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Let’s Make A Serger Christmas Ornament


Let’s Make A Serger Christmas Ornament - Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year. Perhaps you can relate to this on some level: The experience of feeling a live being growing inside of my belly, then being born absolutely perfect and beautiful with all of the necessary pieces and parts to sustain life was truly awe-inspiring for me.
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

Working with Twin Needles

 
Working with Twin Needles - There are so many tools that come with our sewing machines these days, have you used every single one of them? 

 
 
  
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

AccuQuilt GoMe!


AccuQuilt GoMe! - Do you AccuQuilt? That is the tag line I see on so many AccuQuilt ads and I totally get it now! I’m kind of a new AccuQuilt convert…. Recently, I have been appreciating the speed and accuracy of cutting on this wonderful machine and I am really getting the hang of figuring out which die I can use to cut out my quilts.
 
 
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

I Sew For Fun!


I Sew For Fun - Nancy Zieman really was one of the best at coming up with clever sewing tools to make the job easier and more fun.  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

Nancy Zieman: The Rest of the Story

 
Nancy Zieman: The Rest of the Story - After learning of the passing of my friend and mentor, Nancy Zieman, I wrote about how she had touched my life and the various opportunities I had to work with her.
  
 
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

Sew Positively Cabins of Carolina


Sew Positively Cabins of Carolina - Last fall, I was so pleased to be able to host my buddy Denise Schober as a guest on “Love of Quilting”. Together, we created and presented “Cabins of Carolina”, a bright, cheery quilt featuring fabrics from the Mayfair collection by Paint Brush Studios.  
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

M2M Leggings!!


I made pants, aka leggings! Ok, this may not be earth shattering to you – but for me, a major milestone!

 
 
 
 
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

Creative Opportunities

 
Creative Opportunities - Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting shared a “tease” today of one of the most recent episodes we filmed with Karla Herrin of Pfaff Sewing Machines.
  
 
 
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

Sewing Machines for Beginners


Sewing Machines for Beginners - It’s never too late, or too early, to introduce people to our beautiful craft. I started sewing at the age of four on my great grandmother's treadle machine.
 
November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete

Farmhouse Sentiments Blog Tour


Farmhouse Sentiments Blog Tour - I have known Eileen Roche from Designs In Machine Embroidery (DIME) since I first got started in the sewing industry, maybe for about 15 years.          

 

November 19, 2019 — Mary Verstraete
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