This simple table runner is a great introduction to hand quilting and embroidery. The spider web embroidery is easy to do and impossible to mess up. The hardest part is picking the fabric! This project started last winter, I wanted to do some spooky DIY but it was the wrong time of year. Instead of […]
This Spiderweb Mini Quilt can be sewn up in a day. It combines simple hand embroidery and machine stitching for a creepy and cute Halloween decoration you can make at any time. I’ve already shared a more traditional version that’s finished with binding. If that’s more your style check out my Spiderweb Table Runner. The […]
I’ve been making masks along with the rest of the world and I wanted to pass on a few tricks I’ve learned working for a sewing company. These tips are all aimed at helping you to work faster when you’re making a lot of something. Most of us don’t sew 10+ of anything at one […]
It’s hard to finish up any kind of sewing project without having at least a little bit left over. After making the Fleece & Fur blankets I have about a 1/4 of a yard of each kind of fleece (I made 3 total) and that’s only one project. As much as I’d love to have […]
Punch needle embroidery is a wonderfully relaxing activity. Until you get your thread knotted up and you want to throw it all out the window. It’s not quite as bad with the standard six strand embroidery floss but it is a complete nightmare with the size 5 pearl cotton that I prefer. Pearl cotton has […]
