Find sewing advice and quilting advice to create hassle-free projects and trouble-shoot your current ones.
As a curvy gal, I know all too well how hard it can be to find clothes that fit and don’t just look like I’m wearing a bag. The truth is that women come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and it’s hard for the big clothing brands to make a garment that would […]
Over here at Seams and Scissors, we’re big on tips. We have a whole category full of sewing tips and tricks to help you become a better sewist, quilter, or both. But that category can be pretty daunting if you’re just dipping your toes in to our little ol’ blog for the first time. To […]
Today we’re bringing you more tips and tricks from Kaylee, editor of AllFreeSewing.com! Pressing your fabric is an important part of sewing, but you’d be amazed at how many people often get it wrong. Kaylee will show you the techniques you’ll need to make your fabric pressing top-notch! Tips and Tricks Tuesday: How to Press […]
Today’s National Sewing Month Project (a video lesson, actually) is brought to you by Angel Peterson from FleeceFun. So you’ve picked out that new sewing machine with the help of Angel Peterson from FleeceFun.com, but you also need some sewing tools beyond the machine. Angel will help you determine the ultimate must-haves to stock in […]
Though sewing was viewed as a necessity for people living during our grandparents’ time, nowadays it’s seen as more of a hobby. An amazing…and often expensive…hobby. f you want to sew because it gives you pleasure and satisfaction, but you have a budget that doesn’t allow for much “fun” spending, then you must become resourceful. […]
What is your quilting passion? Never mind, that’s an easy question. What is your quilting fear? You know, that quilt pattern you’d love to try but your inner voice keeps holding you back with things like, “I am not good enough to make that!” and “That’s just too much for me, I’ll stick with squares!” […]
Though most sewing is done by machine, any sewist knows that hand sewing is important to know; even the most advanced sewing projects sometimes require hand stitching. Not only that, but learning how to hand sew can be a fun and rewarding skill. We here at Seams and Scissors are glad to present some basic […]
Please welcome back Deby Coles from So Sew Easy as she tells us what must-have features you need on your next sewing machine! Unless you’ve been very lucky, most of us start out learning to sew on quite a basic machine. It may have been a shared machine at school, an old machine from […]
Congrats to yesterday’s winner, Jeannette Sroka, on winning Day 12’s daily giveaway! We will be in contact so that you can claim your prize. It’s Day Thirteen 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 […]
Karin Jordan is one of FaveQuilts’ most prolific quilt designers. Hardly a week goes by that she isn’t submitting some new amazing design, from baby quilts to home decor. Karin’s tutorials are clear, easy-to-read, and beautifully photographed. As a perennial favorite on the site, we asked her a few questions about her experience as a quilter and […]
