With the holidays approaching, it is time to make a handy item for yourself and maybe for others as a gift to facilitate transporting a contribution to a family or friend get together. This is a carrier you can make to simplify transporting your plate of cookies or pie or a hot dish. The...
Fall, that time of the year when we start spending more time in our sewing studios working on projects for the holidays. This week our project is how to do a form of mitered corner binding. Supplies: – A 12” x 18” placemat center – The one shown was made by using the stitch and...
More than 15 years ago, I started putting beads and crystals on my art quilts. I sewed them on by hand, and the process took many hours, but the time spent was well worth it. Then about 10 years ago, along came heat-set crystals and a special wand (that looked very much like an old...
Mug Rug To Table Runner Anita Goodesign’s new Modern Free Motion Design Collection has many beautiful embroidery designs, and I wondered how putting three squares of two different tropical designs together would look. Placing the squares side by side created a visual relationship that...
With the upcoming costume season, AKA Halloween, some of you might be interested in a simple technique to sew sequins onto some of your projects. Sewing machine I used: Brother Quattro Stitch number: 2-07 Stitch width: 7.0 mm Stitch length: 2.5 m The photo above shows the back side of the...
When I have decided to do an embroidery project and I have picked the embroidery designs and intended fabric(s), I like to do a test stitch out of at least one of the designs. This gives me a chance to make any needed adjustments to my choice of stabilizer(s) and to see if the design...
It is time to start thinking about cooler weather and gifts to cope with the lower temperatures. This scarf is made from tee shirt knit fabric. It’s a great project for beginner sewers. Supplies: Knit fabric: 5/8 yard minimum of 60 inch wide fabric Cutting instructions: Cut 3 long strips...
This week we continue with the fabrication (fabric-cation—is this working with fabric while on vacation?) of the Peeking Jack O’Lantern table runner from last week. Applique: 1. Trace designs on the paper side of the fusible web. 2. Providing a small margin, cut out each piece. 3....
Not enough time to make a quilt? A table runner just may be the project for you. “My Runners Keep Going” is a wonderful book by Disa Designs. This book is available through your local Moore’s Sewing Center. The book features 12 fun table runners that are fast and easy to make. With...
Many years ago, someone decided that plain buttons on a blouse needed to be covered up, and button covers were invented. What does this have to do with a napkin ring? While looking for buttons to sew onto my napkin rings, I found some old, unused button covers (in one of those containers that we...
