vintagefabricsAs I clean through the piles in my sewing studio, I’m realizing exactly how much vintage fabric I have hoarded.  I think I’m much better at acquiring the vintage fabrics than actually using them in projects.  Are you in the …

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8656350446_e593ee29cfHave you seen the new linens from Anna Maria Horner?  Like all of her designs, they’re absolutely swoonworthy.  The name of the line is Field Study Linen and you can see it all here.  For those not used to …

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sewingdenimIf you’re planning to use denim in a sewing project and you’ve never sewn on denim before (or perhaps you have and found it difficult), check out this video tutorial by Professor Pincushion.  They share some tips and tricks …

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8434457631_494778e9d8Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts her weekly fabric giveaway for Fat Quarter Shop this week.  They’ve got a jelly roll from the Posy line by Aneela Hoey to give to one of her readers.  offering a Posy Jelly Roll by Aneela

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Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for The Intrepid Thread, with their Sun on Sea fat quarter bundle to give away to one of her readers.  It’s a custom bundle of 17 fat quarters by various designer prints …

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Anna Maria Horner has a new line of fabric printed on rayon challis.  I think I might have screamed out lout a little when I first read the news.  Because of its weight and its drape, rayon challis makes beautiful, …

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Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for The Intrepid Thread this weekend.  They’ve got a stack of 10 fat quarters from Art Gallery Fabric’s Floressence line (in the Luminescent colorway) to give to one of her readers.  Could it be you?  Go

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Heather from Feather’s Flights shares a reference chart showing how to care for different types of fabrics.  The information is helpful for both storebought and handmade garments.  (How sad would it be to invest time and money into a handmade garment, …

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Steph from 3 Hours Past gives her advice for buying fabric to make garments.  She cautions against “binging on prints”, which basically describes my entire fabric stash.  :)   Whoops.  But she’s right – a more thoughtful approach to buying fabric …

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Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for Sprightly Fabrics, giving away a stack of fabrics from Valorie Wells’ Cocoon Collection to one of her reades.  The bundle includes six half-yard cuts in the gorgeous Sapphire colorway.   Go

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The weekly fabric giveaway at Maureen Cracknell Handmade comes from Pat Bravo from Art Gallery Fabrics this week.  They’ve got a bundle of fat quarters of Pat Bravo’s gorgeous new Indie collection (plus two coordinating solids) to give to one …

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Maureen Cracknell Handmade is giving away a jelly roll of precut fabric from the Quilt Blocks line by Ellen Lucker.  This is such a fun collection of prints!  The jelly roll is compliments of Fat Quarter Shop, one of …

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Here’s the scene.  You’re standing at the cutting table in the fabric store with a bolt of a gorgeous fabric in your hands.  The attendant asks, “How much do you want?”  Uhhhh…..  Does your brain leave you at that very …

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Steph from 3 Hours Past did some research into rayon fabric and presents us with her results on her blog.  She explains a bit about its history and how its made, and then gives her thoughts on different types of …

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Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for one of their sponsors, Moona Fabrics.  One of her readers will win a 7 fat quarter bundle from the Taali collection by Monaluna!  The fabric is made from 100% organic cotton …

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