Tips, Tools & Tutorials | Little Fabric Shop Blog
Here at Little Fabric Shop, we love to sew! Our blog is filled with sewing tutorials and fabric inspiration to help energize your projects. We regularly add to our blog, so check back often for our latest tips, tools, and tutorials. Little Fabric Shop is a Modern Fabric Shop for Joyful Sewing.
How to Join Mitered Quilt Binding Ends
The hard work is finished! You have pieced, basted, quilted, and trimmed your quilt. The binding has been attached around the edge of the quilt. Now, for the final step – joining the binding ends – and then you can enjoy your beautiful new quilt. There are many ways to...
Fabric Spotlight: Dashwood Studio
Dashwood Studio is a popular fabric manufacturer in the shop. Dashwood Studio is a small UK design house set up in 2013 with one simple aim: to bring innovative, contemporary fabrics that will challenge and inspire the creative soul. Dashwood Studio is dedicated to sourcing brilliant design talent and collaborating...
What Are Sewing Notions and How to Choose Yours
There are so many areas of sewing - machine sewing, hand quilting, needlepoint, and even garment mending. Having the right tools -or- sewing notions makes a huge difference in the creative process. We have put together a handy tip sheet to help you understand what sewing notions are, how to...
How Sewing Benefits Your Mental Health and Wellness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to discuss how sewing benefits mental health! Whether you’re quilting, hemming, stitching, or upholstering, sewing serves as a cathartic creative outlet and rewarding form of self-care. Who knew needle and thread could have so many mental health and wellness...
Fabric Designer Spotlight: Ruby Star Society
One of our shop’s most popular fabric designers is the Ruby Star Society brand. There is so much to love about this woman owned business. Their mission to stand together, learn, grow, and create fearlessly is reflected in the beautiful fabrics they bring to our sewing community. Let’s get to...
Rainbow Zipper Bag Tutorial
The days are getting longer, and sun is shining bright. We are so excited for spring! This week’s sewing tutorial combines our Zipper Bag project with a new rainbow exterior. We love working with the beautiful Century Solids fabrics from Andover Fabrics! Such a dream to use! This tutorial is...
Simple Steps to Sewing Curve Seams for Quilt Blocks
Sewing curves can be a little intimidating if you have not tried it yet. There are so many fun sewing projects that use curves in their design. Next week, we will have free pattern that utilizes curve sewing that is super cute and we think you will adore it! To...
12 Spring Sewing Projects for 2022
Happy April! Spring has arrived and we are excited to enjoy sewing projects made for warmer weather and blooming flowers. There are so many wonderful spring sewing tutorials out there. We have put together our Top 12 Spring Sewing Projects list. All of these DIY sewing instructions are free. Keep...
Fabric Designer Spotlight: Alison Glass
This week we are sharing our love of Alison Glass fabrics. Little Fabric Shop carries a over 200 of her fabrics and thought you might enjoy learning a little bit more about her and her beautiful collections. About Alison Glass Alison Glass is a surface designer. She finds...
How to Join Fabric Patterns
This week we are sharing how to line-up fabric patterns so that multiple fabrics can be sewn together to look like one giant piece of fabric. We love using this technique for quilt backs. It is an easy skill to learn. With a few tips, you will be able to...
My Favorite Quilt Projects | A personal blog from Erica Loomis, owner of Little Fabric Shop
In honor of National Quilt Day this Sunday, March 20th, I am celebrating this craft. Quilting has brought joy to my life. It has been fun creating new quilts and playing with fabrics. At times I have challenged myself with new techniques and colors, while at other times, I have...
The Best Sewing Supplies for 2022
Calling all quilters! We have put together a list of the best sewing supplies for 2022. These are the tools that we just can’t live without. We have put all these items to work and compared them with their competition. In our opinion, these sewing tools are the best in...
Types of Cotton Fabric
We love sewing with cotton fabric! This natural fiber is great to work with and is very versatile. There are many different types of cotton fabric. To help you navigate the options, we have put together a guide with details on all the variations available in our shop. Keep reading...
12 Toweling Fabric Sewing Projects
Table of Contents What is toweling fabric? 12 Toweling Fabric Sewing Projects 1. Chore Coat Toweling Jacket 2. Curtains 3. Tea Towels 4. Table Runner 5. Placemats 6. Bags, Totes, Wallets 7. Pincushion 8. Mug Rug 9. Reusable Paper Towels – “Unpaper Towels” 10. Pillow Cover 11. Apron 12. Origami...
Fabric Designer Spotlight: Anna Maria Horner
Table of Contents About Anna Maria Horner Anna Maria Horner Fabric Collections at Little Fabric Shop Made My Day Love Always, AM Bright Eyes Hindsight Anna Maria Horner Fabric Collections Arriving Soon Welcome Home Sewing with Anna Maria Horner Fabrics Gradient Pincushion Inkling Quilt Sew Together Bag Infinity Scarf This...
How to Choose Quilting Cotton
Table of Contents What is Quilting Cotton? Different Types of Cotton Weaves & Weights General Information about Quilting Cotton Cotton fabric is the most used and most popular fabric in quilting. There are many different quilting cotton types. We have compiled a “fact sheet” to help understand your options so...
Heart Zipper Bag Tutorial
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and here at Little Fabric Shop, we have updated our Zipper Bag Tutorial with some cute foundation paper piecing hearts. This bag is the perfect size for make-up, office supplies, or even toiletries. We are gifting the bag to ourselves, but it would...
Valentine’s Day Sewing Projects
Table of Contents 1. I Heart You Quilt | Then Came June and Pen + Paper Patterns 2. Sweet Kisses Quilt | Gigi’s Thimble 3. Heart Mug Rug Tutorial | Little Fabric Shop 4. Easy Felt Heart Garland | Sew Simple Home 5. DIY Valentine’s Day Sweatshirts | Polka Dot...
11 Easy Fat Quarter Quilts and Projects for 2022
Table of Contents What is a Fat Quarter? Fat Quarter Quilt Projects 1. Book Nerd | Angela Pingel Designs 2. Backyard Party Quilt | Then Came June 3. Joyful Stars | Cotton and Joy Patterns 4. Preppy the Whale | Elizabeth Hartman 5. Glowing | Quilty Love 6. Inkling |...
Pie Trivet Sewing Tutorial
Table of Contents PDF Template Link: Pie Trivet Circle Cutting Template General Project Details Materials Needed Supplies Needed Step 1: Cutting Fabric Step 2: Create a Quilt Sandwich and Quilt Step 3: Attach Binding Did you know that National Pie Day is this month? January 23rd to be exact. We...
