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Carol Laflin Ahles explains how to sew a narrow hem, how to guide the fabric, and how to overcome common left-handed feeding problems.

Today I have a super simple sewing project - the 15 minute diaper clutch. I'm not super fast with sewing, but this baby takes almost n...

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Free PDF Pattern is now available for download. Click here! I have had this quilt in the works for a few months and finally got to quilt it this week. When I loaded it on my machine I was planning on doing a panto but it kept nagging at me that it deserved some custom work so I gave in! :) Large pebbles and swirls it was! I had made the blocks at a guild UFO day and had a few guild members help me decide on the finally layout as there are so many options when playing with HST style blocks. I…

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Do your blocks when sashed not line up? Use this simple marking technique to get them marching in single file! For more Sew Easy Lessons, monthly series and ...

Visit http://quiltwithmarcibaker.com to learn more about these products!Here is my new favorite way to seam rip long straight seams! It isn't the way to rip ...

http://bit.ly/shannonquiltkit - Jenny Doan demonstrates how to make an adorable baby quilt using a Shannon Cuddle Cloth Quilt Kit.Get all of the supplies and...

Well guess what?... I'm on the tube again! Bee in my Bonnet on YouTube You can see me in my studio showing you several short quilty fun segments about things like chain piecing... why I keep knitting needle protectors in my sewing kit ... a favorite ruler of mine... and things that I use every day in my studio...etc All of the segments were filmed right here a few weeks ago during the photo shoot for my new book! Quilty Fun Lessons in Scrappy Patchwork by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet The…

http://bit.ly/halfhexiapplique - Hexi Gems Applique: Easy Quilting Tutorial with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co and Lisa Hirsch of the Kansas City Mode...

Make a quilt sleeve almost entirely by sewing machine - no hand stitching. Great for your next quilt show quilt.

Let’s face it, binding can be very time consuming especially when you blind stitch the back. Although blind stitching may look better, machine binding is more practical especially for those b…

I'm sure I've learned a half dozen ways of making half square triangle units, but my favorite method is taking a square of background fabric and a square of fashion fabric, drawing a diagonal line on one square, sewing 1/4" away on either side of the line, and then cutting the two units apart on the drawn line. If the squares are oversized to begin with, you can square each unit up and have a perfect half-square triangle unit. Last week I needed 560 half square triangle units, and I used a…

Learn how to make a maple leaf quilt block to sew a colorful quilt that's a cinch to customize for any season of the year.

There seems to be many opinions on how to use the handy dandy seam ripper. It has become a multipurpose tool. Use it to cut threads to separate your piece from the machine. Use it like a stiletto to guide fabric as you sew, swing it under your presser foot to pull the bobbin thread up, poke …