S. Denise Hoyle | April 17, 2012
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Sarah J. Doyle | October 30, 2009
For those quilters, crafters and sewers who generally need to do a lot of fabric cutting, I’d recommend the AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter. For those of us who have some arthritis in the hands / fingers, this machine is really a Godsend! Not only is this fabric cutter 90% faster than rotary cutting and [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | May 16, 2009
We have done product reviews on a wide variety of items, from button hole elastic to the Twelve In One Magic Ruler and a ton of other items that make the sewers and crafters work a little easier.We’ve been getting quite a few requests to do an informational post on the Sewing Machine Repair For [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | May 9, 2009
Children’s sewing cards have two distinct functions at our house! First and foremost, they are laying the groundwork for teaching children to sew, which will result in a lifetime of pleasure and/or income for the children. Secondly, they are wonderful for letting kids think they are “helping” me sew while I’m trying to do a [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | January 3, 2009
Many times it becomes a major challenge trying to hold plastic rulers in place while cutting fabric. The fabric slips or the plastic ruler slips a little. Even when sewing with our 12 in 1 Magic Ruler, it can become a little difficult to hold in place while cutting, either with scissors or on a cutting mat [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 26, 2008
I have mixed feelings about the Sidewinder bobbin winder.The cost is about $35.00 and can be purchased from many brick & mortar stores, as well as online mail order catalog companies.On the positive side, the unit is small, lightweight and compact, making it easy to move around. The other good thing about it is that [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 19, 2008
About a month ago my daughter bought a Xyron 510 label maker off Ebay and promptly started making refrigerator magnets, labels and name tag buttons for each of us to wear to the Honey festivals that we were participating in.There are a couple models to choose from – the Xyron 510 and the Xyron 900. [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 27, 2008
Whether you are a seamstress making clothing garments for customers, an alteration lady or a craft person, there is a regular need for some type of pattern paper. In pattern making, it is mandatory that some type of pattern paper is used to make the patterns.We sometimes tell people to check out their local newspaper [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 13, 2008
For a fit that flatters – use the Shape-A-Dart on commercial patterns to adjust the cup size to YOUR cup size.Why use Shape-A-Dart? Misses size patterns are made with a standard “B” cup and half sizes are made with a standard “C” cup. If you wear a Misses size pattern and wear an “A”, “C” [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | August 30, 2008
Everyone who sews has a drawer or basket full of handy little sewing notions. tools and gadgets - most of them are necessary tools, and some are just there because they looked like they’d be nice to have, so we bought them.Today I’ll talk about two handy little tools that I find very handy to have. First [...]
