Sewing Machine Safety Tips Every Beginner Should Know

Sewing Machine Safety Tips Every Beginner Should Know

The Ultimate Guide to Sewing Machine Safety (2025): 24 Essential Tips for a Secure Studio We’ve all had that heart-stopping moment: the needle gets terrifyingly close to a fingertip, a rotary cutter slips, or you sew directly over a pin…

Sewing Machine Features Explained

Sewing Machine Features Explained

Sewing Machine Features Explained: A Complete Guide for Beginners & Pros (2025) Ever felt like you need an engineering degree just to understand your sewing machine’s manual? You’re not alone. From mysterious dials and cryptic symbols to features like “drop…

Quilting Mistakes to Avoid for Beginners

Quilting Mistakes to Avoid for Beginners

From Wonky to Wonderful: 17 Quilting Mistakes We’ve All Made (and How to Avoid Them) I still have my first quilt. It’s a glorious mess. The points don’t match, the blocks are different sizes, and it lies about as flat…

Rotary Cutter Maintenance Tips

Rotary Cutter Maintenance Tips

The Ultimate Guide to Rotary Cutter Maintenance: A Spa Day for Your Most Valuable Tool Let me tell you a quick story. I was halfway through cutting pieces for a complex, king-sized quilt—a real passion project. I was in the…

how to use a rotary cutter safely

How to Use a Rotary Cutter Safely

The Ultimate Guide to Rotary Cutter Safety: From First Cut to Flawless Fabric I still remember the day my quilting life changed forever. I was hunched over a huge piece of cotton, painstakingly tracing and snipping with a pair of…