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How to sew curved binding: 9 tips and tricks - Gathered. A curved edge adds interest to a quilt, can complement curved piecing, and can be faster than mitring the corners on a square quilt.

How to sew curved binding: 9 tips and tricks - Gathered

Whether you just want to round the corners of your quilt, or fancy a fully scalloped border, learning how to add binding to a curved edge can enhance your quilt making repertoire. This is especially easy with binding clips. Read on for Laura’s top tips for creating those perfect curves, including her walkthrough guide to sewing wavy, rounded or scalloped binding. “Binding clips gave us the inspiration for this article – they aren’t just handy for binding … we’ve been using ours for everything from paper piecing to pinning our fabric wish lists to our fridges at home.

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Soap & Bath Bombs. Sewing Patterns (Clothing) Sewing Patterns (Toys) Embroidery. How to Make Chicken Wire Ghosts. How to Clean and Polish Seashells. After a trip to the beach, most people will come home with a few seashells.

How to Clean and Polish Seashells

Seashells can be used as beautiful accessories in your home, but they must be cleaned properly first. You must remove all sand, dirt, and other yucky stuff before putting them on display. Many people also like to bleach seashells for a different look and/or polish them to make them extra special. Here are the steps for how to clean and polish seashells. How to Drill a Hole in a Seashell (Without a Drill): 11 Steps.

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How to Sew Spandex. This post will explain several helpful tips for how to sew spandex- one of the trickiest fabrics- but will have you sewing your own yoga pants, mending leotards, and creating your own running gear in no time.

How to Sew Spandex

Want to learn to sew? This is the course that I recommend and love! Sewing Machine Needle Guide. Knowing which sewing needle is needed for the fabric or project that you are working on can be overwhelming, especially if you are just starting out.

Sewing Machine Needle Guide

The type of needle is important, because if you use the wrong needle you could damage your fabric. After this guide you will be able to tell which needle you will need for each project. Throughout this guide I will use the singer needles as examples. Kspre help. Learn to Sew - The Sewing Directory. There are a huge amount of useful sewing tutorials and sewing guides on blogs, sewing websites and on social media to help you learn to sew.

Learn to Sew - The Sewing Directory

However, it does take a lot of time to find them so to help you out, we have collected together around 100 of the best below. These useful posts should help you get to grips with your sewing machine, difficult fabrics and make sense of sewing patterns. I’ve split them into the following topics, click the links to go straight to the section you want and then keep scrolling downwards: Sewing with different fabrics Sewing machines. Finish Seams without a Serger. Isn’t it always about the details?

Finish Seams without a Serger

This thought particularly applies with sewing. Especially in the area of finishing seams. Quilt Binding Tutorial for the Lazy Perfectionist – messygoat. I love a great-looking binding on a quilt, but I’m not the type to measure and measure and measure and pin and torture myself to get it perfect.

Quilt Binding Tutorial for the Lazy Perfectionist – messygoat

I’m obsessive about using pins during every other aspect of the quilting process, but I use very few while making and attaching a binding. That said, I have developed a process for binding my quilts over the years that never fails to get positive commentary from NQA-certified judges at any of the shows where my quilts have hung. I finish all of my pieces the same way, without giving “special attention” to quilts I intend to show, so I can tell you that this particular approach to binding quilts is very consistent, and consistently produces good results. Warning: LOTS of pictures ahead. Note: I do not use the grid lines on my cutting mat and I never have. Easy DIY lingerie wash bag {To wash bras safely in the washing machine} If you have fine lingerie / undergarments you need to read this.

Easy DIY lingerie wash bag {To wash bras safely in the washing machine}

You need clean underwear in your wardrobe at all times ofcourse and if you are the kind who find hand washing clothes a pain, washing them in the washing machine is the only option. You definitely do not want your delicate bras tangled and snagged with other clothes in the washing machine. The colour faded, elasticity nil – those are lingerie nightmares. PDF Pattern Stitch and Go Case. Tutorials for Doll Customizers. How to make tiny bows. Canada SCORE 110 I swear they do it on purpose SCORE 94 Such a good memory.

How to make tiny bows.

Easy Tassel Flowers: DIY Dandelion Bouquet - Bren Did. DIY Foam Shaping Guide - Imgur. How To MaximiZe Your Used Paper. More info and instructions about this great tutorial you can find in the source url - above the photo.

How To MaximiZe Your Used Paper

DiyAndCrafts.com is a collection of the best and most creative do it yourself projects, tips and tutorials. We dont claim ownership to any of these photos/videos. Credits goes to the original author of this great work. For more info please read our Disclaimer page. Are You Blogger or just want to register? How to make (decent) feathers with craft foam! - OHI Cosplay. How to tie a tiny bow. How to make Dungeons & Dragons chocolate dice molds. This post features offbeat affiliates, meaning that if you buy something featured, you'll be financially supporting this site's mission of bringing awesomeness to readers everywhere.

I've had several people request a tutorial for the Dungeons and Dragons dice mold that I created for Chocolates By Ariel. So, here's my step-by-step tutorial for how to make this: So that you can make these: Before we begin, some disclaimers. First and foremost: This is about as complicated and expensive (net cost: $100 + shipping) a mold as you're likely to get, for anything reasonably sized. Learn to Make Cracked Marble Necklaces. Cracked marbles are not a new thing to the crafting world, but if you are like me, and haven’t given them a shot yet, here is a step-by-step, tried and true method. I love the look of the cracked marbles, and wanted to incorporate the finished project into something beautiful, so my daughter and I made necklaces out of them. It was a great project. No mess, cheap, and easy to mass-produce. What more could you want? How to Soften Economical or Scratchy Yarn.

Tutorial: How to Make a Chinese Jade/Stone Bracelet with a Sliding Extender - It's so easy! (Part 1) I bought a book on Chinese knots by Suzen Millodot several years ago. It was a well-written book and very easy to follow. I've mastered some of the knots myself. Utilizing what I've learned, I created some of my own pieces.

I'm going to show you one of my favorite projects. Whether you create these fun bracelets for kids or adults, the idea is the same. Matching Sewing Patterns to Fabric. Love Sewing is the UK’s favourite sewing magazine. Every issue is packed full of gorgeous patterns for sewists and dressmakers of all skill levels. We bring together the most exciting big name and indie patterns in a large size range, to ensure the magazine is packed with projects you can’t wait to sew! Boost your skills with technique guides and tips from leading designers and industry experts and join our community of fun, friendly and creative sewists!

Read our promises to you here. A Guide to Fabric Drape. Back onto one of my favourite subjects… Fabric! As you’ll be well aware, one of my guilty pleasures is buying fabric. There’s just something so exciting about envisioning what it could become. Oh the possibilities! Marbleized Easter Eggs - Camille Styles. Lemon Balm Bug Spray. 30+ Ways to Use Lemon Balm. How to Make Witch Hazel and How to Use the Tonic. Creative Uses for Lemon Balm - Turning the Clock Back. How to Make Rice Heating Pads {Aromatherapy Rice Bags}