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Babylock· Learn to Sew

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

Quilting· Quilts· Techniques· Tutorials

How to Make a Friendship Quilt

Sometimes life calls for quilts...sometimes friends, family, and loved ones need to be wrapped in our love...even if we can't be with them. And sometimes people need to be wrapped in the love of more than one person...and when those times come a friendship quilt is in order. I've had the privilege of putting together several of these friendship quilts and I love each and everyone.  But with each quilt I've learned a little something to make the next quilt even better and today I'm ... View the Post

Photography· Tutorials

10 Tips for Photographing Quilts (or Sewing Projects)

Today we are going to look at 10 Tips for Photographing Quilts. One of my biggest struggles early on when we first started blogging was my lack of skills with photography. All my pictures were dingy and yellow and photographed on my  un-vacuumed carpet (so embarrassing). Not that I an expert now by any sense of the imagination, but I have taken lots of classes and learned quite a few tips and tricks over the years. Trust me, I still have a long way to go, but I love the learning process in ... View the Post

$5 Friday· Home Decorating· Seasonal· Sew for Home· sewing· Techniques· Tutorials

Easy Valentine Pillows Tutorial

Today we have some easy Valentine Pillow Tutorials for you...well...maybe more like a how-to's rather than tutorials...but either way they are easy and I really love them so let's get started. To make each of these pillows I followed the instructions from THIS POST about HOW TO MAKE A PILLOW COVER and then just made a few minor changes.... For my heart quilt I started with a 20" x 20" square of striped home dec weight fabric along with two 13" x 20" pieces of coordinating home dec ... View the Post

Tutorials

When Skies are Grey Skirt Tutorial

It's my turn on our fabric tour today and I went with an old stand-by pattern/tutorial that I absolutely love--The Vintagely Modern Skirt Tutorial! I think I made my first skirt like this when Hannie was 5 or 6 years old and I am telling you they are the best skirts! They look great. They fit for so long (especially if you make them a couple inches longer than needed) and they look darling.  I have made it so many times; it is one of the staple pieces I make when this girlie outgrows her ... View the Post