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A few years ago, I created a tutorial for how to sew an oversized hot pad and it’s one of my most popular videos to date — mostly because of my fuss free method of quilt binding!

That tutorial teaches the quilt binding method that I’ve always used, so I really didn’t know how many people were struggling with other, more fussy methods of binding their quilts. After receiving sooooo many comments about this genius of this method, I knew I had to share a separate tutorial just for my brilliant binding method!

quiltingNikki SchreinerJanuary 30, 2023 Comments

Sensory Baby Block Toy Tutorial

I get to go to a baby shower this weekend! I love baby showers and I usually like to buy something off the registry and then make a few things to go with my gift. This time I was in the mood to make something different from my usual bibs, blanket, or burp cloths.

I landed on the most FUN handmade baby toy idea and it’s probably the cutest baby shower gift I’ve ever sewn! This baby sensory block toy is super easy to put together, it’s a scrap friendly sewing project and it leaves room for tons of creativity in adding all the cute, fun elements.

sewing for babyNikki SchreinerJanuary 24, 2023Comment

How to Install and Sew with a Walking Foot

I recently highlighted some sewing tools I’m a huge fan of, one of them being a walking foot attachment for my sewing machine. Since this is such an essential tool for me, I was so surprised at how many comments I received from people who either had one and had no idea what it was for up until that point, or people who had never even heard of one!

quiltingNikki SchreinerJanuary 17, 2023Comment

Four-At-A-Time Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial

One of the categories I intend to add quite a bit of content to at Pin Cut Sew this year is quilting tutorials! Quilting has always been the most relaxing, therapeutic form of sewing for me, so I look forward to posting several accessible, stress free quilting articles and videos here in the coming months.

quilting, tutorialNikki SchreinerJanuary 5, 2023 Comment

4 New Sewing Tools and Gadgets!

I’ve received and purchased a few new-to-me sewing tools in the past few months and I’m always eager to share them with y’all! A few of these were on my Christmas wish list, one my mom gave me, and the other I bought with my birthday money last month. All four are big winners and have already been great additions to my sewing room, so perhaps these are great things to add to your sewing wish list!

sewing room, sewing toolsNikki SchreinerDecember 29, 2022Comment

10 Quilt Block of the Month Clubs You Can Join for 2023

For the last two years, I’ve written a post here with ten great quilt block of the month clubs you can join for the following year. I try to squeeze this post in between Christmas and New Years so you have some time to get ready! These posts continue to be among my most popular each year that I’ve written them, so I wanted to make sure I round up the best BOM quilt options for 2023!

quiltingNikki SchreinerDecember 27, 2022Comment

Easy Wonky Star Quilt Block Tutorial

I’m a huge fan of freestyle quilting! I love to improvise and pull out scraps and make a big mess and just sort of wing it. Give me a list of 100 shapes to cut before I can even start my quilt and I’m out, haha. But give me freedom to make something up as I go along, and call it wonky? I’m so in!

quilting, ChristmasNikki SchreinerDecember 13, 2022 Comments

Sewing Thread! What's the Difference and Does it Matter?

Most of the time, when I go to the fabric store for thread, I know exactly where to go and which thread type and color I’m looking for, without regard to the other four sections of sewing thread choices, which I normally don’t even give a second glance.

sewing room, sewing toolsNikki SchreinerNovember 30, 2022Comment

Printable Christmas Gift Tags for Your Handmade Gifts!

I’m so excited to be re-releasing these sewing humor printable gift tags with a more Christmasy color scheme! The tags are only $4 for all three and are super fast and easy to print and use.

Christmas, giftsNikki SchreinerNovember 22, 2022Comment

Things to Consider Before Sewing Christmas Gifts

If you’re a crafty person who makes something with your hands, you may be considering giving handmade Christmas gifts this year. I’ve sewn many gifts for friends and family over the years and I’ve learned some things along the way that I now keep in mind every time I’m thinking about making presents, and I’m here to share those with you today!

Christmas, giftsNikki SchreinerNovember 18, 2022Comment

How to Sew Book Sleeves in 3 Sizes

If you’re a reader or have a bookworm in your life, you will understand the need for today’s tutorial! Reading is a big part of my life, and since I’m also in the taxi mom phase of parenting, I take books with me everywhere I go. I almost always have a book in the car or tossed into my tote bag, and this is obviously no way to preserve the covers and pages of said books.

pattern shop, tutorialNikki SchreinerNovember 11, 2022 Comments

Soft Nativity Play Set Sewing Pattern

When my kids were little, they had a Little People Nativity play set that they loved and looked forward to getting out of the holiday bin each year at Christmastime. My newest pattern was inspired by this sweet Christmas memory with my own children, who are now teens, and I really hope you love it!

Christmas, pattern shop, sewing for kids, dolls and doll clothesNikki SchreinerOctober 24, 2022Comment

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