Let's chat about something different- stitching on paper & paper sewing. I know what your thinking- instantly that 'Whatcha you talkin bout Willis' phrase popped into your head.... we're not stitching on fabric??? When I look back at some of the projects shared with The Sewing Loft community, I see that many involve paper sewing. So, I wanted to share some basic fundamental tips and … [Read more...]
Since I have been sewing up a storm this month on my serger, I thought it might be a good idea to share a quick tip and trick about those long and crazy thread tails! The one thing I know for sure is we do not want to just let them hang free -that would be the tell tale sign of a home sewn garment. No, instead you want to thread that tail through the eye of a hand sewing needle and slip it back … [Read more...]
Since I live in knits during the summer and had so much fun last summer participating in Nancy's 30 Minute Doll Cloths Blog Tour, I was thrilled when she invited me to celebrate her latest adventure! Nancy has just released a new book, Sew Knits with Confidence and four new knit patterns. To help kick start the launch in style, several bloggers were invited for a visit. You guessed it, today … [Read more...]
The past few weeks I have been putting my serger to the test with some casual sewing. And I think it's time for some basic machine maintenance. It's not really a task that anyone likes to do or talk about but it is so important to keep our tools in tip-top shape. So, let's jump-start the week with some basic maintenance. Think of it like dusting the house - it's not something we want to do but … [Read more...]
Wow, did time fly! Just a few short months ago Becky joined our sewing circle and created the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along series for our community. She really made learning quilt techniques painless! Not only did Becky create a fun pattern for us practice on but she shared some of her best tips and easy quilt techniques. Such as: flying geese, log cabin, dresden plate, … [Read more...]
Binding your Quilt Welcome everyone to the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along! If you are just finding this for the first time, you can find all the previous blocks here and the photo gallery here. Today we will be finishing up the quilt and hopefully you are keeping right up! How did your quilting go? There are a few ways of doing your binding. The most typical type of binding is … [Read more...]
Quilting and Binding Welcome everyone to the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along! If you are just finding this for the first time, you can find all the previous blocks here and the photo gallery here. Today we will be finishing up the quilt along. It has been so fun to see your quilt blocks and progress of the quilt! I am doubly impressed with those who are learning to step out just a … [Read more...]
Sashing and Borders Welcome everyone to the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along! If you are just finding this for the first time, you can find all the previous blocks here and the photo gallery here. Today we will be working on putting our quilt center together. We will be going over sashings and borders and how they tie our quilt blocks together. Jumping right in- sashing. What is a sashing? … [Read more...]
Foxy Applique Quilt Block Welcome everyone to the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along! If you are just finding this for the first time, you can find all the previous blocks here and the photo gallery here. Since we have been diving into the I go by my own rules for the last couple of blocks we are going to tackle something totally different for this last block. You will be making a … [Read more...]
