I made for our bed, and the quilt is now on our bed and looks great.
I worked on a baby quilt, got it all pinned and ready to quilt, and I also did some housecleaning and laundry.
Thanks for the opportunity to win the Olfa Scissors, they look and sound wonderful.
I did some laundry, house cleaning and planning some projects for quilt camp!
I worked Sat nite, so I was able to do some hand piecing on my grandmothers flower garden quilt. Those scissors would have really come in handy. Today I pulled weeds, turned the compost pile and got trade for a guild meeting on Monday nite
I would love to have a pair of those scissors Thanks
I spent the weekend teaching my two granddaughters to sew. They just got their own machine & were both busy with new projects. One finished a tote bag today & the other is piecing her first quilt. A great weekend!
I did both!
I pieced 3.5 quilt backs this weekend and went to a quilt show.
Went on a hike literally overtop of the San Andreas fault. Humbling.
Some piecing, some socializing, some walking, some playing with my dog & a lovely concert with my DH. Doesn’t get any better. Love the scissors.
No gardening, no quilting or knitting or embroidery. But, I did do a bunch of Sudokus!
I spent the weekend knitting for the imminent arrival of my first grandchild! But I have a quilt underway, and would love to try these scissors!
This weekend was spent quilt, sewing, stitching and quilting again. What a great weekend!
Our quilt guild had its annual show this weekend. I got to “work” in the Create-A-Block booth sewing. Lovely quilts, great vendors, got to meet a bunch of new people. It was a great weekend.
It was my MIL’s 70th birthday festivities this weekend, so I only dreamt about quilting (but oh, the dreams I’ve got).
I would LOVE to get these scissors!
Those scissors sound fabulous!!
I finished a quilt top this weekend and began a new small quilt.
I enjoyed the warm spring weekend & watched my hubby do yard work! Thanks for the chance to win.
Lots of quilting! Quilted a 91″ sq on my domestic machine. It was a little tricky but I managed!
I worked nights all weekend, but I did cruise some very nice quilting websites. Also got a new magazine called “Quilt your Stash” which has me very excited about making scrap quilts.
I did my first pp’d project and sewed a little and read alot in bed with back pain angchappell@yahoo.com
I finished sewing all my strips together for the first phase of my strip pieced Lone Star quilt project.
I finished up Block 6 of my NY Beauty QAL on Saturday. Sunday was gardening day and we replaced a few Arborvitae’s that just didn’t make it and needed to be returned before our 1 year return policy expired. Thanks for the chance.
I have been working on a pillow with a free hand drawn flowers, made french knots in the center of the flowers ,then embroidered a few petals .I also spent time outside watering my flowers because of the dryness , we have not had any rain in awhile .
I mended my son’s and granddaughter’s jeans, went to a wedding, washed granddaughter’s clothes and took them to her apartment, went to a wedding 2 hours away, took Emma Dog to the dog park, went to church; glad to see Monday come!
I worked on a little bit of applique on an old BOM that I have been slowly working on. These scissors would come in great use right now for me. Thanks for having the giveaway.
What interesting looking snips! You wouldn’t think that such a small blade would cut so well! Your flower looks lovely, too!!
This weekend, ummm….it’s hard to remember that far back, and it’s only Monday! OK, well, gardening is easy – we have Knockout Roses, which really are knockouts, but they do require maintenance….DAILY, so, yes, I deadheaded the roses. At least twice, probably 3-4 times. Then, because we’re still in drought conditions, we watered the flowers on the fence, the hanging baskets, the tomatoes & herbs and the heather and hibiscus out front.
Oh, and we painted two sides of the shed. Why only 2? Because even tho we’re in drought conditions, we get blustery clouds that threaten to break & downpour every afternoon. They seldom do, but ya just never know. And painting in the rain just never works out well.
Sewing was limited to a couple of embroidery sew-outs for some luggage tags that are due by Wednesday. An airplane and a rocketship for a couple of little boys, and their mom gets a girly cross. Everything was done on solid black fabric so all the colors really stand out and the designs look great! Oh, that was probably less than humble, but they really do & I just know she’ll love ’em!
Thanks for the product review & giveaway!!!
Saturday I crocheted and planned a quilt I want to make but Sunday I did one of my most favorite things – I went to a rabbit show – great times, great friends!!!!!!!
Thank you for the review on these wonderful scissors. I would love them in my quilting.
Thank you for the chance to win.
I did a little applique but mostly took advantage of the beautiful weather and did lots of yard work.
I did some quilting, lots of thinking about the next quilt and we had our 7 yr. old grandson so alot of playing. It was a beautiful weekend here in the Maritimes.
I made 3 pillow cases and did some reorganizing in my work room! Thanks for the chance to win these! I have one of the rotery cutters and love it!
tina
Saturday we met our daughter and granddaughter for lunch, and Sunday I basted a large quilt. The scissors look very nice, it is nice of you to host the giveaway. I haven’t tried any of their scissors, but I do have one of their rotary cutters.
I have a pair of these and they have become my FAVORITE scissors. I find myself reaching for these and not my Gingers or my Karen Kay Buckley scissors. Hope I win another pair! Thanks for the chance
Saturday isn’t really “weekend” yet for us since our store is open. Once the weekend DID start- about 3pm Saturday- we spent the rest of Saturday with family (boys & their wives for dinner) and then quilting on one for a soldier returning home in June. It’ll be a beauty!
A busy weekend. Competed in obedience with my dogs at a trial. Managed to get a bit clean up done in the garden when I returned and last night worked on a few string blocks.
I totally cleaned and reorganized my sewing area! It was a long and tiring job but everything has a place now and I’m no longer going to have to buy doubles and triples because I couldn’t see what I already had.
Thanks for the opportunity to win some Olfa scissors. I did lots of gardening, planting our Winter vegies. A little bit of stitchery too.
Happy days.
Bev.xoxo
Sewed 5 pillowcases for the grands, penguins and fairies, pirates and Hello Kitty! So cute! And am working on a donation quilt for our local daycare.
Will definitely check out these scissors as I am teaching an applique class at Quilt Canada.
I attended our two-day sew days of one of my guilds. Spent Friday playing with Shiva paintstiks (my current obsession–fun fun fun!), then Saturday finishing up some baby receiving blankets to be used as donations. Had a great time sewing with my quilty peeps! Would love to win those scissors–I’ve read a lot about them lately.
I finished up an apron made with four beautiful Art Gallery Fabrics fqs for my sisters birthday gift. Thanks for the great review and a chance.
Well let me see: I went on a quilting retreat with 12 other lovely ladies. We sewed! Boy did we sew! I accomplished a lot: a quilt top for Victoria’s Quilts, 4 cuddle quilts bound and 4 others pieced for Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (the group I belong to supplies about 400 each year), I paper pieced on a miniature, I consulted (we all do that!), we ate, we laughed, but we sewed a lot.