teaching sewing confidence, tip by tip

Monday, 5 December 2016

Deck The Halls Blog Hop for Benartex

Wall Hanging/Table Topper tute by www.madebyChrissieD.com

Welcome to Day 1 of the Benartex Deck The Halls Blog Hop.

How To Make A Dresden Plate Blade Template

How To Make A Dresden Plate Blade Template @madebyChrissieD.com

Don't have a Dresden Blade template and want to make a Dresden Plate in a hurry?
This is how you can make your own.


An Easy Way To Hand Sew Or Quilt Straight Lines


An Easy Way To Hand Sew Or Quilt Straight Lines

Ever wondered how to quilt or sew perfect straight lines, without marking your fabric?

It's super easy and I'm going to show you how I do it.

Beginner's Guide To Turned Edge Circles [Applique Tute]


Let's put our hands together for raw edge applique - I love it, absolutely love it - but now and again a project calls for turned edge applique.  Urrrgh.  Did I hear someone groan?  It might actually have been me, but to be fair turned edge applique really isn't that bad.  

My latest project didn't need any applique at all then at the last moment I had a bit of a funny turn and thought to add a fussy cut turned edge circle to the centre of my piece would bring something special to the finish.

Making the circle reminded me just how easy turned edge applique is so I thought I'd share my method with you.  It's nothing original and the technique doesn't belong to me, or to anyone else either! It's just the way it's done and has been for a very long time - so here it is:

Beginner's Guide To Turned Edge Circles