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 4 features that make it the perfect quilting machine: space, speed simplicity and strength. The simplicity of the Juki straight stitch machine makes it easy …
Emily, from Brick Dust and Glitter, found this great gift wrap idea on Pinterest. It’s a no-sew gift wrap that uses fabric you already have! Take a look at the simplest, prettiest, reusable wrapping! All you need is some fabric. You can raid your stash or use a silky scarf or up-cycle an old shirt …
Hi. Martha here. I’ve been stitching some pretty table linen to go with my Christmas plates. We have special Spode Christmas dishes that we save until the week before Christmas. Then we enjoy using them until the New Year and on into Epiphany, which is sometimes called Little Christmas or Twelfth Night. This year I …
First find some festive fabric If you’re anything like me, you have a stash of festive fabric from years gone by. Even so, you still might be tempted to grab some of the new lines that just came out. I’ve done both here to make up my practice piece. I’ve added fabric from my stash …
Hello Emily here. I saw this adorable flannel, called Sugar Plum by Heather Ross for Wyndham Fabrics. I knew it would make really cute pyjama bottoms for my kids. Hobby Craft offers a super simple pattern, that would kit out the whole family. But for this project I’m keeping it to the kids. I wanted …
Emily has her own take on this American holiday. It’s good to cultivate gratefulness wherever you are. This gorgeous tablescape certainly puts you in a thankful mood. We celebrate it along side our US friends as a reminder to feast together as a family and be truly grateful for what we have. Even though life …
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 costume out of an item you may already have. Like a lot of British schools, our children have a girls summer uniform which consists of …
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 in all different sizes were just begging to be stitched over! Piecing the quilt I decided to use the Mischief Night fabric as a wide …
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 high speeds through long-arm quilting machines like the JUKI TL-2200 QVP long arm, while also looking fabulous. The line it leaves behind is both bold …
Tools and Materials white and bright pastel A4 card paper scissors for cutting the cardboard shapes a pen or pencil for tracing the design pretty thread for stitching the mobile together a topstitch needle for stitching through the cardboard layers an awesome sewing machine Cutting out the card shapes I chose A4 card in the …
