This morning over at Colette Patterns, Meredith offers great tips on buying a sewing machine. She is certainly one to know, as she has sewn on many, sees loads come into the shop, and teaches our Machine Owner classes at MD (those are the ones you get for free when you buy a new machine… Read more »
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Summer BERNINA Sewing Machine Giveaway
We are super duper thrilled to be able to giveaway a brand new BERNINA 215 sewing machine! This new model is all cozied up in its box at MD, waiting for some lucky winner to take her home. Like every machine that walks out the door, it will come with machine owner classes and day-of-purchase… Read more »
Wonderful June Machine Sales!
We have two amazing events going on at MD right now to help you get the sewing machine of your dreams at a great price. The first one is the Modern Domestic Summer Classroom Machine and Serger Sale, and the second is the free gift with Aurora event. Do you know that our classroom sewing… Read more »
Sally and Joke are Teaching a Crazy Cool Packaging Class!
Coming to teach at MD in July, Sally and Joke will teach you all sorts of cool tricks to make packages extra pretty and bring the greatest packaging supplies of all time! You can read all about their class and sign up over here. It is sure to be fun and exciting and certainly a… Read more »
Amy does it Again, and this time its Pleats
Amy Karol does it again with this great quick and very cool scarf project. Sewing for her mother, Gayle, for her birthday may just make her the best daughter in the world. I have been loving lightweight scarfs, and thinking about all the ways to make them cool, but this pleated edge is a great… Read more »
Summer Skirts and Why You Need Them
Skirts were what inspired me to sew. They are simple and flattering. I wear tons of them, and making them is still a great sewing learning opportunity for me! From linings, facing, zippers, knits, gathers, ruffles, fit and patterns–skirt classes cover loads of sewing basics, and chances are you will also LOVE the finished product…. Read more »
Etsy Global Craft Party this Friday!
Friday is the annual Etsy Global Day of Craft Party and we are getting our sew on! Not only will we have in house $10 all day open sewing and snacks, but we will also be providing sewing machines for the I Heart Art party at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts. They are hosting a… Read more »
More Ruffle Love with Amy Karol
Amy Karol has another quick use for the wonderful ruffler! Also, yesterday’s post from Michelle is an awesome ruffler tutorial that takes you through the in’s and out’s of this great little foot. Remember, these sweet feet are 20% off all month! Hot stuff! I serged the bottom edge in white (you can also hem… Read more »
Ruffle Love with Amy Karol
Amy Karol, of Angry Chicken craft blog goodness has been up to some ruffling. She is a BERNINA owner, and you can read all about why she loves her Artista over here. She has been hankering for a ruffler for awhile, so I though it was a good time to get one in her hot… Read more »
2-for-1 Open Sewing this Weekend!
What? A rainy Memorial Day weekend? If you can’t stomach camping in the rain, or you just have the urge to make some totally cute new summer frocks, or even have friends in from out of town, consider sewing this weekend! We have a smokin’ hot 2-sewists-for-the-price-of-one thing going. Choose a project, grab some fabric,… Read more »