A Calm Alternative to Basting
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Have you ever sat down to start English Paper Piecing and found yourself frustrated by the fiddly prep?
It’s meant to be enjoyable but you find yourself putting it off. I used to call it English Paper Procrastinating, and I knew there had to be a better way!
Sticky fingers, uneven sides and just plain awkward.
I created Tack It Easy to make glue basting just as fun (if not even more fun) than the piecing itself. A customer called it a ‘game changer for EPP’.
Comes with every gadget’s bestie, an acrylic template to make lining up and cutting your fabric a breeze. I recommend Sewline Glue pens and refills for use with Tack It Easy gadgets. The specially designed acid free textile glue is strong enough to hold but gentle enough to remove, so your Hexies stay ready for stitching.
Spend less time basting and more time with a needle in hand.
Because if a genie could grant one stitchy wish, it’s more time to stitch!
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Simple to use with easy to alignment markings.
No more hours lost to fiddly basting. Your hexies are ready in moments, leaving more time for the stitching.
Gentle on fabric, kind on papers, and easy on tired hands.
Our very first prototype was made from cardboard and yes, it ripped. The finished Tack It Easy is made from a durable, specially crafted material that holds strong through repeated use. No tearing, no worries.
Any standard sized papers will work beautifully. You can even keep using your papers when the edges are a little worn from stitching because the gadget’s straight edge keeps everything neat.
Tack It Easy templates have tiny corner holes to mark for accuracy when fussy cutting, plus printed guidelines to help you perfectly align prints. It is the little touch that makes your patchwork look extra polished.
Yes, absolutely. We have tried it with everything from Liberty lawn patchwork to vintage linen and it works just as smoothly.
It is simple. Glue, fold, spin, repeat. No more sticky fingers, no uneven edges, no mess. Many of us have stitched the old way with glue or thread basting, but after using Tack It Easy, there is no going back.
Prefer to try one at a time? Each Tack It Easy gadget is available on its own, so you can start with your favourite size and add more as you go.
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 1637 reviews.
The colours in Apricot Ice are beautiful together. I love how they compliment each other in the overall look. The cotton itself is top quality which makes the sewing experience heaven. I go back to Cottage Garden Threads over and over again. Love them.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! Your stitching is stunning, as always! Thank you for sharing, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I'm working on my pocket full of posies by Rachael Daisy. Combination of aplique and different embroidery techniques. I will probably hand quilt it too
Store owner replied: This looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I just your threads. I live the graduated colours. They are beautiful Elizabeth
Store owner replied: So glad you love them! Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Love using a variegated thread and this one is perfection!
Store owner replied: We can't wait to see when it's done! Looks amazing so far 😍 Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
My thread sheets. Threads that i am using for a set project. Easy to find each thread roll sheet up and but with your project very portable. Hope it helps someone it works for me. Thanks to Cottage Threads.
Store owner replied: Such a great idea! Thank you for sharing 🥰 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I just fell in love with the colours in Mayhem and found an all over pattern to try and show it off
Store owner replied: Absolutely stunning! Monochrome patterns work so well with the speckled threads like Mayhem 😍 Thank you so much for your gorgeous review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
My love of circles and french knots has lead me to this tree. I was after soft and sweet which I think using Honesty for the trunk and branches has given me that look. A good colour transition just added the right amount of variation I needed. Between Honesty and using Bridal Veil for flowers, I think I have achieved what I was after.
Store owner replied: Karen this is just gorgeous! It's definitely giving soft and sweet, even a little bit ethereal. Thank you so much for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I’m making a book of Circles and French Knots. Bridal Veil had just the right amount of colour transition to give the impression of new and older flowers on this tree. Bridal Veil has given life to my tree and gives the over all feeling of peace when I look at it.
Store owner replied: It's definitely a peaceful image, you've certainly achieved what you were after! Thank you so much for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Made with threads from a previous order. All threads purchased go into my stash which means I have a wonderful but difficult decision to make when starting a new project. Like the proverbial kid in a lolly shop. 😀
Fig Harvest Speckle and Solids Hand Dyed Embroidery Thread Pack
Store owner replied: Your little fan is too sweet! And we totally get the kid in a lolly shop thing, that's the majority of us here whenever new colours are happening 🙈 Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Perfect colour palette for this gorgeous mermaid. Loving the subtile variations - even more when i blended one strand of two neighbouring shades!
