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For Fabric Freaks like you and like me, we’re all looking for the next best project to stitch upon. Yep, laying down threads is a heavenly pastime for us, whether it’s crafting with fabric, sewing all things imaginable, or quilting awesome comfort! That’s why I’m sharing with you some gifting ideas you might not otherwise stumble upon this holiday season as well as year-round. Let’s start with 5 fabulous craft books from 2017. While geared primarily towards the quilter, s/he

It may feel like a police chase to get a jeans zipper replacement accomplished, but wait until you hunt that zipper down and lock it into place in your favorite pair of jeans. You’ll get a medal for bravery…that is, you’ll need to get a metal-toothed zipper, a quality one, fire up your machine that handles heavy duty work and coax that zip into place! Even if the jeans are otherwise trashed and you’re thinking about repurposing them into, say, a purse – you’re still most like

This one’ll really spring you from the slammer of throw-away clothing problems with my sew-away solution. Getting rid of jeans waist gap is my most popular video tutorial to date. That’s because the world’s love affair with denim jeans continues to flame hot. We want our jeans to fit sleek and snug. Nobody digs jeans waist gap. Especially women, and increasingly men want this service, too! This method is not a shortcut such as making darts or pleats. No, this method takes

That’s right! I am NOT the sewing police. But I can bail you out of pants hem jail. No doubt there are sad and lonesome pants hanging in your family’s closets that fit just fine except they need hemming. The thought of taking them to the alterations specialists and spending more money on them than you already did stops you from doing anything about it, right? And it especially bugs you that you know how to hand sew and machine sew, but there’s no way to sew a blind hem on a h