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6 Interfacing & Stabilizer Tips to Make Your Life Easier

July 28, 2021 By Editor & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

Discovering the wide range of uses for interfacing and stabilizers can be a game-changer when it comes to the way you complete your sewing projects. These useful materials can help you manage slippery fabrics, prevent puckering, and even make your patterns last longer. We’ve compiled six of our favorite interfacing and stabilizer videos to show…

Easy Sew: Cute and Colorful Custom Pillow Series

August 18, 2020 By Editor & filed under Blog, NSC LIVE Videos.

Join National Sewing Circle contributor Emily Steffen as she demonstrates how to create four different types of decorative pillows. Download the four free patterns and then follow along as she guides you through each step. Each pillow cover can either be 100% handmade OR you can purchase pre-made pillow covers and just decorate them.

I Bought Fusible Web Instead of Fusible Interfacing – Is It the Same?

April 14, 2020 By Editor & filed under Ask a Sewing Expert, Blog.

I was out of fusible interfacing, and purchased by mistake fusible web. I figured they were similar. When I went to sew my pieces, even though the web was between two pieces of fabric, it entirely coated the needle and jammed my bobbin several times. Can web not be sewn at all, or was I doing something wrong?

Sewers We Love: Meet Emily of Oh Yay Studio!

March 11, 2020 By Editor & filed under Blog.

Meet Emily of Oh Yay Studio! National Sewing Circle is proud to partner with Emily on sewing challenges and fun LIVE Events. Emily has worked with National Sewing Circle to create Activity Pages for Quilters and Sewers, Easy Sew: Cute and Colorful Custom Pillow Series, and our past “Oh Sew Simple Sewing Challenge”! Be sure…

Sewers We Love: Meet Crafty Staci!

March 11, 2020 By Editor & filed under Blog.

Meet Staci of Crafty Staci! National Sewing Circle is proud to partner with Crafty Staci on our new Oh Sew Simple Sewing Challenge! Make sure to sign up to get seven simple and free sewing projects beginning April 6th! Before the challenge begins, read below to learn more about Staci and how she began sewing.…

Material Cut With Wrong Sides Together

January 10, 2020 By Editor & filed under Ask a Sewing Expert, Blog.

I’m just starting sewing again after 40 years and when I laid out the pattern for my shirt and cut it out, I realized I had the material folded with wrong sides together as opposed to right sides. How much of a difference will this make and what do I have to do differently, if anything, when putting the shirt together to sew?

National Sewing Circle’s Top 5 of 2019

December 17, 2019 By Editor & filed under Blog.

As we near the end of 2019, National Sewing Circle is looking back at what videos and articles our community has found most useful. We’ve rounded up our top 5 most popular videos and articles, picked by YOU. Read below to see the best of 2019.

10 Merry & Bright Sewing Projects for the Holidays!

November 22, 2019 By Editor & filed under Blog.

Deck the halls with our curated list of amazing Holiday projects for gifts and decorations!

What’s a New Sewing Trick You’ve Learned?

September 23, 2019 By Editor & filed under Blog, Just for Fun.

Our sewing community is so skilled! We asked on our Facebook Page if any of you had a new sewing trick you’d like to share, and we got so many great responses. Learn more about your fellow sewers and what tricks they have picked up along the way. Make sure to try out a few of them and let us know how it goes!

10 Cute & Easy Spring Sewing Projects

March 4, 2019 By Editor & filed under Blog.

Spring is the season of rejuvenation and regeneration! So why not start fresh on some new spring sewing projects perfect for the season? Flowers, bunnies, carrots, and baby chicks are themes that make for some super cute projects. Give these projects as a handmade gift, or keep them for yourself as there is a project…