EMBROIDERY THREAD GRADIENT PACK - TURQUOISE
Store owner replied: This is just stunning Janet! Thank you so much for sharing, and the little tip of one strand from each colour to help them blend! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I am only new to this and I am loving these gorgeous threads.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! Your stitchery looks brilliant, thank you for sharing! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
First time I've used your threads and I'm very happy with them. Using 2 colors in Barefoot Needleart's Spooky Beacon of Flight and the Sleepy Cat orange is spectacular!
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your glowing review! We're stoked to hear you're loving our threads and hope to see more orders from you soon! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I bought this pack to add to my stash. The purples are a little greyer than I expected, but they are gorgeous threads and I'm looking forward to using them for something in the future.
EMBROIDERY THREAD GRADIENT PACK - CLOUDBURST
Store owner replied: We can't wait to see what you use them for! Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I bought this pack to add to my stash. I'm not sure yet what I will stitch with it, but I love the bright colours.
Store owner replied: That dark green and black is calling for something Halloween-y! Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I love variegated thread so I was thrilled to come across this Marigold thread. Thread glides through the fabric with ease, love how the thread is pre cut into prefect lengths for stitching. Just beautiful thread to use. I was so happy with my first order that I have already placed a second order. Heaps of colours to choose from. I guarantee you will not be disappointed
Store owner replied: Your stitches are so neat, this is mesmerising! Thank you for sharing your masterpiece with us 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I’m hand sewing a scrap when I have spare minutes. I love bright colour and clashing patterns. I’ve made many quilts over the years but this is my first hand stitched one. I don’t like waste and I can take several with me and stitch wherever I am.
Store owner replied: An explosion of colour! This gives off the same vibes as our Chaos collection, I love it! Thank you so much for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Just start my journey with EPP. A friend gifted me a charm pack of fabric, a glue pen and the paper pieces to keep me occupied during my recovery from surgery for a servere quad tendon rupture. I can sit elevate my leg and make hexies to my hearts delight The tack it tool makes it sooo easy. I purchased the complete set. I can see me becoming addicted😆😆
TACK IT EASY 1" HEXAGON GADGET
Store owner replied: It's such an addictive hobby! The Tack It Easy makes the prep so quick and fun! Thank you for your lovely review, we wish you the best for your recovery and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
A work in progress and loving “Running Postman” for the colours needed for my Christmas project.
Store owner replied: I love the way monochomatic pieces look stitched out in our variegated threads! Thank you so much for sharing, it looks amazing so far 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
These threads are of great quality and gorgeous colors!!
Alice and the Tea Leaves Hand Dyed Embroidery Thread Pack of 6
Store owner replied: Thank you for such a sweet review! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
One of my favorite greens!! So pretty!!
Store owner replied: It is such a gorgeous grassy green! Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Such a beautiful color. Will look amazing in my next project!
Store owner replied: It really will! It's such a bright, happy yellow ☀️ Thank you for your lovely review, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I love this device it is fabulous to work with! This is my first time trying EPP. The background fabric I machine appliqued the EPP flowers on to is Andover's Downtown Abby's fabric line. I'm not crazy about this combo now that it is almost finished... but done is better than perfect. The Tack It Easy 1 " Hex template made it easy peasy!
TACK IT EASY 1" HEXAGON TEMPLATE
Store owner replied: I love the funky bright colours! Thank you for sharing your quilt with us, we're so glad you're loving the Tack It Easy! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Spectacular, variegated threads.! I had to make 7 frou frou bracelets for family and friends at a big event coming up and I sewed hundreds of French knots using the threads. The spacing of the colours was perfect to achieve the variety I was aiming for within each colour range. And no unnecessary tugging..pulled through easy as..
