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Tutorial : Making Bunnies With The Junior Sewing Bee

Tutorial : Making Bunnies With The Junior Sewing Bee

by GillyMac | Apr 20, 2022 | Beginners, blog, free, general, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

Last month the gorgeous participants in the GillyMac Junior Sewing Bee made bunny cushions. The pattern was such a success, I created instructions for the GillyMac Club and thought I would share it here. The pattern covers the cushion top. If you need help making a...
FREE Baby Quilt Pattern – The Quilting

FREE Baby Quilt Pattern – The Quilting

by GillyMac | Mar 23, 2022 | Beginners, blog, free, GillyMac Community, Patchwork, Patchwork Block, Quilting, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

Many people find quilting the most challenging part of the quilt-making process. In this post, I will give you some ideas on how to quilt the Spring 22 Baby Quilt, but I want to encourage you to have a go and finish off this gorgeous project. How to set up for...
FREE Baby Quilt Pattern : The Method

FREE Baby Quilt Pattern : The Method

by GillyMac | Mar 16, 2022 | Beginners, blog, free, GillyMac Community, Patchwork, Patchwork Block, Quilting, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

Let’s make the quilt. All seams we are about the sew are ¼”. If you didn’t collect the requirements in last week’s post, you could find them here. Make twelve blocks using the method in the video here. Join the blocks in four rows of three...
Tutorial : How To Create Your Own Quilt Facing

Tutorial : How To Create Your Own Quilt Facing

by GillyMac | Mar 2, 2022 | blog, general, Patchwork, Quilting, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

I rarely create facings for my work, but I resolve to do it more frequently because it looks great every time I do. Quilt facings are a different way to finish an edge. Typically for quilts, we add a binding to cover raw edges, and for garments, we have hems. It is...
My Top 5 Quilting Tips for Beginners

My Top 5 Quilting Tips for Beginners

by GillyMac | Feb 23, 2022 | Beginners, blog, Quilting, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

When we start sewing, we don’t always think about how we will tackle the quilting part of a project, leading to us growing a pile of projects waiting to be quilted “when we are ready”. I started my sewing journey properly in 2012, and it is not so long ago that I...
Why A Ruler Will Improve Your Quilting

Why A Ruler Will Improve Your Quilting

by GillyMac | Feb 16, 2022 | Beginners, Quilting, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

Ruler Quilting is simply using rulers to guide the free motion action of your sewing machine. It is critical that you use a ruler foot and a ruler produced for ruler quilting, or you will damage your sewing machine. This equipment can be as little as £40-50 to get...
February Sewing Inspiration : Curated Free Patterns

February Sewing Inspiration : Curated Free Patterns

by GillyMac | Feb 9, 2022 | blog, free, GillyMac Community, Patchwork, Quilting, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

February is such a funny month. The excitement of Christmas and New Year has died down, and it’s like the day after a party with nothing fun to do. Well, it’s not long until we see signs of Spring, so until then, I have curated a group of free sewing...
Why Sewing With Company Is Such a Good Idea 😊

Why Sewing With Company Is Such a Good Idea 😊

by GillyMac | Feb 2, 2022 | blog, general, GillyMac Community, Sewing Made Simple

I have run several weekly adult and teen sewing groups for some years. Fortunately, the groups switched seamlessly to online during 2020 and the first part of 2021. Over time, each group has taken on its vibe. So much so that I can tell what a group will enjoy working...
Improve Your Sewing Accuracy With This Single Simple Action

Improve Your Sewing Accuracy With This Single Simple Action

by GillyMac | Jan 26, 2022 | Beginners, blog, general, Sewing Made Simple, Tutorial

Like many of us, when we start to sew, we are often too excited or impatient to properly investigate our machines. A great product is dependent on more than just sewing accuracy. We must also trace out any paper pattern precisely and cut it out perfectly before we...
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