This picture pocket pillow is easy to make and really, you can do just about anything you want to create your background – do some strip piecing as shown, or crazy piecing, or even just choose a solid you love! (Instructions are downloadable below.) Showcase some of your favorite pictures, but easily change them up […]
Super Bowl day is just around the corner! Admittedly, sometimes we get our best ideas at or near the last minute – but this is an easy make you can still have ready for game day, you can easily make it in a day! (Instructions and templates are downloadable below), Floor games for indoors or […]
We started this quilt with some square packs and a few fat quarters… it seemed… But there turned out to be far more squares (almost 600!) than we anticipated and our quilt grew from lap to queen size! After we stitched rows of squares we laid the rows out on the floor to avoid like fabrics […]
Any holiday or occasion is a good excuse to make new kitchen and dining accessories! This is a quick project you can still do before Thanksgiving if your kitchen or table needs a boost, or if you find yourself in need of a hostess gift! These are great for using up smaller pieces of leftover […]
We surprise a lot of our machine owners when we show them some of the amazing – BIG – stitches built right into some of those Brother and Baby Lock models! When you look at your stitch menu they look like … just another pretty decorative stitch. But when sewn out – they’re BIG! […]
What’s your favorite sewing machine feature? Which one – ones – can’t you live without? For many it’s the low bobbin indicator – a light, a sound – something to let you know your bobbin thread is low so you can end stitching strategically and restart undetected. More and more machines have a low bobbin […]
Sew – it’s a new year! Did you make any sewing resolutions? Whether or not we’d like to help make your new sewing year the best ever! Whether you’re a new stitcher or well experienced, venturing into new territory or trying to perfect skills, these tips will help you sew better, be proud, and sew […]
Or perhaps better put – “saving time and making more money on machine embroidery”! Because the more time you save, the more you make! If you’re embroidering as a business it’s important to be as efficient as possible to maximize your profit. We’re often asked “what hoops will I need?” Sometimes you just don’t know until you get going and […]
Who knew October 10th is National Handbag Day?! It was a surprise to us! Do you make bags? We’ve seen some beautiful bags our customers have brought in to show us (how about sharing some pictures on our Facebook page for all to see?!). Here are some amazingly stitched bags from one of our instructors, Linda Snuggs – Sew […]
Every fall we get questions from customers about best ways to sew on patches for those new scout uniforms. There are a lot to sew right at the start – troop number, region, flags, and more! (Picture for example only – use your handbook for proper placement!) And of course as your scout (or other […]