A Handy Tip For Each New Sewing Machine Project

Each time you start a new machine sewing project or after 8 hours of sewing always start with a new machine needle. This way you reduce the chances of the needle becoming blunt and pulling the threads of your fabric. This is especially obvious when sewing lightweight fabric such as chiffon or silk.
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Creating Lace Ribbon Flowers

A different way to create a variety of lace flowers. A great way to use up your scraps of your scrap pieces of lace ribbon.
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Embellishing Tote Bags With Fabric Flowers

Spent the afternoon individualizing tote bags.......so easy to create a individual look with a couple of fabric flowers and buttons. To see how to make a fabric flower click on the following links to view our youtube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K-IRp-C1Cc&t=49s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF3-41eXPyc

Stack N Slash Quilt Block

If you are looking for a quilt block that will allow you to use up your scrap fabrics and be constructed quickly the do try the Stach N Slash Block. The following youtube outlines how to make the Stack N Slash block.
Click on the following link to view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44IqurYlFns

Or if you find you dont have enough fabric for a quilt why not take 3 blocks and create a Tote Bag as illustrated below.

Gorgeous Strawberries

These strawberries only took minutes to create. The beauty of these is that you can create them any size you wish from any fabric you wish and add your choice of embellishments. Each strawberry is a half circle folded in half and sewn down the straight edge. Fill with fibre fill and secure by sewing a running thread around the top, pull tight and secure off. Add embellishments of your choice.

Creating Fabric Pictures or Postcards.

Using a stiffened base fabric l cut out shapes of mountains and sea from scrap fabrics. Using a bonding agent l ironed the pieces into place. Added embellishing free motion machine stitch, trimmed to size and then satin stitched the edges. A great way to use up your scrap fabrics

Machine Embellished Quilt Squares

To further embellish scrap squares l like to added some decorative stitches from my sewing machine in a contrasting thread. The third photo is some already embellished squares pieced together, quilt as you go technique has been utilized here to join the blocks together.
A great way to increase the vibrancy of a scrap quilt. An arrayed of decorative stitches and textile threads can be utilized In this project you are only stopped by your imagination.
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