If you have ever been intimidated with sewing knit fabric, today's post is for you! I think people fear knits because the fabric can sometimes stretch and roll as you are sewing and it can seem very daunting. But once you know a few tips and tricks, Sewing Knits Without a Serger can become second nature. So, let's just jump right into it.... Tip #1--Use the right kind of needle. When working with fabrics like knit, the first thing to remember is that the fabric is actually knit (think ... View the Post
Sewing Kit Giveaway with The Confident Stitch
Recently we teamed up with a new-to-us fabric store, The Confident Stitch. Located in Missoula Montana they specialize in both quality apparel and quilting fabrics and luckily enough for all of us they offer their beautiful fabrics in an online shop as well. I think their tagline says it best about what they are striving to do: The Confident Stitch is a gathering spot for anyone who delights in the fine details, and major triumphs, of modern handcrafts. Don't you love that? And the blog that ... View the Post
Halloween Full Moon with Bats Pillow (A How To)
Today we have a quick “How To” for making a Halloween Full Moon Pillow with Bats. ... View the Post
Halloween Scrappy Sawtooth Quilt
Last week we released The Scrappy Sawtooth Quilt Pattern and I made up one more to show you how cute it is with different fabrics. This one is the Halloween version made with Carina Gardner's newest fabric line "Eek, Boo, Shriek." from Riley Blake Designs. I love the look of traditional Halloween so I went with using a 2.5" roll for the middle nine patch of the sawtooth patchwork blocks and then did all the outside stars in some yardage of black and white swiss dots. I LOVE swiss dot and ... View the Post
The Saturday Afternoon Quilt Safari Party Style
Today we get to participate in our friend Melissa's fabric tour. Melissa is the create mind behind The Polka Dot Chair and we are lucky enough to have been friends for years now. In fact, I remember a lunch conversation years ago where talked about how cool it would be to be able to design fabric...so how lucky do we feel now to design fabric for the same company and be able to create projects using each others designs!?! Most days it still doesn't seem real.... ... View the Post
Knit Pencil Skirt Pattern Skirt-A-Thon
Today we are excited to have our first ever Skirt-A-Thon with our knit pencil skirt pattern. (That comes in both PDF and Paper versions.) This summer we quietly released our knit pencil skirt pattern...a pattern that we LOVE and use often for ourselves...and today some fabulous ladies from around the blogosphere have kindly sewn up our pattern into skirts for themselves and are sharing them with you today! ... View the Post
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