sewing machine Archives - Sew Sweetness

15 Nov

My New Sewing Machine

January 17, 2018
Posted by Sara Lawson
Juki tl-2010q, large throat space, quilting machine, review, sew vac direct, sewing machine, straight stitch, tl2010q
59 comments

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0HrCGQ4jfw] I got a new sewing machine last week! I wanted to hold off blogging about it until I'd had plenty of time to use it for the things that I usually use my sewing machine for (quilt blocks, bags, etc.). Today I'd like to tell you about it, since some people mentioned that they were curious about it,...

05 Dec

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Need a New Sewing Machine?

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amazon.com, brother cs6000i, lightning deal, sewing machine
8 comments

If you need a new sewing machine, check out this Brother CS6000i, now on Lightning Deal from Amazon and 65% off at just $154 plus free shipping. Check out the reviews...they are very plentiful, and majority are really good! This time of year in particular, I love Amazon and I love Slick Deals. I have a Brother sewing machine, I believe it is...

22 Aug

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Sewing Back-to-School: Prewashing Fabric

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, colette patterns, fabric, how to, prewashing fabric, sarai mitnick, sewing back-to-school, sewing machine, tips, tutorial
4 comments

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Sarai from Colette Patterns is such an inspirational pattern designer! I am currently working my way through all of the patterns through my Colette Diaries series. Sarai has...

17 Aug

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Sewing Back-to-School: Stitches & Tension

February 8, 2016
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, fabric, how to, sewing back-to-school, sewing machine, stitches, tension, tips, tutorial
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This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts! Ali is a terrific seamstress, and her blog recently got a beautiful renovation, so you should definitely check it out! And she also just released a quilt pattern...

16 May

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Amy Butler Weekender Bag

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
amy butler, anna maria horner, fabric, garden party, green, ice, large tote, pattern review, peltex, sewing machine, sewing pattern, tablecloth, weekender bag
35 comments

I finished this bag yesterday and breathed a huge sigh of relief. I have made many bags before, but this is the most difficult. The multiple layers of Peltex interfacing you need to sew through, combined with the cording, make it really tricky (although, this is the last step in assembling the exterior; getting through all the other steps...

18 Jan

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My Sewing Area

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
fabric, sewing area, sewing machine, work area
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Looking for the Echino Giveaway?My sewing machine next to the computer...why some days I don't get a whole lot done!My friend Emily inspired me to take a look at my sewing area organization when she wrote a guest post on the topic. So I threw away the millions of fabric scraps and threads cluttering my work area and took...

22 Sep

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Purse Week

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
a lemon squeezy home, contest, handbag, purse, purse week, sewing machine
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I just found out about this contest while looking at some other sewing blogs. I think I am going to enter my Chicago Cubs clutch that I finished a couple weeks ago, and maybe I can finish another bag before then, too. I don't think I'll win, but it would be nice just to enter.

12 Sep

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Curvy Clutch/Wristlet

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bag, Chicago cubs, curvy clutch, Keyka Lou, sewing machine, sewing pattern, wristlet
6 comments

I just finished up this bag tonight! I was waiting for the purse hardware to come in the mail. :-)This clutch is actually a Christmas gift for a huge Cubs fan. At this point in time, apparently all the cotton Chicago Cubs fabric is out of print. I saw that they had it on ebay at $30 for 1/4...