Technique: sewing

Meet you at Sewing Summit?

Picture this: Spending your day in inspiring lectures about your handmade business or fabric design, or taking fun hands-on classes where you might sew your own PJ pants or learn English smocking. Then spending your nights going out to eat in an exciting city, or lounging on a plush hotel bed with some of your closest friends, stitching away on a sampler or comparing notes about how you learned how to get the perfect ¼” seam. Doesn’t that sound pretty perfect? … More

A Modern Heirloom Wall Quilt by Bernadette Day

Use some of the most popular heirloom sewing techniques for this beautiful project. The center features twin-needle pintucks, wing-needle stitching, and decorative stitches. Rouched mini-piping, free-motion quilting, puffed border, and a scalloped appliqué border finish off this delightful creation!
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Travel-size Neck Pillow

What’s better than a comfy neck pillow when you travel? One that you can make with just the right degree of softness/firmness. Quick and easy, you can make this pillow in different sizes and fill it to each traveler’s preference. BTW, fun fabrics are a must!
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Dachshund Pencil Case

It is a well-known fact that little ones lose school supplies faster than you can procure them. The solution: Let their new best buddy keep track of their pencils. This zipper pouch is so cute your little one won’t want to part with it…problem solved.
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