Stress-free Sewing Stress is all around us these days.  According to the Mayo Clinic, stress can wreak havoc on both your mind and your body.  Thankfully sewing can be both a hobby and a pastime that can really be a refuge from stress.  We’ve written before about how Sewing Fights … Continue reading
Appliqués are shapes or letters with an adhesive on the backside so that they can be applied, using an iron, to everything from clothing, (think adorable initials on Children’s coats, for example) to pillows, to tablecloths. Making your own appliqués is a great, simple, project to do with children and … Continue reading
We are going to be learning how to sew an unlined patch pocket or “applied pocket” as they are professionally known. This is the third tutorial in our pockets series. As I have mentioned before, pockets are classified into three categories: inseam, slashed, and applied pockets and of course, there are variations … Continue reading
The sewing part of the Christmas tree patchwork with lights is easy to do. For sewing machine newbies, the turns and corners of the tree may be a little more tricky to sew. My tip for you would be to draw the seam allowance with an erasable fabric pen then sew over it. … Continue reading
Christmas is a great time to sew! Last week, in the post linked below featuring Santa Sewing Patterns, I wrote about how Santa a.k.a. Saint Nicholas is an important part of Christmas traditional and legend. As the legend goes, reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh of toys around the world all in one night … Continue reading
As soon as back to school is underway, the next thing you see starting to fill the shelves in the stores are the Halloween supplies. In the UK, and here in Cayman, Halloween is not anywhere as popular as in the US, but looking at all these amazing Halloween Sewing … Continue reading
Christmas is Nearly HERE! Time to Get Sewing. Christmas is a very popular time of the year for sewing. Many experienced sewists are always looking for new Christmas sewing patterns and projects to brighten up their homes and tables, while many new sewists may be getting a sewing machine for the … Continue reading
There’s no better feeling than making a friend or family member’s day.  It’s wonderful to see them smile and give you a great big hug of thanks. It’s such a delight being able to use my sewing craft to make gifts for my friends and make them feel special.  It’s … Continue reading
The world is going Star Wars crazy, there’s no avoiding it, so why not get involved and try out some super Star Wars sewing projects!?! You must be wondering what on earth you could sew related to Star Wars, well I was anyway! There’s actually some super projects out there … Continue reading
Back in the day when my kids were tiny I made handmade ornaments and gifts to save money. I made everything from wallets, to ornaments, to kitchen gifts. I’m no longer strapped for cash like I was back then, but I still love to make special gifts for special people in … Continue reading
National Sewing Month has just a week left, but there’s still plenty of reasons to love this month. Don’t forget we have the huge giveaway running the whole of this month with fabulous prizes, so if you haven’t already entered, hop over there now. ENTER THE NATIONAL SEWING MONTH GIVEAWAY So … Continue reading
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