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I feel pretty lucky because, being the editor of S titch , I have a seemingly limitless supply of modern sewing patterns at my fingertips. Most of them I have been familiar with since they were ... well ... an email proposal! The large panel has a contrasting serged edge. No hemming required! The yellow...
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Simple in concept, yet oh, so wonderful--may I present the humble bamboo point turner. Simply beautiful and perfectly designed, it's a bamboo point turner. Knitting needles and pencils best kept for knitting and writing. The rounded end is for round collars. The pointed end makes crisp corners. When...
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Featured Live Webinar: Everything You Need to Know to Create DIY Fashion! Back in April, our parent company F+W Media announced an exciting new partnership with Burda Style, a renowned fashion magazine and sewing community. Today, we’re excited to let you know that BurdaStyle.com is launching a...
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Last Saturday morning I ran through my errands efficiently because I had a fun sewing project that I was excited to start--a wrap coat in a bright Trenna Travis print (Michael Miller Fabrics). I'd been doing a lot of sewing for babies recently, so it was a treat to be doing some garment sewing in...
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I am so excited to introduce you to the Sew Daily ebook Children's Sewing Patterns: 4 Free Sewing Patterns for Kids . Bath Time Buddies by Lisa Cox Springtime Bibs by Heidi Boyd Loopy Elephant by Heidi Boyd We have pulled together a collection of some of our most favorite children's sewing patterns...
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Not long after I started at Stitch , I received a note from a frantic reader. She was in the dead heat of making a baby swaddle for a newly arrived relative and she could not figure out the pattern instructions. I could just picture the situation because I have been there many times myself. This adorable...
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My next hand-sewing project: Scrappy English Paper Piecing Pillow by Joanna Wilczynska from Modern Patchwork Spring 2013 Boy, do I have it good! Because Stitch magazine shares offices with Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines, I am surrounded by my own committee of sewing and mixed-media...
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To sew or not to sew? This is a conundrum that has dogged me for most of my adult life. How do I fit sewing into my life? The answer, like most decades-long conundrums, is not easy. For many years, my husband and I went away for the weekend to a place where there was no Internet or phone. He would go...
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Designer and author Ayumi Takahashi has created some wonderful and whimsical projects for Stitch magazine and now she has a new book full of them: Patchwork, Please! Colorful Zakka Projects to Stitch and Give! Polka Dot Cafe Apron Bell Pepper Coasters Swedish Bloom-Time Lap Quilt There is something just...
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I am so pleased to introduce the new Sew Daily eBook: 5 FREE Artistic Pillow Cover and Pillow Patterns. Art of Bleach Pillow by Carol Zentgraf Fabulous Floor Pillow by Kay Whitt Chrysanthemum Pillow by Tricia Waddell We know how much you love pillow projects, and this free eBook offers you five gorgeous...
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I love to add an extra touch to a garment, after it's technically "DONE." Whether it's my own design or a store-bought pattern that I want to make more distinctive, I usually can't stop myself from taking that last step to make it really mine. The Arty Insert Skirt from Stitch Spring...
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What do you think about easy sewing patterns? Are they for beginners only? This dress took quite a bit of time. I reworked the bodice to make use of some of my limited Kokka fabric. Cute, fun, easy! Some vintage ribbon and an antique button made a charming sachet in almost no time at all. Here are my...
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Much as I love suede, I have always been afraid of sewing it. It's probably because I have edited one too many articles on sewing suede and I've always felt that I had to have a phalanx of expensive tools to get me a satisfactory result. In fact, this fear would likely have kept me from ever...
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I love the concept of upcycling: turning something old and useless into something beautiful and useful. I have taken worn but well-made vintage garments and transformed them, either whole cloth or in bit by lovely bit. How to upcycle a caftan sweater? However, it's one thing to give new life to a...
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One Pleat Skirt by Beki Wilson The Big Blue by Amber Eden Tie Front Tie Back dress by Jil Cappuccio I am excited to introduce you to the newest Sew Daily eBook: Stylish Skirt and Dress Patterns: 3 Free Sewing Patterns for Women . We have gathered together a collection of skirt and dress patterns that...