by Katy Cameron | 12.12.2016 | Bag Making Basics, Quilt Making Basics, Sewing Basics, Tutorials, Uncategorized
Sewing patterns come in a number of forms, both in paper format and online. When the templates in them are used well you get a nice, well assembled item, however it’s quite easy to introduce errors in certain sections that lead to frustrating misalignments and...
by Katy Cameron | 28.11.2016 | Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Last week we looked at measuring seam allowances, but there are many other areas of sewing where we need to take measurements and there are a variety of tools available to make it a bit easier on us. As I’ve just added a few new ones to my arsenal, I thought...
by Katy Cameron | 21.11.2016 | Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Seam allowances can be the bane of the sewer’s life, from quilt blocks coming out too small or too big, to clothes gaping or bunching, to bag gussets coming up long or short, how exactly does one measure them and ensure that they come out just right?...
by Katy Cameron | 14.11.2016 | Sewing Basics
When did you last clean your sewing machine? Yes, you, you at the back there trying to slide under the table, I see you! I know that cleaning is a dirty word for us creatives, but I’m not asking you to clean the house top to bottom here (although if that...
by Katy Cameron | 07.11.2016 | Sewing Basics, Tutorials
Or, how to master the fine art of frogging – ripit, ripit. It came to my attention recently that there are a lot of sewers out there who think all is puppies and rainbow pooping unicorns frolicking in the glorious sewing rooms of the famous (or infamous) that...
