Happy Independence Day to all my American Sewing friends! It’s the BIG 250 here for us and there’s excitement in the air Today. I have a feeling that the celebrations and the fireworks will be EPIC across the nation! I am about to go make myself a reverse appliqué Flag T-shirt to wear to a 4th of July party this afternoon. Nothing like waiting to the last minute eh? Anyway, I will post pics when it’s all done. What projects have you all been working on this week? Let’s see em! As always: Big wins, little wins and anything in between; sewing related or not… share away so that we can all ohhhh & ahhhhh. Ready♥️ Set⭐️ Go🎆

Happy Monday again sewing friends! Today I am keeping it short and sweet. Once AGAIN I have been away from my sewing space, traveling for business, BUT we are finally at a spot where less travel will be required for a while and I am SO ready to get back to creating! While we were away I filmed a fun YouTube video of my hubby to “test” his sewing knowledge. Then we toured a local quilt shop where I gave him a little challenge. It was fun to watch him try to see this hobby through my lens. He was a super good sport, bless him. I’ve linked the video below if you’d like to go check it out. I’d love to say a Great Big HELLO and welcome to our newest members! We are so glad you’ve joined our little sewing family and can’t wait to get to know you each a little better. @Megan Jackson @Gina Eveland @Deborah Clark @Sonja Simmons @Megan Androsky-Main @Katrina Leggett @Parish Ware @Guadalupe Salazar @Priscilla King @Jephete Alexis @Shirley Phillips @Emma Cumbo Don’t forget that the Beginner’s- LEARN TO SEW Course can be accessed in the Classroom By Upgrading to Premium for only $7

🧵 Prime Day Treasure Hunt!✂️ Amazon Prime Days are here (today through Friday), and I did a little “window shopping” through the sewing Supplies 🛍️ I spotted some pretty good deals on sewing goodies, notions and even a great deal on a computerized HD Singer sewing machine. There were definitely a few tools that I WILL be ordering even though I don’t exactly NEED anything. I mean, when has that ever stopped me before when it comes to sewing supplies. I’ll drop screenshots of some of my finds below but there’s plenty more deals out there. If you find one that I don’t have listed, post it here for the rest of us 👀 And because a few of you have asked before, yes—I am an Amazon Affiliate. If you happen to shop through my link, Amazon tosses a tiny commission my way at no extra cost to you. Think of it as buying me a virtual cup of coffee while you’re stocking up on fabric-adjacent necessities. ☕🧵 No pressure at all—just wanted to share the deals in case you were already planning a Prime Day sewing supply haul! Happy bargain hunting, friends! 🛒✨ Check out this page from nonnysewsthings https://a.co/d/00Tln5hV]

Hi everyone! My name is Priscilla! I live in a small town in Montana. My roots came from Texas. As my intro, I want to tell you a story on how my machine found me. I love going to thrift stores, and one day I saw a bunch of sewing machines on the floor. Several of them had prices, but one in particular caught my eye and had no price. I went up to the front and asked someone for help and they said they don't know anything about sewing. "How's $20? I can't guarantee it works." I said "sure, $20 sounds fair." But I walked out of the thrift store knowing that I found a true treasure. I looked it up, and it's an Elna 6005 Heirloom Edition. It even had the instruction manual stuffed into the hardcover case with hand written notes in it. A hard cover case not shown in the images below, all of the original feet and everything. It's a Swiss/Japanese-engineered brand and It can retail anywhere from $1,600 to $2,500 that does embroidery and hundreds of different king of stitches. On the back of the machine, there was sticker that said it was serviced in 2013 at a local quilt shop in town. So I took there the owner said "this is a very rare find. It most likely came from a widow who didn't know what to do with it. The woman who owned this wouldnt just donate this kind of machine to a thrift store.... It looks like it was loved well and taken care of. if you take care of this machine, it will last you the rest of your life" Sewing on it felt like using brand new pair of scissors for the first time. It just sewed differently than any machine I've ever used. She's perfect. It's an honor to own her and sew with her. Her name is Elaina.

It’s Saturday Show & Tell time in The Sewing Academy! What’s something you worked on, finished, learned, or felt proud of this week? Share: ✂️ a sewing project 🧺 a thrift flip or repair 🪡 a sewing setup or workspace update 🐶 your sewing buddy/pet 🫶🏻 a personal life win outside of sewing! Big wins, tiny triumphs, messy middles — it all counts here. 😊 Drop a photo or tell us about your week below