When I first started sewing, I was obsessed with sewing knit. And I’m pretty confident that many of the first dresses and shirts that I made for my friends and family might not still be intact. And after a few years of persistence and humility, I can confidently say that I have conquered knit… enough…
Category: Tutorials
Laila’s Quilt (The Dreaded Y Seam)
So, okay, I have to be honest. I’m totally one of those guys that doesn’t read instructions. Like I like to just get into something and see if I can figure it out on my own. I mean, I wouldn’t like try to change the alternator in my car or anything. But if it’s something…
Embroidered Ornament Tutorial
So I have a confession to make. Prior to this project, I had never done machine embroidery, nor did I think I would be interested. And like it took me like 80 years (not really like a month or so) to finally open the embroidery box to my DreamWeaver™ XE because I thought it would…
Beanies Beanies Beanies: Tutorial
To be honest, my desire to make beanies may have partially been motivated by the recent realization that I’m losing my hair. But mostly, every year, as winter approaches, I always tell myself that I’m going to make beanies, but then I don’t. So then I tough it out until my head gets super cold…
Undercover Maker Mat
So I snatched this free bombtastic Undercover Maker Mat pattern from Lillyella’s Craftsy months ago and immediately put it on my never ending queue of projects-to-make. I kept lamely putting it off and putting it off, and then, Nicole decided to have a Sew-Along this month and, since I always wanna support my peeps if I…