Hey guys! So… I’m part of many sewing groups and one question I’ve seen come up a few times this past week is “How do I prepare a quilt for quilting”. With that in mind, and limited time for blog writing at the moment, I thought I’d put together this simple tutorial. I’m not preparing…
Good afternoon from what is currently a lovely bright day here in Derbyshire, although the clouds rolling in mean it won’t be that way for long! We’ve been a little quite on the blog for the last few weeks, but rest assured we’re still around and working away on new product launches. We have several…
Foundation paper piecing can be somewhat daunting… until you get it! And once you do, you’ll fall in love with it’s simplicity and how it can easily allow you to create stunning quilt blocks that are identical. This tutorial will use a simple block to demonstrate just how easy it can be. You’ll need to…
Appliqué is the act of stitching layers of fabric on top of one another to create a textured finished product. There are several ways to appliqué, but the most common is with the use of iron-on webbing and a satin stitch. The satin stitch can be achieved on any machine that has an adjustable zig…
So you’ve just started on your sewing journey and you’re looking at all those glorious tutorials online, but they’re abbreviating lots of things and they’re going on about things you’ve never even heard; you have no clue what they mean! Don’t be disheartened. You’ll eventually get to know the terminology without having to look it…
With reference t the blog title… lots and lots, and lots of sewing! I’ve made 8 quilts so far this year, how I ever found the time I don’t know! Strained eyes at midnight trying to get to the end of one in order to start the next. I do love it though, the whole…
When starting this post, I was concerned that the correct term be used in the title, but I’ve always associated “Seamstress” with a woman who makes clothing. So I looked up the term(s). Sewist doesn’t appear in the OED but is a term widely used on the internet, much to the chagrin of most people…
We’ve all done it, rushed around to get the housework done because we really, really want to start that next sewing project. I work so much better and more calmly if I know there are no pending jobs around the house that will inevitably make me feel guilty for taking time out to sew instead.
Well, as the weather outside is so bad here in Derbyshire, I can’t get in to work! Whilst it’s always nice to get an unexpected day off, it means work in the office is building up. Only one thing for it when I have no access to products – Blog post. In today’s post, I…
So many needles, so many uses. We’ve created the following chart to enable you to choose the correct sewing machine needles for your chosen fabrics. Hope it helps!
