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 …
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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 …
Anniversary Celebration and a New Fruit
This past weekend my son Paul came home to join us for our 40th wedding anniversary. He and his Dad set out to do some shopping for a few basics and a bouquet of flowers for me. While out, they stopped at the local Asian Grocery Store. Thinking I had not made enough food for our planned supper party …
A Visit From The Kiddos
Having to close ABQ Sewing Studio to customers for several months due to pandemic restrictions was awful. But as much as I missed my customers, there were people I missed much more. Being apart from the grandkids during Covid has been a real challenge for all of us grandparents. We have missed so …
Quilt on an Embroidery Machine
Finish your quilt with Solaris 2 Embroidery Machine from Baby Lock The I.Q. Designer on the Baby Lock Solaris 2 embroidery machine can be used to incorporate a lovely pattern into your quilt. This machine has some amazing built-in fill patterns and in this video, Kelley walks you through the …
DIY Storage for Crafts and Hobbies
Those of us who sew often branch off into other hobbies because we love to create. Really, the only downside to having many interests is all the space craft and hobby supplies can take up. If you're not organized you can waste A LOT of time digging through the craft closet to get to that one thing …