Sewing With Cinnamon

Sewing Perfect Gathers - The Elastic Thread Bobbin

Hi Everyone! It's Shari Fuller, the designer behind Thimbles and Acorns, and I am back for the fourth week on the topic of, Sewing Perfect Gathers. Can you believe there are so many different ways to gather fabric? This week, I am going to show you my absolute favorite method for gathering fabric – elastic bobbin thread!

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Sewing Perfect Gathers - Gathering On A Curve

Part 3: Gathering on a Curve. This week, We have a special technique that makes it easier to gather curved edges. Gathering along a curve presents a unique challenge, especially when working with narrow seam allowances. Follow along as we show you how...

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Sewing Perfect Gathers - Zigzag Over Elastic Technique

This week, in part 2, we are continuing to perfect our gathering skills with the Zigzag Over Elastic technique. The method we are going to show you this week just may take the shudder out of your ruffling experience. How you may ask? Follow along in the tutorial as Shari shows you an exciting new method...

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October 08, 2019

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Sewing Perfect Gathers - Topic Overview

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the topic, Sewing Perfect Gathers. This is such an important skill to master so that you have the confidence to finish your garments and project well every time!  For this topic, I'm excited to announce that Shari Fuller, the designer of the Thimbles and Acorns brand, will be my co-host!

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Sewing With Cinnamon - Upcycling With Denim and More!

This week we are continuing with our celebration of National Sewing Month with a look at upcycling!  Since we're on the topic of sewing the Sew Powerful Purse, I have a step by step walkthrough of how I used a great pair of vibrant green skinny jeans for my next purse project...

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September 17, 2019

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Evy Hawkins Shares Her Love Of Machine Embroidery With Us!

This week we are continuing with our celebration of National Sewing Month with f!un collaboration from Evy Hawkins, owner of A Bit Of Stitch. She's designed a few machine embroidery designs for the Sew Powerful purse and is here to show us more about the project! So exciting! I met Evy at the Baby Lock tech event a few weeks ago. her enthusiasm for the Sew Powerful project is such a blessing! I'm super excited to see this project come together and even more excited to bring her in to share her knowledge with you too!

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Sewing With Cinnamon - Appliqué 2 Ways!

This week we are continuing with our celebration of National Sewing Month with a look at a very popular technique, machine-stitched fusible Applique - yay!

What is Applique, you might ask? According to Wikipedia, Appliqué is ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric in different shapes and patterns are sewn or stuck onto a larger piece to form a picture or pattern.

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