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Monday, March 1, 2010

Perfect Button Placement Can Be Sticky

Lazies, In order to get perfect button placement on a project, wouldn’t it be great if buttons were stick-on and you could plop them down on your project right where you need them? Well, we can make that happen! Here are some Maggies I made recently, and I used a simple trick to hold the [...]

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Create Texture With Bobbinwork

Lazies, I’m fascinated by bobbinwork. Filling the bobbin with big beautiful fibers instead of thread, then stitching from the wrong side. When you are done, turn your creation over and the fiber is your quilting thread on the right side of your project. Jo Leichte, Consumer Support Specialist for Bernina of America, is today’s guest [...]

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Monday, September 7, 2009

Customize An Ensemble Part 5: Project Planning and Sanity

Lazies, This is the last in our five part series. Making several projects together can be a bit overwhelming and confusing. Pulling together fabrics, instructions, accessories, notions, and your sanity is no small fete. But the rewards of a coordinated ensemble, created with the recipient in mind, will be a gem they’ll treasure every time [...]

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