Category Archives: Fashion

JANOMELIFE GIVE-AWAY CONTEST FOR JANUARY 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Janome Canada

We kick off 2015 with another great giveaway: this month another wonderful book is up for grabs. Courtesy of Storey Publishing we have the book “sew what! FLEECE” by Carol Jessop & Chaila Sekora. This 159 page spiral bound book asks … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOK REVIEW, Creativity, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, JANOME CANADA SPONSORED, JANOME CONSUMER PROJECTS, Janome Embroidery, Janome Fun, JANOME PROJECT IDEA | Tagged janomelife book give-away, JANUARY 2015 JANOMELIFE CONTENT, SEW WHAT! FLEECE BOOK BY CAROL JESSOP & CHAILA SEKORA, STORY PUBLISHING | 63 Comments

PURPLE PARTIES WITH JANOME CANADA

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Janome Canada

You may be aware that the opening screen of the new Version 2 MC15000 has a purple/blue colouring instead of the turquoise/green colours on the Mc15000 version 1. Also the colour purple turns up in a few other places such … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Decorative stitches, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Horizon Memory Craft 15000 Embroidery Combo, Janome Accessories, JANOME CANADA SPONSORED, Janome Embroidery, Janome Fun, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Quilt, Janome Sewing Machine Feature, Janome Sewing Machines, Janome Sponsored event, Quilt Binder, Sewing Project | Tagged JANOME CANADA PURPLE PARTY DEALERS, JANOME MC 15000 VERSION2, JANOME PROJECT IDEAS, JANOME PURPLE PARTIES | 3 Comments

JANOME SERIES ON FEET: GATHERING FOOT

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Janome Canada

Well, I am hoping you will agree with me that this is better late than never?! Was originally scheduled for October…….so moving along……..here it is at last. The plan is to catch up this month and then move on to … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, JANOME FOOT SERIES, Janome Fun | Tagged GATHERING THE JANOME EASY WAY, JANOME ACCESSORY VIDEO APP, JANOME ACCESSORY VIDEO'S, JANOME GATHERING FOOT, JANOME RUFFLER ATTACHMENT | 4 Comments

SERIES ON JANOME FEET PART 9: CONCEALED ZIPPER FOOT

Posted on September 26, 2014 by janomecanada

Today’s bite of sewing goodness comes in the form of a little lesson on what some of us consider the scary side of sewing life… Zipper insertion! No running and hiding. Give it a go. You just might earn an … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Horizon Memory Craft 15000 Embroidery Combo, Janome Accessories, JANOME FOOT SERIES, Janome Fun, JANOME MC 8200, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Sewing Machine, Sewing | Tagged how to insert a concealed or invisible zipper foot with Janome, janome concealed zipper foot Z, Janome invisible zipper foot Z | 5 Comments

REPORT BACK ON NEW SHOW IN PORTLAND, OREGON

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Janome Canada

I attended the inaugural show: QUILT! KNIT! STITCH! in Portland, Oregon last month. The show organizer is the same company that runs International Quilt Market & Festival in Houston, Texas each Fall amongst other shows around the USA. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Decorative stitches, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Janome Embroidery, Janome Fun, Janome Sewing Machine, Janome Sponsored event | Tagged CREATIVE STITCHES & CRAFTING ALIVE SHOW 2014, QUILT!KNIT!STITCH! SHOW, SEWING & QUILTING SHOW | 3 Comments

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SEWING MONTH: WE MARK THE OCCASION WITH A BOOK GIVEAWAY

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Janome Canada

Just in case you did not know already & maybe did not read our post on Monday 1st September: it is NATIONAL SEWING MONTH. More information is available on the link. To mark the occasion together with the fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOK REVIEW, Creativity, Decorative stitches, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Janome Fun, Janome Sewing Machine | Tagged BOOK GIVEAWAY SEPT 2014, BOOK REVIEW: SEWING SCHOOL, CREATIVITY WITH JANOME, NATIONAL SEWING MONTH, SEWING SCHOOL by Amie Petronis Plumley & Andria Lisle | 22 Comments

SUMMER SEWING PART 4: COOL SUMMER DRESSES

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Janome Canada

Wendy & Brenda at HAUS OF STITCHES in Humboldt, SK highly recommended this pattern so I bought it last year during the SK Stitches Conference. Brenda had made View B in a thickish black knit fabric like a Ponte and … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Janome Fun, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, JANOME SERGERS, Janome Sewing Machine, Janome Sewing Machine Feature, MC8900 | Tagged JALIE PATTERNS, JANOME GARMENT SEWING, JANOME SUMMER SEWING PROJECTS, SEWING SUMMER DRESS WITH JANOME | 6 Comments

Imitating is the best form of flattery

Posted on August 11, 2014 by LindaP

I love shopping! Who doesn’t? Especially window shopping! As a sewist, I’m always on the look out for ways to improve how I sew and use my tools; my sewing machine, serger, embroidery machine and coverstitch. I’m all about the details. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Janome Accessories, JANOME CPX COVERPRO SERGER, Janome Sewing Machine | Tagged Binder foot, cameo cutter, coverstitch, pintucks, sewing, sihouette cutter | 2 Comments

SUMMER SEWING PART 1: INTRO

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Janome Canada

Not sure why our sewing slows down in summer? Do you know? Maybe because we have such lovely warm weather as compared to the rest of the year that we just don’t want to be indoors sewing up a storm? All … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Fashion, GARMENT SEWING WITH JANOME, Janome Accessories, Janome Fun, JANOME PROJECT IDEA, Janome Sewing Machine, MC8900 | Tagged JANOME SUMMER SEWING PROJECTS, SEW4HOME, SEWING IN THE SUMMER | 1 Comment

BOOK REVIEW AND YOU COULD WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK!!

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Janome Canada

YES….THIS BOOK COULD BE YOURS…..read on We have a number of different books to give away over the coming months. The give-away this month (August 2014) is one copy of the book reviewed in this blog post. All you need … Continue reading →