October 25, 2019
Homemade Halloween
An easy sew at home Halloween costume of Dorothy from The Wizard Of Oz I really wanted to share with you a simple way to create a fun girls Halloween…
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October 14, 2019
Pumpkin Patch – a raw edge applique quilt
Pumpkin fields As you can see, the fabric reminded me of the pumpkin fields. I loved the wildflower and weedy background and the repeated yet varied shapes of the pumpkins…
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September 29, 2019
One Day Wonder
I picked a beautiful solid-colour thread from the Magnifico range of Superior Threads - called Elegante -number 2169. The lovely thing about Magnifico is that it’s designed to run at…
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September 27, 2019
Making Mobiles: papercraft on the Juki DX7
Tools and Materials white and bright pastel A4 cardpaper scissors for cutting the cardboard shapesa pen or pencil for tracing the designpretty thread for stitching the mobile togethera topstitch needle…
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September 6, 2019
Tensioning your Juki TL 2200 QVP Mini
free motion quilting We're going to show how to get your Juki TL QVP Mini straight stitch sewing machine ready for free motion quilting. This Juki straight stitch machine has…
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August 31, 2019
Back to School hair accessories
Now that it's back to school time, I am enjoying using pretty scraps of fabric to make fancy hair ties for my daughter. The rolled hem feature on the Juki…
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August 1, 2019
Making a Skirt
Sewing tutorials and tips from the pro's. We were luckiy enough to spend some time with a seamstress recently who really helped us develop our knowledge of sewing. Cloths patterns…
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July 27, 2019
Homemade Hankies
We just found a new reason to LOVE the JUKI MO-2000QVP Air Threading overlocker. It does an amazing rolled hem! We already love the air threading feature that makes it…
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July 27, 2019
DIY BAGS
When it comes to simple sewing projects there is nothing we love more than whipping up a few bags. Storage bags are so useful for so much around the home…
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June 2, 2019
Heather Ross wonky triangle Trixie whole cloth
When I saw this Wonky Triangle fabric by Heather Ross for Windham Fabrics, it was just too pretty to cut up! So I decided to make it up into a…
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