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Sew Swimwear Like a Pro: Guide to the Best Swimsuit Fabrics
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Sew Swimwear Like a Pro: Guide to the Best Swimsuit Fabrics

Sewing a bathing suit can be intimidating. Swimwear fabrics feel like a completely different world if you’ve never sewn with them before. Swimwear fabric is not just about fashion. It needs to survive the rough conditions of the beach or…

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Sewing with Double Brushed Poly (DBP)
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Sewing with Double Brushed Poly (DBP)

It feels like I hear about a new fabric type every week. Double brushed poly (also known as DBP) is growing in popularity and is mentioned regularly in sewing Facebook groups and as a fabric option for lots of sewing…

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Sewing oilcloth: how-to, tips and tricks
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Sewing oilcloth: how-to, tips and tricks

What is Oilcloth? Oilcloth is a durable, washable, cloth-like material made from woven cotton. It derives its name from the use of linseed and soya oils in its preparation (linoleum). Oilcloth was originally made by treating canvas fabric with multiple…

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Everything you needed to know about Fabric Nap
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Everything you needed to know about Fabric Nap

After you’ve been sewing a while, you might be tempted to explore different types of fabrics. One thing to consider is the direction or nap of a fabric. Here’s everything you need to know about fabric nap. What is nap…

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Fave Fabric Friday: Ella & Ollie
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Fave Fabric Friday: Ella & Ollie

My daughter is a girly-girl – she loves pink and purple, fairies and unicorns. But sewing pink and purple all the time can get boring, and I like to break away from the stereotypes occasionally. Browsing online in Fat Quarter…

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Fave Fabric Friday: Chicken fabrics
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Fave Fabric Friday: Chicken fabrics

It’s time for another Fave Fabric Friday, and this week, it’s going to be a bit random. My 9-year-old son loves chickens. I don’t know why. We don’t have chickens (although there used to be a couple at our old…

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Fave Fabric Friday: Hoffman Digital Shine 2018 Challenge
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Fave Fabric Friday: Hoffman Digital Shine 2018 Challenge

It’s time for another Fave Fabric Friday. This time I was browsing the new releases on Fabric.com and spotted Shine On! from the Hoffman Spectrum Digital Print collection of fabrics.  This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase from these…

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Fave Fabric Friday: Unicorns, flowers and glitter!
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Fave Fabric Friday: Unicorns, flowers and glitter!

It’s Fave Fabric Friday again, and this week the fabric is all about my 7-year-old daughter. She’s such a girly girl and loves everything to do with fairies, unicorns and magic. When I spotted these fabrics in the Peekaboo fabric…

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Fave Fabric Friday: But First, Coffee
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Fave Fabric Friday: But First, Coffee

I love fabric! Everyone who knows me knows I love fabric. Since you’re here, I’m guessing you do too! I could spend hours (without kids!) wandering around fabric stores, touching all the fabric and dreaming about what I could make….

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