sewing

5 sewing tips make a quilted tote bag perfect

The pieces are quilted, the embellishing is done and now it’s time for this tote bag to take some shape. Today I’ll give you 5 tips for sewing the designer tote bag together. TIP 1 Since the batting and stabilizer were cut smaller than the outer bag the sewing process…

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How Fray Stop helps your quilting projects

The panels are quilted and the tote bag looks nothing like a bag yet but never fear by the end of the week it will. It’s much easier to do everything while the bag is in pieces because once it becomes a whole unit getting it maneuvered under the machine…

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3 solutions to stop thread breaking when sewing

Welcome back! Did you get your panels sewn together? Mine are all sewn together and today I’m going to focus on quilting the designer tote bag. First though, I need to put the layers together. I have 3 layers – outer bag, batting and interfacing. The batting is optional but…

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Outstanding design features of the HV Designer EPIC

Welcome back. Can you believe all those fabulous features on the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC? Everywhere you look on this sewing/embroidery machine, there’s a new or redesigned feature that’s going to make your sewing and quilting tasks a whole lot easier! Today, we’re going to look at a few more…

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Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC review

Welcome back to another great week of sewing machine review. I was a tad excited to say the least when I heard which machine I would be reviewing – the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC which is a sewing and embroidery machine. This machine is going to blow your socks off!…

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