By the banks of Dingman Creek Happy fall, everyone, and greetings from the "home farm." I've been living by the banks of the Dingman Creek for the better part of the year and it's been a big change from the life we led in good 'ole Strathroy where we lived for 28 years, and where ABQ Sewing …
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Make a Gift Bag With This Free Tutorial
The Christmas Gift Tote A decorative Christmas gift bag with lots of possibilities for gift giving! I designed this gift tote a few years ago and published it on Make Bags With Brenda, home to bagmaking classes using ABQ bag patterns. It's such a nice gift bag I thought I would put it up …
Monthly Subscription Box for Quilters & Bagmakers
Fat Quarter Frenzy Club Who doesn't love the anticipation of opening a box with your name on it, not knowing exactly what you'll find? But birthday and holiday gifts are reserved just for those days. What if you could experience that feeling more often? This subscription box combines …
Don’t let fabric choice overwhelm you
Fabric Primer For Those New To Sewing & Quilting There are always a lot of weird and wonderful things to discover when you begin a new hobby. I can remember when I was new to sewing and being completely bamboozled about some of the terms used. It's no fun being overwhelmed, …
Sewing on Vacation
A rainy week meant some finished sewing projects It was back to the Huntsville area this year for summer holidays at my brother and sister-in-law's cottage. Just like last year, Kathy and I brought our sewing machines to work on a few projects. With several varied projects to complete and a …
Free Pattern of the Month for August, 2021
It's all about home with this quilt pattern Every month we provide a free pattern with purchase to our shoppers who visit us online and at the ABQ Sewing Studio. Make a purchase online or in-store and you get the current month's pattern. For August, we are using the Headin' Home 10" finished …
