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Quilt Along: Jelly Roll Storm at Sea #2: Cutting your fabric
This week is all about cutting your fabric for your quilt. I hope that you have your fabrics purchased and are inspired by the colors that you have chosen. I can’t wait to get started! So let’s get to cutting! There are a lot of pieces to cut and it...

Sewing Machines: Top Tips for Finding Your Perfect Machine
So....you're in the market for a new sewing machine. Where to start? How do you find the right sewing machine? We've gone down that rabbit hole and have some top tips for you as you start your sewing machine buying journey. First, let's think about what you need. Assess your sewing...

Quilt Along: Jelly Roll Storm at Sea #1: Fabric Selection
Hello Quilters! Sew along with me as I design and create this fun, “Storm at Sea” inspired quilt. I promise you that it is much easier than it looks. Best of all, you can use a Jelly-Roll of fabrics. I hope that we all have fun and learn from each...

Top 10 Tips for Quilters-A Tip Tuesday Roundup
Best Quilting Tip Round up! I always enjoy year-end retrospectives--mostly because they remind me of EVERYTHING I've forgotten over the past 12 months. Here at Sewing By Sarah, we've offered a weekly #tiptuesday on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, and I thought it'd be interesting to see which tips were our...

Last Minute Gifts: Sewing Tutorial: French-seamed Pillowcases
This quick and easy sewing tutorial gives you a great, personalized gift for someone you love- our beautiful french seamed pillowcases. These pillowcases are easily customized to suit the taste of the recipient and are a quick way to pull together a useful but beautiful handmade gift. I like to...

Easy Sewing Tutorial: Reversible, Gift-able Tote Bags
This reversible tote bag is an easy sewing project that will be a gift on it's own, or as an added reusable gift bag for your friends and family. This sewing tutorial walks you through the simple project and the tote bag is even reversible! When I lived in...

Quick and Easy Sewing Project: Catch-all Fabric Trays
This quick and easy sewing project will make great use of your scraps and help keep any surface tidy, my Catch-All Fabric Trays. I am forever tidying up countertops, work tables, and dresser tops, and every time I've come away with a handful of little...stuff...that doesn't quite have a home,...

Organizing Your Holiday Gift-Making: It’s Not Too Late!
Are you like me? All year long I keep a running list in my head of things I'd like to make for my family for the holidays. This year though, because I haven't been able to meet up with friends or more distant relatives at all, my goal is to...