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  • 50+ Scrap Fabric Projects for National Sewing Month 2023

    It’s National Sewing Month! The theme for this year’s National Sewing Month is Sew Sustainable. This year’s theme is an opportunity to gather up your fabric scraps, old clothes and textiles, and odd cast offs and turn them into something new. Being scrappy and sustainable is a subject we love a... View Post
  • EVEN MORE of our Favorite Scrap Projects

    It’s that time of year again—time for upcycling, sewing, and quilting with scraps! National Upcycling Day is this weekend, so let’s gather ye scraps and turn them into something beautiful. We’re including several project options here, from the very small, like a cord keeper, to the only somewhat... View Post
  • 9 Quick Weekend Projects to Celebrate National Quilting Day

    National Quilting Day is this weekend!  This year is a special one. It’s not just one of our favorite times of year to get together with the Thimbles community and work on quilting projects. This Saturday, March 18, is also the release date for clue #1 of the Brown Bag Mystery Quilt 2023: Times... View Post
  • Portable English Paper Piecing Travel Projects

    As quilters and sewists, it can be difficult to bring our projects with us when we go away on vacation. Unless you’re hitting the road by car and have room for your sewing machine, the likelihood is you’re leaving most of your projects at home. Unless you love English Paper Piecing! English Paper... View Post