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How To Sew Panties
With an upsurge in garment sewing, there has also been an increased interest in sewing undergarments. If you have ever been curious about starting your own under wardrobe, you will be joyous to learn how easy it is to make your own panties with Janome Maker Raven Maureen. Not only is Raven a Janome Maker, […]
Good Tidings Quilt Along Week Three
Hi Janome Friends! It is time to start piecing the Good Tidings Block with Janome Maker Melanie Call from A Bit of Scrap Stuff! Join Melanie for her favorite part of making a quilt! She loves watching the cut pieces of fabric become a quilt…just like a fabric puzzle. Plus her Janome M7 sews so […]
How To Make Cosplay Chainmail
We are very fortunate to have so many talented Cosplayers in the Janome Maker Program. It is inspiring to learn how they create spectacular costumes by thinking outside of the box, using items that are not typically thought of as sewing fabrics, and somehow making it all come together seamlessly! Janome Maker Nipah Dubs […]
How to Embellish Using Janome Circular Attachment
Janome Maker Carolyn Norman has leveled up her wardrobe using the Janome Circular Attachment! Carolyn will reveal how easy it is to use the beautiful built-in decorative stitches on your Janome machine to personalize your wardrobe whether store-bought or hand-sewn. This method can also be used on other sewing projects like bags, home decor, and […]
How to Make Removable Magnetic 16th Century Embroidery Frills
Do you have an interest in historical costuming? With more events opening up it is time to get stitching up costumes, cosplay, or garments! Janome Maker Adrienne Chiu from Wax Sealed Costumes utilized the embroidery feature on her Skyline S9 to create these lovely magnetic removable 16th-century blackwork embroidery frills. Planning ahead for […]
Good Tidings Quilt Along
Christmas in July is a time-honored tradition that started July 25, 1933, at a camp in Brevard, NC. You can read more about its origin on the Southern Living website HERE. Janome Maker Melanie Call from A Bit of Scrap Stuff has started the Good Tiding Quilt Along to get your Christmas in July celebration and […]
How to Machine Bind a Quilt
Save time and have more quilts finished by machine binding your quilt! Janome Maker Melanie Call from Machine Binding Tutorial with Janome M7! Hello Janome Friends! I’m Melanie from A Bit of Scrap Stuff (Blog or Instagram) and today I’m sharing my favorite technique for machine binding! I absolutely love machine binding my quilts, pillows, […]
DIY Mushroom Skirt
It is officially mushroom season! Can you think of a better way to celebrate than to make a darling mushroom skirt? Janome Maker Vivien from Fresh Frippery is well known for her amazing historical costumes but is sharing a whimsical DIY Mushroom Skirt tutorial for you to make for any age or size! I […]
Men’s Linen Shorts
Linen is a gorgeous fabric for the summer months! It can be used for anything from garments to home decor. Janome Maker Carol Ware decided to choose a fantastic fuchsia linen when making high-end shorts for her nephew! My husband and his nephew (Allen) have a special relationship. I heard about it […]
DIY Bomb Pop Popsicle Zipper Pouch For The 4th Of July!
DIY Bomb Pop Popsicle Zipper Pouch For The 4th Of July! Can you have too many zipper pouches? We don’t think so! Janome Maker Emily from Oh Yay Studio has a delightful zipper pouch for you to celebrate the 4th of July!!!!! What’s better than a zipper pouch for those summer collections to stay […]
DIY Towel Pool Poncho
This easy DIY towel poncho is so simple to make and is perfect for summer at the beach and pool. Janome Maker Merrick from Merrick’s Art is here to show you how easy and quick it is to make a poncho that will be a summer staple for your kids! Try this easy DIY […]
Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month Block 5
Welcome back to the Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month designed by Janome Maker Carolina Oneto! This month you will make the Eccentric Star Block! This Block is very fun and beautiful! Carolina’s block is made in lovely calm colors! Remember that all the blocks will have a finished size of 12” so that […]
DIY Crossbody Bag
Making your own handbags is a great way to be able to customize your look no matter what the season or occasion! Janome Maker Trish from Trish Stitched designed a new pattern just for you to start your bag-making journey! This DIY crossbody bag is perfect for those gorgeous large-scale fabrics but can also just […]
DIY Fishing Pole Bag for Father’s Day
Father’s Day comes at a great time of year for the dad that enjoys fishing and a summer fishing trip with a new fishing pole-carrying bag makes a perfect and relaxing afternoon. Janome Maker Heidi Proffetty has just what the Fishing Dad in your life will treasure! A free tutorial for a fishing pole […]
How to Create Improv Paper Pieced Borders
Add interest to your quilts with improv paper pieced borders! These fun borders are a wonderful way to learn paper piecing! They can also be made more colorful by dipping into your scraps bin for a scrappy look! Learn how to make Improv Paper Pieced Borders with Janome Maker Annabel Wrigley! I […]
Use Decorative Stitches in Quilting
Decorative stitches can be used in so many ways! These stitches are often kept for special occasions and not utilized in everyday sewing and almost never in quilting. Janome Maker Eliane from Patchwork & Poodles is going to show you how to to use a few of these stitches to create lovely quilting with ease! […]
Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month 2021 Block Four
Welcome Back to the Janome Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month designed by Janome Maker Carolina Oneto! This month we will make our fourth block. The Dutchman’s Puzzle is a classic design that first appeared in the late 1800s. Return of the Swallows or Dutchman’s Wheel are two names for this block. About 1895, the […]
Make an Awkward Hug Monster
We can always depend on our Janome Makers to come up with fantastic projects to make for ourselves and for others! Jessee created the most adorable little monster! You can make one or an entire rainbow of cuddly friends to brighten your day! You will learn how to sew with minky, how to create their […]
How to Make Ruffled Blouse
