Fleur-de-lis knot by Tying It All Together Many people think of the fleur-de-lis as a symbol for New Orleans, but it is also a symbol associated with Louisville, my home town, which is named for the Louis XVI. (It's been many years since I've been back, but at one time there was a fountain downtown near the waterfront designed to spout water in a fleur-de-lis shape.) I'm a real francophile, so I've always loved these symbols. (Did you know that the fleur-de-lis is supposed to represent an iris?) I recently learned about a great video tutorial series on knotwork from reading Stormdrane's Blog, called Tying It All Together (by J.D. Lenzen), and when I subscribed to the channel, this stunning fleur-de-lis knot was the first to arrive in my mailbox: No set of diagrams can duplicate actually watching someone do this--Lenzen's tutes are pure gold! I can just picture this embellished with beads in the loops to accentuate them. (I wonder if you could make a beaded rope flexible enough to be tied like this?) (New to my blog? An archive of previous I Might Make That! Monday tutorials can be found via the widget in the top right corner of my blog.)

How to tie a knot in thread using a quilters knot video tutorial and photo tutorial! (Hi! Want more sewing how to tutorials just like this? Then don’t forget to check out my other sewing how to tutorials or my free easy sewing projects!) This tutorial will be showing you how to tie a knot […]

Welcome to Part 1 of the Sophie's Universe CAL 2015. This is a mystery crochet-along for a continuous square blanket based on my Sophie's Garden Square.

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When quilting meets crocheting, beautiful things happen. I am so excited to be sharing these photos with you. My very talented and dear friend, Tiffany Behmer of www.FannyLuWho.blogpsot.com, made t…

Here's a sewing technique that you'll want to keep within reach (just in case :) ). In this video tutorial, Professor Pincushion shares a lesson on how to sew an invisible zipper with a lining.

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While at a sewing class last week, I commented to the quilter next to me, that on my list of things to do was hemming jeans. She and then others jumped in, that they feared doing jeans on their sewing machines because of the thick seams. So I said I'd show them how I do it. Here is my quick way for hemming jeans. I've tried many ways, and have been using this method for the past 10 years. Beware this is a long post... Simple technique, but many pictures. First set up your sewing machine to do a straight stitch. I use a stitch length of 3.0 and a heavier needle. A jeans needle or topstitch needle if you have one. Next, measure your jeans. For my husband, I have him stand on the floor in his sock feet and I pin up the jeans 1 inch above the floor. Then lay the jeans out on the ironing board and fold up the other leg so both are even. Iron up the hemline on both legs. Give a really good pressssssss... I use steam too... See the line it makes. This is a good guide. Next, cut about 1 inch down from the pressed line. I just eyeball it. But measure if you must. Set aside the bottom of the pantleg for a recycle project. Next take small snips about half an inch long, on either side of the bulky seams. Total of 4 slits on each leg. You can see the slits are on each side of the seam, about half way to the pressed hemline. Next, tuck in the raw edge of the hem so it is folded in so that your one inch of hem is now about a half an inch. Leave the thick seam sticking up. Do not fold it under. Pin all around. Notice that I pin with the heads of the pins sticking towards me, so I can easily remove them as I sew. Next, using ORANGE thread in the top and bobbin, sew near the top of tucked in fold all around the hem. In the early days, I was matchy matchy and used light blue thread. It looked awful. Orange is the color to use. Unless, the jeans you are hemming were originally hemmed with a different color like white. I would use that as a guideline. Stitch right over the seams. Most sewing machines don't have trouble with two layers of seams. Snip off the portion of the seam that is sticking out. Voila. Your jeans are hemmed. Since it's the bobbin thread that shows on the outside hem of the jeans, I keep a bobbin of bright orange thread in my bobbin caddy at all times. I primarily use it only for jeans and I think I've been using the same bobbin for 5 years. If I had the 10 years of hemming jeans back, I think I would have found a heavier weight of orange thread and used that in my bobbin. When this bobbin runs out , I will refill with a heavier orange thread. After Note: Denise left a comment that Joanns carrys Jeans thread. You can bet this will be on my list the next time I go to Joanns. Thanks Denise.

