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Basic Sewing Machine Maintenance

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Keep your machine purring like a kitten with routine sewing machine maintenance. Just a few after each project can really extend the life of your machine.

It’s that time of year when we open the windows, clear out the clutter and begin to clean our personal space but what about our machines? With each stitch, small fibers break off and build up on the inside of our machines. Overtime, these fibers can cause havoc under the hood of our machines. So, it’s important to take a few minutes and clear these out.

Not only will a few extra minutes keep our machines purring like kittens every time we turn them on but basic sewing machine maintenance can extend the life of our machines.

Not sure where to begin? The Sewing Loft has a great step by step tutorial for general maintenance. 

So consider this our Public Service Announcement to you and be sure to check under the hood to clear out those dust bunnies!

 

Narrow Zipper Foot- A MUST Have Tool

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Check out the differences between the standard zipper foot vs the narrow zipper foot. Learn why the narrow zipper foot is a MUST have! The Sewing Loft.

The Sewing Loft is at it again, bringing us great tips to improve our everyday sewing. Did you know that specialty presser feet and greatly improve your sewing? That’s right, they can make you look like the pop star of sewing. Check out the differences between the standard and narrow zipper foot with this article. Learn why the narrow zipper foot is a MUST have accessory for our machines!

Handmade Gift Wrapping Ideas

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With the holidays coming fast and furious, I hope that many of you have checked off those on your list. I believe that the gifting experience starts at first glance. That means, the wrapping counts.

Special Ways to Wrap Handmade Gifts

Here are a few of my favorite gift wrapping ideas.

Make sure your handmade gift looks amazing from the get go with these easy gift wrapping ideas.

 

 

Coloring Skirt DIY How To

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Coloring books are all the rage these days and you can find fun pages everywhere but how about a coloring skirt?

Coloring skirt by-crafterhours

 

This fabulous idea comes from Crafterhours and think that any little girl would love to grab the markers and start doodling! The post will show you how to transform one yard of this super cool fabric into 3 easy to wear skirts.

 

Easy Placemats for the holidays

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The holidays are around the corner and in my world, that means company. Now, I like to set a nice table just like the rest of us but never seem to find the linens that I love.

Transform your holiday table into a fantastic table scape even Martha would be proud of with the help of this easy placemats tutorial.

With the help of this how to make a placemat project, I can easily pick out matching fabric and transform my table-scape into a fantastic spread for all to admire! Think Martha people… these easy placemats are that good!

Elastic Waist Cheat Sheets

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Create easy to sew bottoms with the help of this elastic waist cheat sheets.

Is it just me or does it feel like little ones seem to grow so fast these days? Enter the elastic waistband!

Not only are elastic waist garments easy to sew and super comfy to wear but they fit every body type! They are a total home run for every child’s closet!! So the next time you need to make your little one a quick bottom be sure to check out and download these elastic waist cheat sheets by Bite Sized Biggie.

Charts include children’s sizes from 6 months to 16 years old.