Sewing Archives - Lynda Heines Fabric Design

Making an outdoor garden flag

By: Lynda June 19, 2021

Sewing, waterproof canvasflags, garden flags, sewing, waterproof canvas2 Comments

Dave was looking through the shed recently, and found an old flag holder. At one time it had a flag, but it has long since bit the dust! He placed it in the wildflower garden, and then asked me to make a flag for it. Here is how it looks right now, before I’ve added…

Two New Tools

By: Lynda May 28, 2021May 29, 2021

Favorite things, Favorite tools, SewingKaren Kay Buckley, Perfect Adjustable Square, sewing tools, Woozoo fan2 Comments

I’m always on the lookout to find tools that make my art easier. This first one really helped me in completing a few of the small quilts I’ve been making for the SAQA Collaborative project.

More Zoom Classes

By: Lynda May 1, 2021May 1, 2021

online classes, SewingJudy Donovan, Marleen Glickman, online classes, zoom classes2 Comments

In my last post I mentioned that I was going to attend a Zoom class where I could use some of my dyed elements. Well, I also took another Zoom class on Friday.

Challenge is over, now what?

By: Lynda March 29, 2021

Feb/March Challenge, gardening, genealogy, Lace ClothChallenges, doilies, gardening, genealogy, vintage quilt blocks3 Comments

The eight-week challenge is over. I want to thank Luann and Sherrie for linking up to my posts, and sharing the challenge on their blogs. I’d also like to thank those who commented, and those of you who emailed me privately to tell me what you were doing. So glad we could do this together.…

Creating New Cloth Zoom Class

By: Lynda March 4, 2021March 5, 2021

Lace Cloth, Sewing, upcyclingJudy Gelzinis Donovan, lace cloth, Mancuso quilt festival, online classes, online quilt festival, upcycle2 Comments

I mentioned in the last post that I took a zoom class last Saturday taught by Judy Gelzinis Donovan called Creating New Cloth From Old Lace. The class was held at the online Mancuso quilt festival. If you are at all interested in this technique, she’ll be teaching another Zoom class next month. The information…

Feb/March Challenge Week 5

By: Lynda March 1, 2021

Challenges, Feb/March Challenge, Organization, SewingFeb/March Challenge, Glide thread, organizing, SAQA, SAQA art quiltLeave a Comment

I really can’t believe that it’s already week 5 of the Feb/March Challenge. As for what I accomplished last week, I feel like I fell a little short.

How To: Snippet Roll

By: Lynda February 25, 2021February 26, 2021

fabric scraps, Sewing, snippet roll, tutorials, upcyclingfabric scraps, lace, snippet roll, tutorial8 Comments

In my quest to use my scraps, I decided to make a snippet roll. This is not a new idea. In fact, the very first article I found about them was written in 2011. I’ve been seeing them a lot in the past year or so, but just didn’t take the time to make one.…

Feb/March Challenge Week 4

By: Lynda February 22, 2021

Challenges, Feb/March Challenge, snippet roll, snow dyeingFeb/March Challenge, gentle curve, snippet roll, snow dyeing4 Comments

Here we are at week 4 of the Feb/Challenge. We got some snow so I decided to do a little snow dyeing. It’s been years! Here is my favorite of the two shirts I dyed. This was using Kingfisher Blue. I’m looking forward to wearing it this summer.

Using stencils with stitching

By: Lynda February 17, 2021February 19, 2021

Free Motion, Sewing, stencils, tutorialsfabric background, free motion stitching, stencils, tutorial4 Comments

If you are like me, you have lots of stencils. I use stencils with my fabric, but not as much as I want to so I’ve been again trying to think of ways to create with them. I discovered they make wonderful background designs.