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Sewing ~ Artistic and Practical

Monday, February 13, 2012

Happy Valentine's

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Last year my daughter and I worked together in making these little Valentine's cards for her class*. We are homeschooling now but the i...
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Merry Christmas Trinket Boxes

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Several years ago I was meandering through an antique store near Seattle, Washington. It was at Two French Hens in Burien if you desire to...
Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Clothes Pin Dolls

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These are so easy a small child can make them! Step 1: Fold a little edge of a square or rectangular fabric scrap and pin it with the clot...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Singer Tucker Attachment Video Tutorial

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How to sew pintucks using an old-fashioned Singer Tucker Attachment. Demonstration was with a Singer Featherweight 222 Sewing Machine.
Friday, February 04, 2011

Bias Cutting Tutorial

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This bias cutting technique has actually been around for quite some time. It wouldn't surprise me if it was something Mary Brooks Picke...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Flat Felled Seams - Tutorial

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This tutorial was featured on the Oliver + S blog . A flat-felled seam is accomplished by sewing two lines of stitching at the seam while ...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Seam Finishes - Bound Seams

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Press the bias raw edge towards the seam allowance raw edge, leaving a little gap between them. Bias Binding is a strip of material cut on ...
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