I have several yards of lovely rayon fabric that I wanted to sew into night wear and lounge wear. Rayon is wonderful to wear, and not difficult to sew (with a couple of tricks). Serging is perfect for this fabric. The first tip is to place pattern weights on the portion of the fabric that …
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Port Softies for Chemotherapy Patients
This project was a collaboration of several people in my local quilt club. It was inspired by my friend and fellow quilter, Nancy Fish, and her need for a cushion to cover her port from the seat belt while riding in a car. She found a quilted cover online, and the group began to make …
Quick Method Pants Hemming
If you have a serger, you have a head start on doing alterations. It isn't just for sewing knits, you can do all kinds of finishing work and help with mundane tasks. Almost every pair of pants I purchase is too long, so I have to hem them up. I found two pairs in my …
Hearts Around Table Topper
Scrappy reds are so pretty, and I really like these fabrics with their burgundy and cream colors. What better motif for scrappy reds than hearts? This table topper with its hearts facing different ways makes a wonderful centerpiece and everyone has the same view. Its finished size is about 28 inches square. Start by cutting …
Christmas Hexagonal Table Topper
This is a really fast and very easy table topper to whip up for tomorrow’s open house or that last minute gift. All you need are 5 coordinating fabrics, just a few strips of each one. I have seen this done with all the same size strips, but I think it has a little more …
How to Serge Perfect Fabric Napkins
How many times have you made placemats or a table runner, and then thought it would be so lovely to have matching napkins. Truly, fabric napkins on the serger are very fast. You can make a whole set in under an hour. There is a trick to getting perfect serged corners, and I'll show you …
Sudoku Quilt Tutorial
This is such an easy quilt to make, but it does take some planning and a lot of care in assembly. Sudoku is a type of puzzle where there are nine nine-patches, and each number or fabric appears only once in a nine-patch, and only once in any row or column across three nine-patches. If …
Matching Ironing Pad – Part 2
The next sewing day, I finished off the quilting on my portable ironing pad. If you missed part one, click on Matching Ironing Pad Part One. I used Signature thread in a dark grey top and bobbin. It looks good on the heat resistant fabric, but also blends with the print.It is fairly centered, not …
Matching Ironing Pad
I guess I just can't leave things alone. I had some of the heat resistant fabric left over from recovering my ironing board, and making a few potholders. It was a large enough piece to make a pad to carry for using my little Clover iron, or maybe my little travel iron. And I still …
A New Variation on Disappearing Nine Patch
Did you ever think that there could be another variation on the Disappearing Nine Patch? Neither did I. But, in researching variations, I actually only found three that are repeated all over the internet. I wanted to do one just a bit different, without switching parts of two blocks, and not so orderly as the …
From My Carolina Home 