Sewing Quilting ebooks

Fabric: Loralie Designs

Loralie Designs – All of the Loralie Design fabric products are based on the artwork of Loralie Harris, for many years a dress designer in the bridal and prom industry. The artwork began as a doodle on a hotel notepad in the late 90Ìs. Loralie brings a quirky, fashionable [...] [...]

How To Sew Plaid Fabric

Plaid and patterned fabrics are once again gaining popularity. As we all know, matching fabrics is a thankless job. This means that if you are going to sew with either plaid or a patterned fabric then you need to learn how to match-up the fabric so your resulting project looks the best it possibly can. [...] [...]

How to Cut Out Plaid Fabric Patterns

Making a plaid garment with matching seams is easier than it might seem. It takes a little more time and a little more fabric than usual, but it is not difficult. The key is in the pattern notches. 1: Choose one end of your length of fabric to be the top. 2: Orient all your pattern pieces [...] [...]

Guidelines For Beginners for Selecting Fabric for a Sewing Project

Are you looking for Guidelines For Beginners for Selecting Fabric for a Sewing Project? For the new sewing enthusiast who would like to start out on a new sewing project, it will be an exciting experience visiting the fabric store for the first time to select fabrics for your project. One will be confronted with [...] [...]

Tips on how to sew and care for satinTips on how to sew and care for satin

Once you are ready to begin cutting your satin, you will want to use your sharpest set of shears. It is suggested that you take your scissors in to be sharpened before cutting your satin out, otherwise you run the danger of snagging the fabric or causing threads to pull, thus marring the surface. When you [...] [...]