Sewing

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Printable: Sewing practice sheets

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Practice makes perfect.  That’s as much true for sewing as with any other art.   If you’re learning to sew, practice can help you learn to control your stitch lines.  Skip To My Lou has the cutest printable worksheets to help… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple pocket potholder

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Cat from Mary Martha Mama shows how you can make an easy pocket potholder.  The simple square potholders are quick to sew.  The pocket helps protect your hand from accidentally touching a hot dish. Click below for her tutorial: Easy … Read more ...

Tutorial: Inserting an invisible zipper

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Invisible zippers are magical notions.  You just sew them in and they disappear into the seam allowance of your fabrics.  Aside from the zipper pull, they’re practically invisible.  They’re not hard to install, but you do need to follow a… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Hexie pincushion

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I find hexies satisfying to make, but I’m not so good at sewing them all together to make a large project like a quilt.  I need a smaller projects for my hexies, like this hexie pincushion by Swoodson Says.  She… Read more ...