Just a quick reminder to everyone that the Juki Industrial Sewing Machine Giveaway ends Sunday at midnight, US West Coast time, March 22. We will be announcing the lucky winner on Monday so please get your entries in. There’s still time to get another couple entries in before the competition … Continue reading
Sewing gives me a lot of pleasure, but actually sometimes also quite a bit of pain. I get a pain in my back when I sew for a while, and when I took a good hard look at that recently, I realised that a lot of it may be due … Continue reading
I’ll Start This One With a Disclaimer The following list of masks will not replace an N-95 mask but may help you if you have nothing else to wear. So many readers have asked me about this that I felt I had to pull something together. This is not a … Continue reading
I just wanted to let everyone know that the Juki Industrial Sewing Machine giveaway is well underway. In fact, it ends in only two weeks when the winner will be announced on March 22. Also, if you’ve followed any of our previous giveaways, you’ll know we usually change the fabric … Continue reading
Irene did a great photo article earlier this week on how to clean a sewing machine. I’ve been neglecting mine recently, half on purpose actually, so I could give it a good clean out and take some video while I did it. Mine is simpler than hers, I can’t access many … Continue reading
Do You Love Sewing With Bows? Bows are a favorite clothing embellishment for me. They can add such an elegant touch to something simple and can make it into something special. Bows have been used like this for a long time although I really don’t know where it all started. … Continue reading
Have You Ever Used a Bag to Wrap a Gift? We had some friends over for dinner the other night and my friend brought a bottle of wine wrapped nicely in a fabric wine gift bag. Of course, I had seen this before. We have a pattern on our site … Continue reading
The excitement of Easter Break is fast approaching and with it comes the welcome sight of kids collecting Easter eggs in the garden, grandchildren coming to visit and families and friends gathering around the table to share a meal or as they used to say, “break bread” together. The tradition … Continue reading
You know how you sometimes fall in love with a particular pattern and then you find out it’s not available in your desired dimension? Such a heartbreaker. What if we tell you that there are a few ways that you can modify a quilt pattern to fit your desired dimension … Continue reading
THIS GIVE AWAY HAS ENDED….CONGRATULATIONS TO VIVIAN Oaks!!!!!! We’ve done a couple of big Juki sewing machine giveaways over the years and we’re super pleased to announce another. Our friends at Juki are offering a new Juki DDL-8700-H industrial sewing machine to one of our lucky readers. Some time ago … Continue reading
Have You Tried Sewing With Mesh Fabric? I love sewing with mesh fabric. It is such a versatile material. You get light weight and strength at the same time. There are just so many things you can do with it. Mesh fabric is particularly good at letting air in and … Continue reading
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