Welcome back! We’re sew excited to see you all for our March Sew Fun 2022 in the stores! So you don’t miss it, be sure to check it out at your store on: Tuesday, March 15th at Aurora from 10a-12p, 2p-4p, or 6p-8p Wednesday, March 16th at Littleton from 10a-12p, 2p-4p, or 6p-8p...
At Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum, we love to hold special events and classes for our customers! Here are some February events to look forward to in 2022. HandiQuilter Longarm Lecture Demo This event is a brand new style of event and we are so excited to host it in our Aurora store! We will...
You know the old saying, “What goes around, comes around.” Well, if you’re applying binding to the edge of a quilt, a wall hanging, a placemat, a pot holder, or even the inside of a backpack, at some point you have to join the beginning and ending of the binding. In this blog,...
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had wonderful holidays, and made some special memories with family and friends. As the New Year gets started, here’s some January events at Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum that are on tap. January Classes As always, we have a full slate of classes...
Oh, my! Talk about humbling! Sewing is my passion, and I am pretty good at some things, but, man, I have seen some quilts the past couple of days that have really put any of my efforts to shame. I am at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas and have spent the past couple...
Wow, you have to really admire and appreciate the good folks at the Aurora store. They are in the midst of the Anita Goodesign event this weekend, and will turn around and get ready for October Sew Fun on Tuesday! Hardly time to catch their breath in between. Come welcome our new presenter,...
Back at the July Sew Fun, Lisa demonstrated paper piecing using the “Add a Quarter” ruler. There is a block in the Alaska quilt I am making that suggests using paper piecing. So, I thought I’d try that technique, use the ruler, and write about it. The idea behind paper piecing...
If we’re lucky, April will bring some showers, but it most certainly will bring fabulous Sew Fun sessions to your local Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum store. We hope you can join us for April Sew Fun, and that you’re bringing an OFU (Object Finished Up) for Show and Tell. Here’s a...
A mitered corner is one in which the corners meet in a 45-degree angle. What does that mean? Take a look at a picture frame or window frame and you will see a mitered corner. I like the look of a mitered quilt border around the edge of some of my quilts. The miter is formed […]
I am making a quilt for my granddaughter and wanted one of the quilt blocks to be a floral peacock from the Anita Goodesign Floral Animals collection. Since I am making the quilt blocks in the hoop, I also wanted machine stippling around the peacock. The Brother Dream Machine2 makes it a snap...
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 for your quilting project. This technique uses two fabric strips sewn together to make the binding strip. Look at some of the...
November Sew Fun is coming up this week. The third Wednesday is the 15th, so the sessions start on Tuesday, the 14th. Please join us for a look at some great projects that our Sew Fun presenter has in store for us. Here’s a glimpse at a couple of the books that will be featured...
If you think you missed your chance at great financing for the Pfaff Creative Icon, think again! This is no trick, just a treat! Now until October 31, 2017, you can still get 72 month interest-free financing with your purchase of the Creative Icon.™ Use your Sewing and More credit...
Whew! We just are getting done with the Anita’s University event and it’s time to host October Sew Fun! Rob sure does keep us hopping! As usual, our Sew Fun presenter is ready with a variety of interesting projects this month. I’ve included descriptions of a couple of the projects on...
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