Store owner replied: Your bracelets are too sweet! Thank you for sharing, and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
The Perle 12 threads are a joy to stitch with, so smooth and lovely for smaller work. I'm hoping that more Perle 8 and 12 will be available soon. Lyn Cochrane
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review Lyn, your embroidery is stunning! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Love the threads, the variation makes each project so very much more special
Store owner replied: Thank you for your lovely review! Your Mandalas are gorgeous 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Love the speckled thread! I used two of them on my latest project and I'm super happy how it turned out.
Store owner replied: Rebecca this is stunning! I really love how the speckles look here 😍 Thank you so much for sharing, we can't wait to see anything else you use them in! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I love getting the 30 metre skeins so much, even though they take a bit longer to receive the quality control from CTG is excellent, as is their communication and customer service, and it means I can very precisely cut custom lengths that suit the way I work. It's a really flexible option, especially for single colour projects where I expect to use a lot of the same colour anyway! This project (a design of mine) isn't yet finished and you can already see how beautiful the colour shifts are, and how that pop of red really makes it shine! The thread is a delight to work with, both soft, lustrous, shiny, and with fantastic coverage. It makes my stitches look far neater than they actually are! :D
Store owner replied: Thank you so much Pia for your lovely review! Your pattern is just gorgeous so far, and we can't wait to see more! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
The colour way is just perfect for this Odyssey based SAL.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! I can't wait to see more of this design, don't forget to tag us on Instagram and Facebook if you post there, we'd love to follow along with you! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Beautiful threads so lovely to work with and the verigated range are superb. I will be buying more !
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! Your bag is gorgeous 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I bought this thread for stitching the sky in a needlepoint design. I haven't used it in the design yet, but I think it is the perfect shade for a slightly cloudy sky. Very happy with my purchase.
Store owner replied: It really does look like the perfect cloudy sky! Thank you so much for your lovely review and Happy Stitching 😊🪡
This thread is absolutely gorgeous! The color change is unlike anything I’ve used before in the best possible way. Every stitch is different, which was so much fun and kept the piece interesting while only using a single “color.” The stitching experience was also so nice. This thread does not tangle or knot! It glides so smoothly through the fabric. Easily my favorite cross stitch thread I’ve ever used.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review Victoria! Your work looks stunning, that Glitterbomb was an amazing choice! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Brought it as a gift for my friend
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I love it i brought the glue pen and gifted it to by BBF she is using a kids glue stick so we sew together once a every second Saturday so she seen my glue pen when doing some tiny heaxgons for my daughter quilt
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! How kind of you, now you can match with cute glue pens while you stitch together! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
The color was perfect for my sun flowers.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review Barbara! Your sunflowers are stunning 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
This is a gorgeous set of colors! I haven’t put them away yet and I got them two weeks ago- just keep looking at them. Definitely a beautifully coordinated color palette I’m looking forward to using on a design very soon.
Hand-dyed Rainbow Embroidery Thread Winter Pack and Timber Keeper
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We can't wait to see how you use it! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I am already working on the first of 3 volumes of the Field Journal quilt. Having now purchased the pattern and Cottagecore collection of threads I am planning to combine them all into a single large quilt - Double/Queen size? Using hexagons rather than squares. This will be a long project but one I’m looking forward to eventually completing. I’m enjoying the embroidery and I love Liberty Tana Lawn.
GWENNIE'S COTTAGE - ENGLISH PAPER PIECING & EMBROIDERY QUILT PATTERN
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We can't wait to see how it all comes together 😊 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
I am so happy that I chose to use the called for Cottage Garden Threads! They are beautifully dyed, named and packaged and are a pleasure to stitch with.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're glad you chose to use our threads too! Your piece is stunning 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
This too is for my stash. Love the variegations of the cottage garden threads. Wish I had found these earlier. So many to choose from.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're glad you've found us now! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Enjoying these tiny half hexies and 1 hexies too.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review! Happy Stitching 😊🪡
Secret is one of the most luxurious rich purples I have ever stitched with. It is so beautiful I think I’ll use it as a single colour in an Alphabet Sampler. It’s a beautiful substitute for black if you need a dark in a design.
Store owner replied: Thank you so much for your lovely review Michelle! You've described Secret perfectly 😍 Happy Stitching 😊🪡
