Sewing Utility, Decorative & Font Stitches, it’s time to love them ALL! The PFAFF Quilt Ambition 2.0 sewing machine comes with 201 stitches, 4 fonts and endless possibilities for combining them. Utility, decorative and font stitches are in abundance on this machine and I’m making it my goal to use each and every one of […]
Preparing to Test Drive the PFAFF Quilt Ambition 2.0 Quilt Ambition Hard Cover Case First—I get to open a brand new box! I still get excited every time I do that. After opening the box and removing the packing material they thoughtfully put in there to keep my baby, I mean my PFAFF Quilt Ambition, […]
Cord wraps for charging cords put some of your most treasured fabric scraps to good use in these zakka inspired cord wrappers. Zakka inspired cord wraps keep your tech stuff tidy The final day of our zakka quilting/sewing tour wraps up — literally — with some zakka inspired cord wraps to keep your tech […]
Elaine’s Tech Tips™ There are numerous ways to put a sleeve on the back of a quilt. Here are two ways to put sleeves on a quilt – one is permanent, the other is temporary. Permanent sleeves are best on a quilt or wall hanging that will be used as a wall hanging, while temporary […]
Today, we’re adding a quilted neck strap to our zakka cell phone case. That’s right, we’re going hands free. Zakka cell phone case becomes “hands free” Yesterday on QUILTsocial, we created a sweet and stylish cell phone case that ticks all the zakka style boxes. Made of natural cotton/linen fabric, and designed to tote […]
Simple elements come together to create a stylish cell phone case. Answering the call for a zakka phone case Today on QUILTsocial, the zakka design aesthetic answers the call for a stylish cell phone case that protects your phone, and little details like a fussy cut of your favorite fabric scrap. We’ll also be […]
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Today on QUILTsocial: pretty details finish up a practical zakka mug cozy. Zakka becomes my cup of tea Yesterday, we learned a bit about the Japanese zakka — the art of creating pretty and practical things to make everyday life better. Today, let’s continue our practical translation of word, as we continue on with […]
Creating a zakka inspired mug cozy for individual cups of tea. In English, the Japanese word zakka loosely translates to mean the small necessities of everyday life, or more broadly, home goods. Actually, it doesn’t translate well at all. There’s something quite peaceful and basic in zakka design. Busy North American way of life […]
