My fourth cushion project involves wrapping foam with batting, which I have never done before. I wasn’t sure whether the far edges should be wrapped; I’ve seen it done both ways, but I couldn’t figure out exactly what to do…
I resumed sewing last month, after a 5 or 6 year hiatus. I discovered that during my time away from sewing, some new tools have come along that make sewing even easier and more enjoyable. Here are some of the…
My ancient sleeve board’s covers have seen better days — I mean, really, what ratty covers! So in gearing up for a new round of sewing projects, I decided to buy new covers for the two parts of the…
I got a new Ikea Skruvsta chair this year, and discovered the seat is practically as hard as a rock (my other Skruvsta chair from 2013 is better padded…and rolls better, too). I had this beautiful fat quarter, which…
I’ve got great instructions for sewing piping onto pillows, and also for installing invisible zippers, but now that I want to make a set of pillows with both piping and invisible zippers, I’ve discovered the instructions for…
“Sewing Machine.” It’s a funny term, isn’t it? We used to have “flying machines,” but they later became known as airplanes. There’s a term for a “time machine,” but so far, those don’t actually exist.…
