Friday, March 20, 2009

YCMT is expanding!

That is right! You Can Make This is adding a sister website to their fabulous family of sites. They are adding You Can Quilt This! Woot Woot!! And in celebration of the new site, they will be giving away a new Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion sewing machine from Janome! To find out more, just visit www.youcanquiltthis.com.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

CPSIA of 2008

I'd be willing to bet it does? What is it you ask? The CPSIA of 2008 is an act of Congress which was passed in November and goes into effect on February 10, 2009. This law will affect MILLIONS of people in the United States by requiring the test for lead and phthalates in ALL products intended for use by children under the age of 12. This includes all new, used, and handmade toys, clothes, furniture - EVERYTHING!! If your children wear clothes - you are affected as much as anyone else! Due to the broadness of this law in the way it is currently written, even thrift stores and charities will no longer be able to sell their goods for children without spending THOUSANDS of dollars on testing before they can sell the items. I urge you to read this law and write your lawmakers! We cannot afford for this law to go into effect as written! http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf