Today we are so excited to announce our top secret project that we have been working on behind the scenes with our friends at over Baby Lock since January...our Nautical Summer Quilt Along!!! ... View the Post
I Sew For Fun Blog Hop and Giveaway
Today we feel lucky to be a part of the "I Sew For Fun" Blog Hop. "I Sew For Fun" is a new book written by Nancy Zieman. It was written with her granddaughters Avery, Luella, and Adeline in mind. The whole idea of the book is teaching a love for sewing by working together as partners and having FUN! The book is written for the mother, grandmother, aunt, etc. to help walk them through how to create terrific projects that are perfect for little hands and young minds. The ... View the Post
Fun Ways to Use Decorative Stitching
We all have it on our sewing machines...that selection of decorative stitches...some of have a few...others have a billion...but what do you do with them? Well today we put together a short list of 5 fun examples of what can be done with those decorative stitches to help spark your creative juices flowing. ... View the Post
Decorative Stitching–A How To
Today we are excited to share with you our Love of Sewing Challenge project. After much debate we chose a project that we felt best represented our aesthetic and our love for sewing. We both love white, classic ideas made modern, and sewing dresses for our daughters, so an embellished dress bodice seemed like the perfect marriage of all our favorite things! In the video below we will walk you through how you can take a favorite bodice pattern and in just a few minutes create a ... View the Post
Meet the Destiny II
If you are just joining us...all week we are talking about baby lock's Love of Sewing Challenge. It is our week on the challenge and we are showing you all around the Destiny II sewing machine--and our challenge for the week---decorative stitching. But first, let's meet the Destiny II. Here she is... I think one of the first things I noticed was the throat space for quilting....it has over 11" from the needle to the machine to work on bigger projects. That means you can quilt a full ... View the Post
That Time I Showed You All The Stuff I Shouldn’t Be Showing You…With Detailed Photographs
So last week I FINALLY was able to set up my baby lock Coronet in my sewing room. Actually my husband helped me and we set it up on Thanksgiving Day. (Happy Thanksgiving to me!) The entire process took us less than 2 hours. We put it together in between my family's annual Thanksgiving morning race and dinner....although...admittedly...I was sorely tempted to skip the turkey and feast on fabric instead...but....in the end I opted for turkey and the Coronet would have to until the next ... View the Post