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March 30, 2015 By Mandy 12 Comments

Quilting Technique of the Week: When fabric bleeds

As my mom would say: “Oh honey, it was so sad.” I was on my way to teach a quilting class at my LQS last week, and had a big plastic bin of things to share with me.  It’s been a long, gross winter, and that day it was raining and foggy. All the parking […]

Filed Under: Construction, Technique of the Week, Tutorials Tagged With: fabric bleeding, how to fix fabric bleed, mandalei, quilting tip, quilting trick, sewing tip, sewing trick

March 19, 2015 By Mandy 1 Comment

Sewing tips and tricks the hard way

Here are a few amazing sewing tips and tricks I’ve learned over the last few years, followed by a scream then a good laugh: Glue basting is AMAZING, as long as you sew the edge you basted (did this today). Don’t put your spray starch and spray glue side by side. Never square up your […]

Filed Under: Random Thoughts, Technique of the Week Tagged With: sewing tip, sewing trick

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