Celebrating Creativity
Me and irons; what can I say. I once accidentally answered the iron instead of the phone. #ouch I’ve dropped every iron I’ve ever owned – occasionally taking out sheetrock and once gouging a newly refinished wood floor. When I dropped needed to replace my (kind of expensive) iron, I was set on getting a budget-friendly iron because…well,…
For some time I've been wanting to really dive into the topic of quilting. After doing a lot of research I realized the 9-patch quilt block is the ideal place to start. What's not to love here. It's beyond simple ~ 9 squares of the same-sized fabrics. You can scale it up or down without much difficulty and come up with an array of possibilities. Add in a half-square triangle or two and get an ...
How would you like the ability to avoid piecing and whip up a quilt in no time? It's possible with quick and easy quilt panels ~ as in, no piecing required. They are ideal for a last-minute gift or a one-hour quilt. Like the one I did below. Let me explain. If you're like me, time is at a premium. You want to make quilts to give as gifts, but quilt planning-cutting-piecing all take ...
Below are a few of my most favorite things that I use every day. If you're shopping for yourself or someone who loves to quilt, sew, and craft, then give a few of these ideas some serious consideration. For my list I've chosen four of my most favorite things that I use every day. I wish I could be like Oprah and give every one of these things away, however, the best I can do is make you ...
One of the keys to having time to sew is also having a small dedicated space where you can keep your sewing machine set up. A great way to do this is to have a specialty sewing table or cabinet that allows you to have your sewing machine readily available. With Christmas so close, many of you may be thinking along these lines, so I'm giving you the best options I could find. While I was at ...
Back in early October I introduced a simple Christmas Appliqué Set that makes sewing up Christmas projects fast and easy. Well, today, I'm sharing one of those Fast and Easy Christmas projects that you can whip up in an afternoon. I know, because that's exactly what I did. In this post I'm going to explain how I made this table runner using my Christmas Appliqué Set. I have links and video ...
In my previous post I reintroduced you to a simplified method of quilting called Quilt As You Go (QAYG). QAYG is an easy way to quilt and assemble an entire quilt without having to wrestle it through small domestic machine. One of it's greatest benefits is the ability to do dense quilting before putting together an entire quilt. If you love to sew and quilt but don't have a lot of time ...
If you've been sewing for a while you know that finding Unique Fabric and Notions can be challenging. Many local stores don't carry specialty items such as leather or lace; and searching online for these items can take a ton of time. You're more likely to give up on the search before finding that perfect fabric or trim. With that in mind I've scoped out a few of my favorite shops in this list ...
With the release of my latest appliqué pattern, the fast and easy Christmas Appliqué Set, I want to revisit the topic of the Quilt-As-You-Go Method. Previously, I shared some of the basics of this technique which simplifies the quilting process and makes it attainable for all skill levels. In my first post about the Quilt-As-You-Go Method (QAYG), I showed how to apply it to a simple appliqué ...
If you're like me your Christmas sewing is planned and prepped. Fabrics purchased, patterns trimmed, and time has been set aside for day after day of sewing fun. Not even close! In truth, if you're really like me then you haven't given Christmas sewing much thought. And, if you did think about it, you probably got depressed because you have dreams this year of making something that your family ...
A few years ago I was regularly attending a sewing club. Occasionally, the project demonstrator would say something like, "...and you'll want to use a 40 weight thread when you blah, blah, blah." And, they lost me right then and there because I didn't really understand thread weight and what it meant. Generally speaking, when I have a project that needs sewing I will pick up a matching spool of ...
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