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A Quilted Table Runner
Every year during Advent, I work on Christmas gifts in my spare time. There’s always one project that I do “in bulk” and give to multiple people, be it our kids, my Godchildren, or our children. This year, one of the things I’m making in bulk is quilted table runners. I wanted to do something for our adult friends but wasn’t sure what at first. Then the idea struck me to make table runners and put together a gift basket for making a meal. That way, there was a focus to the gift. At first, I thought about making a table runner to match the homes of the recipients, but…
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How to Buy Thread
If I hadn't been asked the question, I'm not sure it would have dawned on me to explain what it is you are looking for when you are buying thread. It sounds easy enough, after all, thread is thread, right? But it's not that simple, and if you have never done it before, you might not know how to buy thread.
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Gift Ideas for the Sewist
Looking for gift ideas for the sewing fanatic in your life, or even the newbie? Here are 4 lists of 10 ideas each... top 10, gifts for the newbie, inexpensive gifts, and gifts you didn't know you needed. Great for Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers, or really any time of the year, beause really, what person with a hobby doesn't like adding to their stash!
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How To Sew A Pillow
Sewing is not as hard as most people would think. With the right information, you can learn to do just about anything. One of the easier projects for starting your sewing career is a good old-fashioned pillow.
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Throw Pillow Supplies and More Sewing Tools
Before you make your first project, you're going to want to learn a little bit more about what supplies you are going to need. We'll also walk you through what you should know about owning a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat should you decide to acquire them for this project.
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Sewing Machine Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Sewing Saturday
Sorry for making you all wait so long for this post! I know that there are some of you out there who knew the other information and were probably dying to figure out how to fix the problems you’ve been having with your machine. Well, today is your lucky day, because we’re finally going to go through sewing machine maintenance and troubleshooting issues. I had asked my mom, Trudy, if she’d be willing to type up something for today, and she helped me out in a big way by writing, well, just about all of this post. The last two weeks were busier than anticipated, and I just didn’t have…
