double zip purse

A double zip pouch with two compartments – video tutorial

Searching for ideas for you dear readers and fans of sewing, I stumbled up an amazing website: http://www.japanesesewingbooks.com by Yifarn. In the sew along section every month she publishes amazing, very detailed tutorials with  the patterns available for download. I am definitely going to try to make this double zip pouch with two compartments. There are detailed pdf slides and even a video tutorial.   All tutorial and photos are from www.japanesesewingbooks.com

paper piecing

Paper piecing simple patern

If you liked the idea of paper piecing, you might be interested in trying something for yourself. Here is a very simple project you could try to do on your own (with at little bit of patience).  It is called Border star. You will need to create 8 (star) pieces and then sew them together. And you can download pattern for these project from Sew Easy website – click here for the pattern.

Pachwork and quilting basics – paper piecing

I was showing you recently some great pachwork inspirations and tutorials. Today I wanted to share with you few videos depicting the basics of paper piercing. An important skill if you want to even think about starting some more serious quilting. 1. Paper Piecing Tutorial by Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane 2. Learn how to quilt with paper piecing as a technique Watch this step by step video tutorial or visit our website at http://www.makeitcoats.com […]