What's worse than being hot in the Summer? Having your drink being hot in the Summer. So how are you going to keep your beverage cold while carrying it around your party? Easy, you just put it in one of these handy Can Coolers from Stacy Schlyer at WeAllSew. Learn to make this useful and convenient cover to keep both you and your drink cool!
Colors are great, but sometimes we need a break from color and want to try something different. Enter Laura Ann Coia at SewVeryEasy and her Black and Gray Quilt. Learn how to make this "very easy" and stylish monochromatic quilt from Laura using a FREE pattern from Andover Fabrics.
We all probably have a table runner somewhere in our home. You know, the one you put out for holidays and special occasions. But do you really like the design on it? Take that outdated or just not your style table runner and embellish it to give your own personal touch. Don't know how to do that? Julie Bridgeman at WeAllSew is here to help with this straightforward and easy-to-follow tutorial on how to Embellish a Table Runner.
The lovely folks at WeAllSew have shared a wonderful video of our very own Ricky Tims and his journey to finishing a quilt he started over THREE DECADES ago. Ricky says, "Join me on an exciting journey as I complete my Carnival Quilt, a project I began over thirty years ago, with the help of the BERNINA Q 24 and the Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System!"
Perhaps you have a favorite sweatshirt hanging out in your closet that you don’t wear anymore but just can’t part with because it reminds you of a special vacation spot or favorite sports team. How about repurposing it into a fun and useful tote bag! Mary Beck at WeAllSew is here to help with this straightforward and easy-to-follow tutorial to teach you how to turn a favorite sweatshirt into a tote bag.
Did you love today's featured quilt, Layered Circles by Lori Tourscher? Want to add some circular flair to your next quilt? Well you're in luck, as Cassandra Beaver over at WeAllSew has a new tutorial for your all about Piecing Full Circles. We know circles aren't everyone's favorite shape to make, but Cassandra is here to help you master the concept.
How can you make that Greeting / Birthday / Get Well card you were going to send someone even more personal? Embroider a special design on the cover of course! Kymona Tracey at WeAllSew has a tutorial for you on how to use your embroidery machine to make Embroidered Greeting Cards. Follow along and add an extra special flourish for that extra special someone the next time you need to send them a message.
Have some 5" Charm Packs and some 2" strips? Then you can make this quick quilt from SewVeryEasy and official BERNINA ambassador, Laura Ann Coia.
Ruler work can at first seem intimidating, but it is actually much more "straight-forward" (haha, get it?) than you would think. Join Nina McVeigh at WeAllSew, who has been a past of guest of The Quilt Show, who has an easy to follow demo showing you how to add Free-Motion Quilting with Rulers to brighten up and a designer's flourish to your home projects.
We're a week into Summer and it's time to get those Summer Projects going. If you haven't one that suits you just yet, may we suggest this lovely Summer Breeze Table Runner from Nancy Mahoney and the fine folks at WeAllSew. Easy and fun to make, once you have this one done you'll want to make more for all of your friend's picnic tables this Summer.
If you make two of these practical pincushions, one for each wrist, you can become Wonder Woman (they just might not be able to repel bullets). Daniela Gutierrez-Diaz at WeAllSew however has a Pincushion Wristband tutorial that WILL help repel pins from sticking in your arms AND from having to hold them in your mouth while you pin things down.
Faith Jones at WeAllSew loves to take traditional quilt blocks and re-imagine them in new and fresh ways. She might "over simplify" the design, play with the colors, or change the scale of the block. In this tutorial, she "supersizes" her quilt block. Learn how she starts with a 12" block and ends up with a 48" x 48" quilt.
Going to the library is a fun activity that the whole family can enjoy, but sometimes it can be difficult to carry everything that they want to check out. Enter the Library Book Bag from Paris at WeAllSew. Convenient and easy-to-make, this brilliant bag will help you bring home your bounty of books with ease.
The Fourth of July is less than a month away, so now is the perfect time to start making those decorations for your backyard barbecue. Cherry Guidry at WeAllSew has a quick and easy one for you to make, a Red, White, and Blue Mini Quilt which finishes at 23″ x 23″, that you'll have done in plenty of time to catch the fireworks later on.
Here's a great project just in time to send your kids off with to camp or off to college in the fall. It's a DIY Laundry Bag with a cute washing machine appliqué by Jaime David from WeAllSew.
Potholder Quilts have been around since the Civil War, and Cassandra Beaver at WeAllSew felt they were ripe with possibility for a Modern interpretation. Join her as she takes the aesthetic of this 1800s style quilt and transforms it into something you may seen at QuiltCon today.
Ricky Tims' Stable Stuff Poly is a versatile, machine printable multi-purpose stabilizer for appliqué, machine embroidery, foundation piecing, machine quilting, and more. Once stitched you can tear it away - or not! Available as a 20" x 10 yd Roll, or as 8-1/2" x 11" Sheets, watch and the video and see Ricky himself talk about this incredible product. Learn how it works, how to use it, and how it will be perfect for your next quilt!
Summer is almost here, and that means the heat is coming. While we as humans can wear hats and t-shirts to keep cool in the sweltering sun, it's a little bit harder for our four-legged furry friends. So, Corinne Sovey at WeAllSew has come up with a simple and sweet Dog Cooling Bandana that your pet can wear out and about. "The bandana is filled with polyacrylamide crystals (water storing crystals), which will help keep your dog cool after being soaked in cold water."
Everyone needs one of these quick and practical Tool Caddy and Thread Catchers from Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew. And wouldn't it make a great gift for your friends? Drape it over your favorite armchair and load it up with your favorite tools!
Julie Bridgeman of WeAllSew has an easy way for you to make a faux-piped binding for your quilt. Julie says, "Faux piped binding is one of those sewing techniques that looks time-consuming and intricate. I’ll let you in on a little secret–it’s not!" Find out how she does it by watching the helpful video she has made and following along with her handy instructions.