Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Christmas in July Make Along! For the seventh consecutive year, a team of talented designers is coming together to bring you a festive month-long celebration filled with beautiful winter holiday patterns — including crochet, knitting, and sewing projects. With wonderful themes and exciting new designs, there’s something for … Read more
In today’s Sewing Basics post, I’m sharing how to sew a crinkle blanket for cats. This is a beginner-friendly, patchwork sewing project that you can make in an afternoon. This textured crinkle blanket will provide hours of enrichment and fun to your cat — or, for an infant! This post contains affiliate links. I may … Read more
In today’s Sewing Basics post, I’m sharing how to use an embroidery machine for beginners with a walk-through of setting up the Baby Lock Bloom for embroidery and including a video. I’ll also answer common questions from embroidery machine newbies so your first project will be a success! This post contains affiliate links. I may … Read more
In today’s Sewing Basics post, I’m sharing how to use a walking foot and answering common questions like what is a walking foot and why you might use a walking foot. I’m also including a collection of free and premium patterns, tutorials, books, and online classes you can check out to get the most out … Read more
In today’s Sewing Basics post, I’m sharing how to use a circular attachment for the sewing machine to make fabulous circles with ease. If you’re like most beginner sewists, forming perfect circles is not that easy for you. With Baby Lock’s Circular Sewing Attachment, you’ll master circles in no time! This post includes a video … Read more