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How To Cut Straight Grain And Bias Binding
Posted by Kim Reynolds on
Cutting on the bias to make strips for bias binding can leave a lot of beginners confused and wondering exactly which way around to put their ruler
Free Pattern: Sewing Machine Cover
Posted by Kim O'Rourke on
We all need to keep our sewing machines clean and dust free, so what better way to do that than by making your own sewing machine cover.
The Biggest Mistake Made By Newcomers To Patchwork & Quilting
Posted by Kim Reynolds on
Patchwork and quilting is an amazing hobby and allows you to express your creativity as wildly – or not – as you like. Looking at it from the outside can be very tempting: it’s a little like looking in the window of a sweet shop...so full of exciting flavours, colours and sensations and textures....
Free Bag Pattern: Japanese Knot Bag
Posted by Kim O'Rourke on
This Japanese Knot Bag is the pattern I teach to my Beginner Sewing students and looks amazing when finished. Japanese Knot Bags were used by Geisha Girls so that they could have a bag to pop over their wrist and hide underneath their Kimono sleeves.
Free Quilt Pattern: Simple Chain Quilt
Posted by Kim O'Rourke on
This free quilt pattern is such a striking design and I had to include it in our free pattern collection...