I love driving around at night and seeing all the lovely Christmas lights. I’ve tried to capture that joy in this raw edge applique project. Black backing fabric creates a brilliant night sky and bright saturated Kaffe Fassett-type fabrics work well for the trees. Choosing just the right threads made the trees light up with …
Have you noticed that Baby Whole Cloth quilts seem to be popping up everywhere? We think that these little whole cloth quilts are simply fantastic. They focus on the fabric. And really, there is so much gorgeous fabric around why cut it up? The fast and simple project can make the perfect gift for …
Earlier this summer, Juki Club teamed up with The Craft Outlet in Springfields near Spalding in Lincolnshire, to host a Charity Event for the Friends of Chernobyl Children. The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster is still devastating children and their families in the poverty stricken area around the site. The Friends of Chernobyl Children Charity funds …
Here’s an update on our Juki Club Instagram contest at the 2018 Festival of Quilts. We’d like to introduce the winner! Rhonda Hazell is the WINNER of our Festival of Quilts Instagram Contest with this amazing self portrait quilt. We’ve been following Rhonda on Instagram for some time, and we were thrilled to get to meet her …
While making this quick ribbon garland, I was really eager to try out a fun feature on the Juki DX7. You can set it to stitch without the foot pedal. WOW! No feet! If you unplug the foot pedal lead, you can use a button at the front of the machine to start and …
Like most projects, this kimono jacket started with falling in love with the fabric. I’d ordered a Fat Eighth Bundle of Wonderland Fabrics designed by Rifle Paper Company for Cotton + Steel from the Fat Quarter Shop. Wonderland was the second fabric line brought out by Anna Bond from Rifle Paper Company. As the name …
Practice new line designs on a stripy table runner! When you’re learning something new, start small and simple. This easy-to-piece stripy table runner creates an ideal canvas to practice new line designs. The easier something is to piece, the more adventurous you’ll be when it comes to the quilting. The strips are simple to cut and piece. …
Studio Stories Meet Emily Lou Inman from Brick Dust & Glitter and get a peek into her new studio space. One of the joys of a new hobby is the chance to create a space to enjoy working on it. I am lucky enough that my children, at this stage, want to share a bedroom. …
Celebrate sewing & quilting all year with our Juki Club Shop Parties. Our Juki Club shop Parties are LIVE Events so we can meet up and share our love for all things sewing and quilting. Here’s how it works. Juki Club teams up with a local shop, it can be a sewing machine shop or …
We like to think of the perfect stitch as a love affair between the top and bottom threads. But no relationship is automatically perfect. Most sewing machines are pre-set at the factories for sewing garments with a mid-weight thread on mid-weight fabric.That’s fine if you’re sewing clothes but what if you’re doing something else? If you are …
