Congrats to yesterday’s winner, Maggie, on winning Day 3’s daily giveaway! We will be in contact so that you can claim your prize. It’s Day Four of National Sewing Month! Don’t forget to visit Seams and Scissors every day to find daily giveaway opportunities and sewing ideas! To enter today’s daily giveaway, find the contest […]
Congrats to yesterday’s winner, Sally Decker, on winning Day 2’s daily giveaway! We will be in contact so that you can claim your prize. It’s Day Three of National Sewing Month! Don’t forget to visit Seams and Scissors every day to find daily giveaway opportunities and sewing ideas! To enter today’s daily giveaway, find the […]
Congrats to yesterday’s winner, Dorothy Cosby, on winning Day 1’s daily giveaway! We will be in contact so that you can claim your prize. It’s Day Two of National Sewing Month! Don’t forget to visit Seams and Scissors every day to find daily giveaway opportunities and sewing ideas! To enter today’s daily giveaway, find the […]
Adding faux fur to your projects adds a rustic and bohemian hint of texture. This texture can turn a boring piece into a serious statement piece. This is probably why sewing with faux fur is making a comeback this fall. The runway has been all about furs and faux furs on top of other layers […]
Guess what today is, Seams and Scissors readers… Christmas? No. Your Birthday? Maybe… Today is the first day of National Sewing Month! That’s right, check your calendars one more time; unbelievably it’s September 1st. Different than our usual shenanigans on Seams and Scissors, we get to celebrate sewing to the fullest all month […]
Well, seamstress friends and quilting buddies, it looks like fall is officially on its way here. Our readers were loving fall patterns this week in addition to brand new designs (we love newbies!), starry quilts, and money-saving ideas. I just love putting together the weekly round-up when it is my turn to write the post! […]
Doesn’t it seem like all your friends and relatives are pregnant right now? When did that happen? Now you’ve accepted the invite to the baby shower, and you don’t know what gift to show up with. You could easily buy something at the department store or the toy shop, but you feel that it’s just […]
Honestly, the best thing about living in the Midwest is not the weather. Our winters can be brutal and, here in Chicago where the Seams & Scissors headquarters are located, the summers can be extra hot. That’s why we love fall. It’s a beautiful compromise of cool temperatures and no snow. Plus, fall leaves and […]
Years ago distressed jeans and other grungy ideas were not a part of the mainstream fashion world. Ripped and torn jeans were all rock and roll. These days distressed jean ideas are all over the fashion world and in the stores. There is something far too cute about pairing some ripped jeans with a plain […]
So the Emmy’s just happened, and we loved the glamorous red carpet looks. Cheers to Uzo Aduba for her “Orange Is the New Black” win! (If you’ve seen the television show, she plays the character of “Crazy Eyes”). In fact, we were so inspired that we’ve decided to make an entire blog post about stars […]
