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03 Oct

My Iron Reviews on Sew Mama Sew

April 4, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
best iron, iron reviews, sew mama sew, sewing quilting
8 comments

I wrote an article, live on Sew Mama Sew right now, comparing 6 different irons. Please hop on over to Sew Mama Sew, read about my iron findings, and enter to win a giveaway for a new iron! :)

16 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Transferring Patterns to Fabric

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, helpful, information, sewing, sewing back-to-school, sewing patterns, tips, to fabric, transferring patterns
20 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! Susan from Living with Punks has an amazing blog...I've heard this from other bloggers, but hers was one of the first that I began following last year when I started...

14 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Fabric Grain

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, clothes, fabric, grain, how to, information, ripping, sewing back-to-school, tearing
44 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! Kate from See Kate Sew has a plethora of helpful tutorials and posts on her blog; if you've enjoyed this Sewing Back-to-School series, you will definitely love her blog! I...

13 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Hand Sewing

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, hand sewing, handsewing, how to, information, quilt, sewing back-to-school, stitches
5 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! Kaelin from The Plaid Scottie always has a lot of great things going on at her blog. Recently I joined in her Double Wedding Ring Quilt Along. I won a wristlet...

12 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Cording

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
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! Kim from My Go Go Life is a very talented and generous seamstress; she made the above quilt for 100 Quilts for Kids. Love the pebble quilting! She has some...

09 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: All About Binding

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, bias, binding, double fold, fabric, how to, information, quilt, sewing, sewing back-to-school, single fold
8 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! Jess from Sew Crafty Jess has completed so many quilts...I am always so jealous whenever I look at her completed projects! Stop by her blog and prepare to be amazed! Hello!...

07 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Spray Basting

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, how to, information, sewing back-to-school, spray basting, tutorial
12 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! Krista from Poppy Print creates some amazing things, my favorite of which is this QR Code Quilt. You can make a QR Quilt of your own! Stop on over at her...

06 Sep

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Sewing Back-To-School: Prairie Points, Ric-Rac and Pom-Poms

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! Julianna from Jednoiglec has some *amazing* work; I am talking amazing. All of her projects are very intricately done. Julianna won a contest over at the Moda Bake...

05 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Seam Allowance

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, fabric, how to, importance, project, seam allowance, sewing, sewing back-to-school, why
10 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! Gwen is visiting today from the blog, Gwenny Penny. In the spirit of things back-to-school, how cute is this Pencil Pouch tutorial that she designed?!? The tute was also featured on Craft Gossip!!...

04 Sep

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Tame Your Bobbins

April 4, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
bobbin, control, sewing, tame, tangled, thread
51 comments

So, my little bobbin case usually doesn't bring me much pleasure. I grab a bobbin and shut it before I can see the disarray. However, a couple of weeks ago, Rachel, got her bobbins under control with a package of tubing that she found at Home Depot. I thought it was such a great idea that I thought I would like...

02 Sep

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Back-to-School: Free Motion and Other Options

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, fmq, free motion, how to, information, meander, quilting, sewing back-to-school, zig zag
22 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! Megan is over at Canoe Ridge Creations; my favorite thing about her blog is that she has a weekly link-up party for your finished projects, every single Monday! Stop by,...

01 Sep

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Sewing Back-to-School: Ironing and Pressing

May 8, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, ironing, sewing back-to-school
17 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! Lee from Freshly Pieced is the guest blogger for today! I know that summer is over, and so is her Summer Sampler Series, but I just wanted...