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Sewing an Embellished Fabric Journal Cover

A padded journal cover becomes a canvas for scrap piecing, machine embroidery, and hand embellishment. This post covers gathering coordinated scraps and piecing them into a freeform collage. It also covers adding a reveal-style embroidery motif, layering on embellishments, and assembling the finished cover with piping and a built-in bookmark.…

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Scrappy Houses Quilt

Fifteen tiny scrap houses come together into a cheerful quilt top. A pieced border frames the design, and a few bonus block ideas use up any leftover squares. This post covers cutting the house pieces and sewing the little roofs and doors. It also covers arranging the rows and building…

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Making a Photo Memory Quilt

A memory quilt turns favorite family photos into a keepsake worth passing down. This post walks through printing photos onto fabric and framing each one into a block. It also covers cutting lattice and binding strips, sewing the quilt top together, and finishing with simple quilting and binding. Ready? materials…

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