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What Do Your Wear While You Sew?
Posted by: | CommentsIn my opinion, the best thing to wear while sewing is whatever you slept in the night before. I’m modeling my husband’s pirate t-shirt and a pair of voile pajama shorts. This ensemble is best paired with …
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Free pattern: Toddler’s backpack
Posted by: | CommentsVegbee from Blueprints shares a pattern for making this backpack for your toddler. The opening is just a flap of fabric that overlaps with the body of the bag, no zips or snaps to make it difficult for young hands to get things in and …
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Japanese Sewing!
Posted by: | CommentsThis morning I dropped my little one off at the little red house where she goes to her nursery school. After she and I did our ritual waving to each other in the window I took a few pictues of…
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Giveaway: Meadowsweet Pear and Peach
Posted by: | CommentsExciting news this week at Portabellopixie blog . Sandi Henderson’s new fabric line Meadowsweet is coming out in November. And today there’s even better news, we get a chance to win some Meadowsweet fat quarters. Go here for details on how to enter . But hurry, winners will be…
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How To Choose The Right Portable Sewing Machine
Posted by: | CommentsThe invention of the sewing machine has made life a lot easier for many people. However, in recent years an even more innovative model has come onto the market. The portable sewing machine was created to do the same job as any other …
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The Artful Crafter: Video: How to Fix Sewing Machine Tension
Posted by: | CommentsGetting proper sewing machine tension and nice smooth stitch lines used to drive me crazy. This video is very helpful except it doesn’t mention one other very important thing to do if your tension is still off. Check that your machine …
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Buying an Industrial Sewing Machine: How to Get the Best Quality …
Posted by: | CommentsBuying a high quality industrial sewing machine makes upholstery sewing projects easier than they would be with an average household sewing machine.
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Scarf Dress Challenge - Win a BERNINA Sewing Machine!
Posted by: | CommentsScarf Dress Challenge - Win a BERNINA Sewing Machine! - BurdaStyle and BERNINA have teamed up to bring you an awesome contest and a chance to win a brand new BERNINA activa 210 sewing machine.
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Tips for How to Quilt on a Home Sewing Machine
Posted by: | CommentsSmall, intricate quilting, possible with a long arm, is difficult with a home sewing machine. Large, sweeping designs difficult for long arms, are simple & fun to quilt.
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Tied Quilt Tutorial: Sewing : TipNut.com
Posted by: | CommentsTied Quilt Tutorial: Sewing . Today’s feature is from Cicada Daydream with this Simple Tied Quilt Tutorial: Tied Quilt Tutorial By cicadadaydream.blogspot.com. Because of the linens, this has a very nice heft to it- more like a thick …
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