Slow sewing

How to create a slow stitch kit. Keep supplies easy to grab and go.

We had an ice storm in the early part of January and while we were house bound by the weather I discovered “slow stitching.” I fell in love with the process and the meditative qualities of these small hand stitching projects and I thought you might also like them! What is slow stitching? Slow st

Today’s feature isn’t a tutorial, per se, but it is a super helpful post from Positively Splendid that will most definitely help you improve your sewing! Head on over for five simple, yet incredibly useful tips! What is your favorite sewing tip? Love this feature? We encourage you to pin from the original post!

If you’re one of those sewers who can’t stand to waste even the tiniest piece of fabric, we have good news for you. There is a way to both r...

Earlier in the week, I started a new kawandi quilt project. I got the back all pressed up, inserted a layer of thin cotton batting and then trimmed, pressed and pinned down the pieces around my edge. I stitched maybe one row around ... and then didn't get any further. Life, generally, just got in the way of any sewing. This morning, up too early for a Sunday as I had to drop my daughter at work by 7am, I sat in my sewing room when I got back and thought I'd add a couple of rows to my…

I've been doing more slow stitching in the evenings, sitting on the sofa surrounded by tiny scraps of fabric and colourful threads, needles, pins and scissors at the ready. I so enjoyed sewing my Slow Stitching - Shapes that I thought I would do something similar but with a flower theme. These are all about 6" square and, as with the "Shapes" I didn't plan any of the sewing, but just let the pictures evolve. Each one started with a square of blue stripe fabric backed with some wadding, and I…

Made this one in the spring and then as I often find myself doing, added onto it later.

Today I am stitching on a new type of quilt that I started this week. I was watching The Quilt Show episode 2705 and Sujata Shah was showing the Kawandi scrap quilt method. It is so different than anything I have seen before and I had to start my version. Here is what I have done so far........ You start by hand stitching pieces from the outside and go all around. I am deciding the next patchwork piece as I come to each. So far.....this is so fun! The start is using a very thin piece of…

Slow stitching is an ancient craft that has made a comeback because it is truly wonderful. Learn this wonderful craft, and find out how to design and make your own slow-stitched works of art.

Are you interested in Slow Stitching but don’t know where to start? Let me help! I’ll show two ways to create a fabric collage and talk in depth about choosi...

All vintage fabrics. Some buttons here are vintage also and thrifted.

Embroidery

These are my first slow stitching efforts , it’s so addictive.

Hey guys! Come and see what I did with the middle third of this slow stitch project and watch me embroider a pieced fan down onto the piece.The slow stitch k...

Check out the wonderful relaxing world of slow stitching! I'll talk about what it is, it's origins and show you how to get started on a simple but beautiful ...