Fusible machine applique is fast and fun, but it has one major drawback. All too often when it is completed it is stiff rather than soft and pliable.

Combining touches of embroidery within a pieced quilt is not a new concept, however, it is an excellent way to personalize your quilt, as well as add a different dimension.

The best way to clean your needlework is to keep it clean from the beginning; this doesn't always happen (as I very well know). I can give you some tips on how to make this more likely to happen,

With the rapid advancement in technology for electric sewing machines a machine for every type of stitch was being born.

Coming to terms with a disability that threatens to curtail your enjoyment of sewing and in particular patchwork and quilting is not easy.

Here are some short cuts using the windows logo key usually found on the bottom left of the keyboard.

I have fond memories of sitting atop my mother's vinyl sewing kit when I was little girl, laughing and squealing as my brothers pushed me around the house,

Here's a glossary of terms that will help any budding new quilters. We'll add more as we think of them. Feel free to contribute by emailing us. Subject 'Glossary'.

You have finally come to the conclusion that you need or want a sewing machine. Now, what is on the market and how do you make the right decision?

A second hand table tennis table makes a great working space!

Lots of quilters enjoy participating in a swap. The main aim of a swap is to get more of the particular object you are swapping.

So the first step to stitching is preparing your fabric and you don't know what to do if it's your first time doing this right?

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Firstly, what are Row x Rows and Round Robins? They are quilts, which have more than one person working on them, by design.

Gone are the days when a woman had to choose a career or her family. The Internet has changed everything! Now any woman can run her own successful online business