Sewing With Laminated Cotton: A Child’s Beach Bag
Laminated cotton is slippery stuff! I love it, though, and have used it many times to make items that I need to be water and stain resistant. I recently made […]
Let’s Build a Snowman: Freestanding Embroidered Snowman from OESD
If you want to build a snowman, this freestanding collection is for you! Pick one (or two) from the OESD Freestanding Snowmen collection, and get ready for some fun. A […]
Rolled Hems: Time to Get Out the Serger!
I wanted to make my granddaughter a cotton Christmas skirt full of ruffles. I already know the many ways to make ruffles. Previous blogs, Don’t Get Ruffled, Get Ruffling: Gather Fabric […]
Make your Quilt Pop With Flange Binding
Frame your quilt with a little extra pop of color with flange binding. Use two different fabrics for your binding, and create binding with a little peek of another fabric […]
Halloween Napkins: Perfect and Reproducible Embroidery Placement
I love to dress my table for Halloween (well, all of the holidays, actually). I like placemats and matching Halloween napkins that reflect the holiday spirit. To coordinate with some […]
Shiny and Bright: A Mylar Embroidery Christmas Moose
I was in the Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum Littleton store the other day and saw that Lynn, the manager, had stocked some Mylar. Yippee! Mylar is durable, doesn’t shrink […]
Coming Soon: Anita’s University, October 14 – 15
Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Anita. Anita who? Anita Goodesign! We all need good embroidery designs and designs from Anita Goodesign are simply fabulous. What better way to sample their designs […]
How to Make Printable Fabric
Do you have a favorite photograph (or two) that you’d like to incorporate in a quilt? Do you want to embroider one of the Anita Goodesign collections that use printed fabric? […]
September Sew Fun
September Sew Fun We had some really great Sew Fun projects demonstrated last month. To see the projects made and shown by Tracey, and the beautiful creations shown by our […]
Scan N Cut2 Firmware Update
Research and development into new hardware may take months or years from concept to market. Despite that, once a new piece of equipment is on the market, the manufacturer receives […]
In a Bind About Binding: How to Make Continuous Bias Binding
In my previous blog, In a Bind About Binding: Three Ways to Cut Fabric Binding Strips, I described three ways to cut fabric to create binding. Bias binding came out […]
Spit Happens! Protect Yourself with a Flannel Burp Cloth
You are dressed to go out. You are handing off the baby to the sitter, but want one last snuggle. Then, burp! Spit up all over your blouse! (The baby’s […]
Don’t Get Ruffled, Get Ruffling: Gather Fabric Using a Serger
In a previous blog, Specialty Sewing Machine Feet for Gathering Fabric, I took some pictures and linked to a couple of videos of using special sewing machine feet to create […]
Don’t Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle: Embroidering With Metallic Thread
Shiny, sparkly, reflective and eye-catching, metallic thread evokes elegance. It is especially beautiful in Christmas embroidery designs like these from the Anita Goodesign “Christmas Classics” collection. Metallic thread also makes […]
Thanksgiving Cutwork Tea Towel With Hemstitching
In my last blog, Pillow Talk: Cording and Invisible Zippers, I used a piece of linen that had been embroidered with reverse cutwork. I usually use cutwork to make linen […]