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I always have a cosmetic bag tucked away in my purse, and it’s functional but meh on the cute scale. So, when I ran across these adorable zipper bags Sherri, of A Quilting Life, talks about o…

Updated October 2014: My quilty friend Wanda T. wrote me on my Facebook page, pointing out something I was totally forgetting to pass on to you even though it is in the photos below, I didn't suggest it in this tutorial. Here is Wanda's message: Thanks Tiffiny, pressing those seams open will help get rid of the hard bump in the center that I hate so much! This is one of those, "why didn't I think of that" moments! Thank you again Wanda T. for catching a very important step =) When I took a class last April for making a Stack-n-Whack quilt the instructor taught us this neat trick on how to make our points always line up together. I will pass what I learned on to you now by making the following picture tutorial. I hope this tutorial helps, please let me know. PS...this is the book and pins I used for my stack and whack patterns, you can click the picture of the book below to purchase it yourself from Amazon.com: :-) This will be your finished product. Nice pointy Points ~ not the technical term...hehe :p 1. Pin through the back of your fabric and the top of your 1st point. 2. With right sides of fabric facing each other you now pin the same spot right below the point going through both layers. 3. Bottom view of two fingers holding the stabilizing pin. 4. Pin along one side of the stabilizing pin, while stabilizing pin from bottom & after matching the seams on the bottom & top. 5. Pin on the other side of the center stabilizing pin (I use these flat head butterfly pins). **** Click the button on the left below this red writing to continue reading the full tutorial**** :-) Tweet 6. Remove the center stabilizing pin, it is now secure. 7. Continue pinning to prepare to sew. 8. Start sewing your 1/4 inch seam allowance. I use this nifty 1/4 inch tool to stay on track. I also remove my pins normally before I ride over them. Even though these are the thin pins that are safe to sew over, I have still been known to break my needles. Normally the new ones :-) UPDATE: I was talking to Sarah of Sew Together and she made a GREAT point (hehe a pun). Anywho, she suggested that we should keep the pins in when we are sewing over the pointy sections, since the fabric can still move if not pinned and just go VERY slow over the pointed sections as mentioned in the next pic below :). I think I have just been VERY lucky so far but I totally agree that it is likely to happen. Continue slowly over the area where the points meet, guiding if needed and using the side wheel of your machine to walk it over the thick area. Want one of these awesome guides? Go here to Sarah's Sew Together website to get one, tell her I sent you, she is such a sweet lady! :) 9. Press your seams open to help with bulk. 10. Another example of pointy points. Please let me know if this helped you out when making your points. :-) I hope this helps you feel better about how to make your points match up. Please let me know what you think of this tutorial when you get a chance :-) Hugs & Smiles, Tiffiny ~ Smilie Mommy Tweet

In this video tutorial, I'm going to show you how to adjust facial features in Photoshop!

Easy tricks and tips for correcting pencil grip in kids with videos to help you teach a child how to hold a pencil correctly and improve their handwriting.

There are many ways to do quilt-as-you-go or QAYG. I use this technique to quilt each block individually and then attach them using sashing. This technique uses exclusively machine sewing. How to Q…

The Crocodile Stitch, aka the Scale Stitch, is the most requested video tutorial on the Moogly Facebook page - and you all know how I love to take requests! But I decided to take it one step further, and include not only a video and written instructions, but a photo tutorial as well! There are a variety of ways to make the Crocodile Stitch, and I've attempted several of them myself. What I show here is the method that I believe is easiest. Even so, this is definitely an advanced stitch. You should be comfortable with both double crochet and

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There is a new video on the blog with more Pieced Hexagons and you can make them all with only 4 shapes.

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Instead of traditional binding you can use prairie points to finish your quilt. This video demonstrates how easily you can make a strip of continuous prairie points. As well as quilt binding prairi…

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Check out this step-by-step guide to shorten a metal zipper, shorten a plastic separating zipper, or a nylon zipper

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Learn how to purl two together (p2tog) an easy left leaning decrease with this quick and helpful knitting video and photo tutorial!

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I don’t want to be too prescriptive about how to put together the book blocks but instead I have put together a block myself and have taken photos of my creative process. There are a couple o…

How to make a Dresden Plate Quilt Block Tutorial with Template. Dresden plate patterns are perfect for scraps, watch the video to learn how.

For today's post, I thought it might be fun to make and share a video of me creating one of the above headpins. Try not to judge too much because I am definitely NOT a professional. Otherwise, enjoy. In need of ideas for how to use these headpins? Here are just a few of the tutorials published here on Art Jewelry Elements: Make a disc stack pendant with headpins 2-for-1 tutorial: Make a ring and a link using a headpin Headpin Cuff Tutorial Headpin + Wire Chain Tutorial Easy Earring Tutorial