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Advantages Of Jersey Fabric For Summer?
Striped jersey t-shirt and coral jersey sundress on a clothing rack in summer sunlight, with a close-up of jersey knit stitches and a stretching fabric swatch
February 24, 2022

Advantages Of Jersey Fabric For Summer?

It has made its place well as a popular choice for summer clothing since it...
10 Ways To Properly Style Your Floral Dress
Navy floral dress with a solid belt on a dress form, surrounded by styling pieces including a denim jacket, camel blazer, gingham overshirt, yellow handbag, simple jewelry, four pairs of shoes, and a bolt of matching floral fabric
February 15, 2022

10 Ways To Properly Style Your Floral Dress

When we talk about floral print on a fabric, it is not confined to a...
Use of Embroidery Makes the Most of This Novelty Fabric
Frog and dragonfly novelty print fabric with embroidery added in a hoop, beside coordinating solid fabrics, embroidery floss, and a pillow cover framing the novelty print with solid borders
January 30, 2022

Use of Embroidery Makes the Most of This Novelty Fabric

Novelty fabric is one of the pieces that grabs your attention in an instant. It...
What Are The Different Types Of Fabrics Used For Curtains?
Six curtain panels in sheer, linen, cotton, velvet, silk, and blackout fabrics hanging side by side in front of a sunny window
January 20, 2022

What Are The Different Types Of Fabrics Used For Curtains?

Curtains have an impeccable amount of effect on the overall aesthetics and feel of a...
Forget Me Not Sew Along
Forget Me Not English paper pieced hexagon quilt in progress, a navy and beige star medallion surrounded by basted hexagons, paper templates, needle and thread, and forget-me-not flowers
January 15, 2022

Forget Me Not Sew Along

Forget me not quilt along is scheduled in a way that it is completed as...
What To Do With Christmas Decorative Fabric?
Cozy Christmas room decorated with fabric projects, including a bunting banner, stockings, a plaid table runner, fabric ornaments, a patchwork tree skirt, and fabric wrapped gifts
December 23, 2021

What To Do With Christmas Decorative Fabric?

Still figuring out what you want to do with last year’s Christmas fabric? Well, why...
What Is Nylon Fabric and What Makes It So Durable?
Nylon backpack and windbreaker beading water in the rain, with a close-up of ripstop nylon weave and a nylon swatch being pulled to show its strength
December 21, 2021

What Is Nylon Fabric and What Makes It So Durable?

Nylon is a synthetic fiber from the chemical compound polyamide. It is the most sought...
5 Exciting DIY Options for Your Christmas Crafting Projects
Five handmade Christmas sewing projects: a plaid stocking with pompom trim, a canvas JOY banner, a cutlery stocking at a place setting, three drawstring gift bags, and a snowflake pillow on a chair
December 15, 2021

5 Exciting DIY Options for Your Christmas Crafting Projects

Christmas is the perfect time to get back in sewing action. Sewing in the holiday...
How to Use Jelly Roll Strips for Quilting
Roll of 2.5 inch fabric strips feeding into a sewing machine, with a finished strip quilt hanging on the wall behind it
November 30, 2021

How to Use Jelly Roll Strips for Quilting

As a fellow quilter, I always debate with myself before choosing the perfect precut fabric...
What Is A Handmade Quilt?
Patchwork quilt being hand quilted in a wooden hoop, with visible hand stitches, a needle and thread, a tomato pincushion, a thimble, and scissors on the table
November 19, 2021

What Is A Handmade Quilt?

Handmade quilts are made with precut fabric. This means that the quilt top is pieced...
Wondering How Many Yards of Fabric Are in a Layer Cake?
Stack of 42 ten inch fabric squares equal to about 2.65 yards of fabric, shown sewn into a 6 by 7 throw quilt measuring about 57 by 67 inches
November 15, 2021

Wondering How Many Yards of Fabric Are in a Layer Cake?

Winter season is upon us, and it now is the time to get on to...
What Is The Most Popular Size of Precut Fabric?
Fat quarter bundle on a pedestal as the most popular precut fabric size, surrounded by 2.5 inch strips and 5 inch, 10 inch, and 2.5 inch squares
October 30, 2021

What Is The Most Popular Size of Precut Fabric?

If you are new to quilting, the talk about fat quarters, jelly rolls or charm...