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OMBRE BASKET

Janome Artisan Kelly Crawford made a beautiful Ombre Fruit Basket using her Skyline S7 sewing machine.  While it is called a fruit basket, there can be a number of uses from holding yarn to fabric scraps. With just one package of vibrant cotton clothesline rope and thread in a similar color, you too can create this wonderful project. Download PDF at  www.janome.com .

TECHNIQUES FOR PRINTING ON FABRICS

Learn Screen Printing, Monoprinting and more with this eBook from Quilting Daily. Learn how to make a silk screen, how to screen print, gelatin and collograph monoprinting techniques, and more. Learning how to print on fabrics may seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be.   PDF Techniques for Printing on Fabrics from Quilting Daily.

FREE MOTION EMBROIDERY DESIGNS

  Free Motion Embroidery by Machine.  You use your sewing machine and free motion to create embroidery designs. How to Machine Embroider Quilts:  5 Free Embroidery Designs and Techniques is an ebook from Quilting Daily. Your sewing machine does not need computerized embroidery stitches to create beautiful machine embroidery designs.  With just a few stitches you can free-motion your own embroidery designs. PDF Free Motion Embroidery Designs from Quilting Daily.  

FREE HAND SEWING TECHNIQUES FOR QUILTERS

Have you  wanted to learn hand sewing techniques? This Free tutorial from Quilting Daily will show you how to do hand embroidery, running stitches, trapunto and more. Learn how to embed objects under the quilt top to make surface embellishments. Learn basic embroidery stitches. PDF for Hand Embroidery Stitches from Quilting Daily

MODERN ELEGANCE APPLIQUED PILLOW

This beautiful pillow is by Jane Spolar of Quilt Poetry.  The pattern includes all instructions and templates for the applique’.  The templates are reversed for tracing. If you have a Cameo or similar cutting machine, you could cut your applique’ in place of cutting by hand.  Check the manual and software for your cutting machine.  NOTE:  When printing out the templates, make sure you have the size set at 100% and not the default of “Fit to Page.” PDF INSTRUCTIONS…Read More

CAT’S MEOW APPLIQUED PILLOW

Set this pretty kitty on your sofa to keep watch over the rest of your pillows. The bold silhouette with its sweet dimensional bow.  It is a real bow not an applique’. This is truly the Cat’s Meow. This is an original design from Janome.   Direct Link to Tutorial on Sew4Home Website      

6 Free Modern Quilt Blocks from Quilting Daily

This Ebook from Quilting Daily contains 6 modern quilt blocks.  Choose one or choose all to make.  The eBook includes, Linen Square, Scrappy Log Cabin Coasters, Rubik’s Crush, The Birdhouse Rock, A Dotty Garden, and Quilted Shower Curtain.

Candlewicking Stitches and Candlewicking Presser Feet

CANDLEWICKING FOOT FOR VIKING AND JANOME What is a candlewicking stitch? Candlewicking began as a hand embroidery style using thick cotton thread and elaborate knots. You can recreate these stitches using your sewing machine and a specialty foot.

Quilt-As-You-Go Serger Blanket

It is sew fast and so easy to quilt-as-you-go with your serger.  This is a great way to use up scraps of fabric and batting.  The front and the back of the quilt can be different fabrics. PDF Instructions for Quilt-As-You-Go Blanket