[There’s a special price on this class for you – check out the bottom of this article] OK, so I don’t have much of a home here and only complete the simplest of home decor sewing so far. When you only rent a room in a shared house and are … Continue reading
I know several of you treated yourselves to the Brother 1034D serger (alternative UK link) at Christmas when it was on special on Amazon. Me too! (Remember the embarrassing video of me taking it out of the box and not knowing what anything was?) It comes with a plastic cover, but … Continue reading
So Sew Easy has grown a lot this year. It seems sewing is getting more popular, lots of people got new machines for Christmas and took up sewing and all of my beginner articles have been hot, hot, hot! So for those of you looking to learn to sew, improve … Continue reading
Around this time last year, a reader, (whose name I have forgotten, sorry) wrote and asked if I had any ideas for Teacher Apreciation Gifts. It was only then that I really becamse aware of the custom in the USA for a Teacher Appreciation Day/Week. It’s not something formal … Continue reading
Generally as a rule, accuracy in sewing is important. Accurate cutting and sewing makes sure that pieces fit together as they should, end up the right size, and in clothing, that they actually fit as intended! In quilting too, accuracy is paramount for creating the pieced quilt blocks and tops. … Continue reading
You may have seen an earlier video I made some time back now about using Knit Stay tape when sewing double-needle hems on stretch fabrics. This video was really more about the double needle than it was about the stay tape. It’s here in case you missed it. Then Anja … Continue reading
I can tell that many of you love to sew bags. The bag patterns FAR outsell the clothes patterns on the site. I guess because bags don’t have the same fitting issues that clothes can have. Plus I see that lots of you sew bags to give as gifts or … Continue reading
I promised I’d put you together a nice sewing giveaway following the great wins in the Craftsy Blogger Awards and the British Sewing Awards. I wanted to make sure you could all enter, so I’ve asked some of my favorite site supporters and sponsors to dig deep into their pockets … Continue reading
Having designed simple clothing patterns myself, I have the greatest admiration for those who create patterns for 3d items such as soft toys and dolls. Visualizing how something flat such as fabric or a paper pattern, can be turned into something 3 dimensional is a skill indeed. That’s why I … Continue reading
Time to work on a new quilt top. I had used the Moda Avant Garden jelly roll as serger practice, learning the ropes and getting the hours in on my new serger. Some strips I had sewn without cutting off, some with just a small amount cut and others with … Continue reading
By now you’ve probably all already seen the Big List of Online Fabric Shops and the Best Etsy Fabric Shops articles. Awesome right. Yeah, if you are in the US. But although most of my readers are in the USA, a lot are also from the UK. Perhaps it’s my … Continue reading
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