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How to Gather Fabric With a Sewing Machine (Method 2) – Sewing Tutorial

This is Part 3 of my 7 Ways To Gather Fabric series! This time I’ll show you the “Cheater Method” of gathering fabric with a sewing machine.

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How to Gather Fabric With a Sewing Machine – Sewing Tutorial

This is Part 2 of my 7 Ways To Gather Fabric series! This time I’ll show you the traditional way of gathering fabric with a sewing machine.

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How To Gather Fabric By Hand – Sewing Tutorial

This is part 1 of a seven part series that will show you damn near every possible way to gather fabric. Yeah, I said seven.

Why so many, you ask.

Isn’t one good enough?

Different fabrics will be better suited to different methods of gathered, so that’s why. Now quit questioning my authority!

Hold on

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How to Sew Fabric Bows – DIY Fashion Tutorial Video

This is a quick and easy step by step tutorial for how to sew a fabric bow. You can turn your bow into a clip / barrette for your hair or a pin / brooch for clothing, bags, etc.

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Stuck at Prom

This post brought to you by Duck® Brand. All opinions are 100% mine.

It's prom season, and that means it's time for the Duck Tape® Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest! Create a prom outfit or accessory out of Duck Tape® and you could win scholarship money for you and your school!

You have until

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Tiptoe Through the Tulips

This post brought to you by iBulb. All opinions are 100% mine.

Tulips are one of my all-time favorite flowers. I’ve never been a rose girl myself, I’ll take a bouquet of spring tulips and daffodils anyday!

Tulips just scream Spring, which is why I always make sure to buy some cut tulips when

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How to Hem Knit & Stretch Fabrics – DIY Fashion Tutorial Video

Does your hem get wonky and wobbly when you sew stretch fabrics? This tutorial will show you how to get a nice flat hem.

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This tutorial was filmed using a Creative Labs Vado HD Digital Video

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How to Sew Knit & Stretch Fabrics with a Standard Sewing Machine – DIY Fashion Tutorial Video

This tutorial will show you how to sew stretch and knit fabrics with a regular sewing machine.

People often make the mistake of thinking they can’t work with knits if they don’t have an overlock machine, but knit fabrics existed a long time before sergers were commonly available as home machines, so don’t be afraid

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Duck the Halls: Retro Holiday Ornament Tutorial

This post brought to you by Duck Brand®. All opinions are 100% mine.

Duck® Brand tape comes in so many festive prints and colors- polka dots, metallics, candy cane stripes, snowmen… it’s the perfect material for handmade holiday decorations!

Check out these decorations I made out of tape:

All of the ornaments

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How to Make Christmas Ornament Charms with Sharpies and Shrink Plastic

This post brought to you by Sharpie®. All opinions are 100% mine.

Have I mentioned that I love Sharpie®? My Sharpie + Contact Paper stained glass window tutorial might have given you a hint. Or my Sharpie'd Sewing Machine.

And it doesn't matter how many Sharpies I have in my collection, I can

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