[…] Teal Pumpkin Project website! Halloween Candy Bag Materials Maypole Pillow Extension Pattern (Download) Rotary cutter Ruler Chalk marker or disappearing ink pen Pins or binding clips Coordinating thread Sewing machine Iron and ironing board Fabric Requirements Each candy bag requires two Maypole pillow tops. Because you’ll be making two tops instead of one, the […]
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[…] Instagram A post shared by Suzy Quilts (@suzyquilts) Tip #1: Chain piece every chance you get. Chain piecing is when you sew multiple things without snipping your threads. I like to first chain piece all of my strips (making sure to sew right sides together). Once it’s time to sew blocks, I’ll chain piece […]
[…] good idea to make sure your creases line up. Tip #4: Chain piece. Get comfy in your chair and then sew, sew, sew away! Don’t snip the threads in between units until you have sewn all of the triangle pieces to one side of each square. Once you are finished sewing those, snip all […]
[…] Tree Ornament Tutorial Fabric – you don’t need much, so scraps will do! Poly-Fil stuffing Ribbon Hera marker or temporary marking tool Tailor’s Clapper Simple Sewing Machine Thread Cutting mat Rotary cutter Ruler Straight pins Iron & ironing board or pressing mat Needle for hand sewing Scissors Step 1: Cut the Ornament Fabric This Christmas […]
[…] I will take you on a journey through time to periods before rotary cutters and self-healing mats! These days we have access to multiple kinds of shears, thread snips, appliqué scissors, embroidery scissors, die-cutting machines — and that doesn’t even include acrylic rulers and templates! We have so many cutting tools at our disposal, […]
[…] story clothes, and pink pussyhats, women and men have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances. Threads of Life is a chronicle of identity, protest, memory, power, and politics told through the stories of needlework. Clare Hunter, master of the craft, threads her own […]
[…] the amount of body it has is always consistent for the machine. Without it you’d spend all your time tinkering with the tension and different kinds of thread…it would be a nightmare. My favorite combo for stitching medium weight fabric like quilting cotton is Floriani No-Show Nylon Mesh Fusible, with Floriani Stitch N Wash […]
[…] roughly the same size. (They both just need to be a few inches larger on all sides than the quilt top.) Use scissors to trim long stray threads. Smooth out the pieced quilt on top of the other two layers. Below is the tape disaster I mentioned earlier that can happen if your tape […]
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