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Scrappy Star Pillow
Hola! It’s Fran from Cotton and Joy back with the fourth and final pattern of the holiday pillows series! If you missed the first three, you can find them here, here, and here . I’ve loved sharing these quick and fun projects with you all over the last year! The fourth and last pillow […]
Everyday Applique
Do you ever feel there is a pressure to have something new? To come up with something different? Well Meradith Daniel feels the same way! Sometimes, when she is thinking of projects to share, it’s easy to get too caught up in the novel, and forget that spicing up the everyday is really a stress […]
Yuzuru Hanyu Inspired Shirt
This next incredible project comes to us courtesy of Duy (@cafededuy on Instagram) and he is here to help you recognize your Yuzuru Hanyu dreams. In case you haven’t heard of him, Yuzuru Hanyu is the ice skating prince of Japan and two time Olympic gold medalist. He is most famous for his grace on the ice […]
Simple Zipper Pouch by Minki Kim
The Simple Zipper Pouch by Minki Kim is a wonderful little project to help you familiarize yourself with some of the features of the machine, and also provide you with a fantastic little bag to store your essentials. Follow along with Minki Kim by clicking the link Here
Green Goddess Dress
This post comes courtesy of Jessica Webb also known as the Fashionable Therapist. This is a dress that she had been dreaming about since last summer. She sketched it out just to get her obsessive thoughts to leave her alone and we are so glad she did! Follow along with Jessica and see the full […]
Milkmaid Dress Tutorial
Warm weather means pretty cotton frocks to Vivien Lee of Fresh Frippery so she just recently completed this yellow floral dress, inspired by the cute “milkmaid” style dresses. A lot of cotton prints are a bit thin and require some lining, and she has a special trick to save time by using her FA4 serger […]
Sewing French Seams
This tip comes courtesy of Carol Crocker-Ware of Carol’s Sewing Corner As a garment sewist, it seems like a thing we do. We plan, but make our outfits the night before we need them. Making garments for others, well that’s different! lol! We prep for months or weeks before – what pattern will I choose, […]
Moon Garden QAYG Quilt Block Tutorial
This next project comes courtesy of Maureen Cracknell. This Moon Garden quilt block is made with the quilt as you go technique. Using your Janome sewing machine and cotton quilt batting as the foundation, as each block is pieced together, the batting is attached and quilting is added “as you go.” The pattern itself is a […]
A Lap Quilt for Mother’s Day
In the spirit of Mother’s Day we have a great upcycled project from Carolyn of Diary of a Sewing Fanatic. This project is all about sustainability, reusing textiles, and remaking older quilts into new projects. Follow along with Carolyn by clicking the image below. Happy Mother’s Day!!
Reversible Zippered Pillow
Melanie from A Bit of Scrap Stuff (Blog) (Instagram) Has put together a tutorial for a Reversible Zippered Pillow that you can sew in 15 minutes, which includes installing a zipper! Don’t worry if zippers make you nervous … this method is super easy! The Reversible Zippered Pillow is perfect for your fabric stash of panels, cheater prints, […]