Hi! I am new to the fabric world and I was looking for some good tips on what is the best sheer or gauze fabric. I keep seeing the term voile used and organza. I want something that is really sheer and with a great color print. Any ideas where I can get this or [...]
The issue of diversity in the fabric world — primarily the quilting/craft fabric world — was brought up here (in a major way) back in January, but it somehow took me several months to catch wind of it. In fact, I hadn’t heard anything of this very controversial post until Kristen’s passing mention in her [...]
… Finding out-of-print fabrics at not-gougey prices! I was reminded how much I wanted these Aunt Grace Ties One On prints (from 2007, I believe) when I spotted a sliver of the plaid on Lizzy House’s blog (here, to be exact). A quick Googling brought them up at The Sewing Basket in Prosser, WA. Now [...]
As a frequent contributor to True Up’s Vintage Fabric Flickr group, I’m regularly asked where I find my fabrics. The short answer is anywhere and everywhere, but the long answer is anywhere from Etsy and eBay to yard and estate sales to thrift stores and antique dealers (both online and off). Simply stated, there is [...]
Warning: Spoilers ahoy! So, what did you think of digital printing’s debut on Project Runway? For me it was new and exciting to see the designers create fabric prints to support their points of view, but otherwise digital printing was seriously underutilized. The biggest disappointment was that the episode made textile printing sound out of [...]
Here’s something to chew on through the weekend. If you watched last night’s Project Runway, you probably caught Heidi lobbing something along the lines of “it’s home-sewn mess” to Ra’Mon about his design (above). And in last week’s newspaper challenge, the phrase “arts & crafts” was thrown around with disdain. This has been a running [...]
Hooray 2009! I hope you had a lovely holiday break, and got to greet the new year in the style that suits you best. Here, it meant PJs and a DVD while the toddler slept and our dogs freaked out over the fireworks. Your standard tired new(ish) parent New Year’s Eve. Over the next week [...]
Reader question from Katie: Can anyone ID the fabric used for these curtains, or the source of the curtains? Thanks!
Wee Play Jelly Roll pre-cut pack from Moda — a jelly roll is made up of 2.5″x44″ cuts. Q: I recently ordered a set of smallish, pre-cut quilting squares from Etsy and did not know whether I should pre-wash or not. I didn’t pre-wash, made a small quilt and still haven’t washed it. I’m curious [...]
Photo courtesy of jenburn on Flickr. Pre-washing any kind of home-washable fabric before you sew is considered best practice. There are a few good reasons one might choose not to pre-wash quilt fabrics, though: Sew a Quilt runs down the pros and cons of washing and not washing 100% cotton fabrics for quilting projects. This [...]
Uberstitch‘s stash The stash decluttering post brought up sorting or re-sorting your fabrics into categories. I’m curious — what sorting system do you currently use? Do you sort by age, color, pattern, length? Or do you use a combination? Why — do you just like how it looks, or does it reflect how you access [...]
A learned a lot from your comments on the scissor sharpening post: Rosa said that Portugal has these roving sharpeners, or amolador de tesouras, who have bike-powered sharpening tools and play a unique tune on a flute to announce their arrival. Doesn’t that make you so happy? Sarah wrote that folding some aluminum foil a [...]
My “good” sewing shears are Ginghers, and I love them. I recently got them sharpened for the first time. They’d needed it for months. I researched sharpening services in my town, and it appeared that most if not all were mobile services that would come to your house. Some had locations where they regularly set [...]
Constança of SaÃdos da Concha loves Mirabelle Tana Lawn from Liberty. Sarah of Ruby’s Daughter (shop) loves these mums from Heather Bailey‘s Freshcut line. Studio Tamar loves Amy Butler‘s Wall Flower from the Lotus line. What is your favorite?
Huckleberry Friends loves the Japanese fabric red floral Olympus Soliel. Ritacor loves these swallows from Sierra by Anna Griffin for Windham Fabrics. Jessica of Crabtree Studio loves Lecien’s My Folklore: Forest Wonderland. Méri loves “buds” by Pippijoe. What is your favorite?
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