Are you ready for Summer? With the warmer weather approaching, it is a great time to add some fun details to your wardrobe with Janome Maker Janelle Marie! In this walk-through, Janelle will show you how she drafted her strawberry blouse from her Sloper (also known as a pattern Block). It’s a relatively quick […]
How to Make Embroidered Personalized Gift Ribbon
Celebrate Mom by designing and embroidering customized ribbons with your Janome embroidery machine, to compliment your gift wrapping. Let her know just how much she means to you by including a special message of your choice. Janome Artisan Maday from Sustainable Textile Design has the perfect solution to add that special touch to all […]
How to Add In the Hoop Applique Using Janome Artistic Digitizer
Janome Makers are amazing! They constantly try out new ways to use all of the features on their Janome machines and come up with fresh ideas to share. Maker Danielle Amato has many videos on the Janome YouTube channel featuring different projects that are geared towards garment sewing. In this tutorial, Danielle uses the Janome […]
How to Make a Handmade Handkerchief
Spring is the season that makes us all so very happy with more daylight hours, butterflies, and warmer temperatures but also has its fair share of sneezing! We were thrilled when Janome Maker Rachel from Oak Blue Designs submitted a project that is the perfect way to beautifully contain your sneezes by making your own handkerchiefs! You […]
Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month 2021 Block Three
Welcome back to the Janome Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month 2021! designed by Janome Maker Carolina Oneta! This month is Block 3, The Churn Dash Block. The Churn Dash Block originated around 1800-1845. As with many other blocks, it is based on what was in the homes and lives of the creators. This simple 9 […]
How to Make a Sewing Machine Organizer
How to Make a Sewing Machine Organizer Helping keep your sewing tools handy helps to keep your sewing time more efficient! Janome Artisan Maday Delgado from Sustainable Textiles Designs created a fantastic solution and tutorial using the limited edition 100 Anniversary Janome fabric! I’m so excited to share this easy […]
Janome Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month 2021 Block Two
Welcome back to the Janome Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month designed by Janome Maker Carolina Oneta! We hope you had fun making Block One in this delightful Block of the Month! This month we will make our second block, the Economy Block. The Economy Block is also known as a Square in […]
Janome Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month 2021
Welcome to the Janome Rainbow Quilt Block of the Month 2021! Are you ready for a fun and colorful Block of the Month that will add brightness to your sewing, give you a great reason to try new techniques, and, perhaps, even accomplish some scrap busting! Janome Maker Carolina Oneto has put together […]
Essential Children’s Apron
Threads In The WindWith Sarah Ann Smith
Waiting… It is that in between season… I’ve often said my oldest son was born in November to bring love and joy and light into this otherwise somewhat dreary month. Here in Maine the bittersweet hits its peak as the berries pop, the orange husks revealing the crimson inside. It’s time to go cut some to […]
Quilting on your Janome & Holiday Pillow Patterns
If you’re like me, you LOVE to sew quilt tops. And, when you’re done making those quilt tops, you LOVE to send them off to a long armer. After some not-so-pleasant experiences with previous sewing machines I have some trust issues when it comes to quilting. But, after receiving my Janome 9450 QCP 8 months […]
Patched Up A Descriptive Essay By Evelyn Carlevaro
The first time my mother tried to teach me how to sew, I made a small, four panel pillow. After that, I never really sewed until I was about 10-ish, when I would go into my mother’s sewing room and raid her fabric stash for something pretty and try […]
Kwaii Halloween Beret
Hello! My name is Jessee, and this is my first post here on the Janome Blog. I’m super excited! To give a little bit of background… I have been sewing since I was 5 years old and I come from a family of makers. My mom is a seamstress and my sisters all make their […]
Draping your own Bodysuit
By: Danielle Amato So I’ve had this nautical striped interlock knit fabric sitting in my fabric cabinet for who knows low long. Every time I opened the cabinet, it would remind me that it was dying to be turned into some kind of nautical/beach-y/summer-y garment. So- no time like the present right? I gave myself […]
Styling as a Survivor
Hello there! I am Alison O’Grady, a Maker with Janome America. October is a very special month for me because it is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I’d like to share with you how my battle with breast cancer has altered the way I create my hand crafted wardrobe to be stylish and full of […]
Using the AcuFil Quilting Kit on your Embroidery Machine
Hi Janome Friends! It’s Melanie, a Janome Maker, who loves her Janome 550E and M7. Check out my fun fabric projects at A Bit of Scrap Stuff Blog or on Instagram. Today I’m going to share tips on how to use your Janome 550E embroidery machine to quilt your projects and it’s easy with Janome […]
Snowball Corners Tutorial
Written by Fran from Cotton + Joy Confession time: for a long time I saw this term thrown around “Snowball corners” but did not know what it was. A snowball corner is when you take a small square, place it on a larger square (or rectangle), then sew a perpendicular seam (from corner to corner), then cut […]
My First Janome Make
by Michael Gardner Dreams can and do come true. An intriguing thought and creative curiosity lead me to this very moment, creating my first make as an ambassador for a sewing machine company. As an optimistic thinker who always ponders the future, in 2014 when I began my sewing journey, this moment was not on […]
Seize the Fabric (and the Day)!
Written by: Regena Carlevaro, Janome Education In the sewing community, it is a well-known truth that many of us are fabric hoarders. Every time we go to a quilt show, a fabric store or anywhere that sells fabric, we pick up a piece here, a piece there. Although we don’t have a purpose or a […]
Janome drop-in Shop Stop with Kimberly Einmo: Pins and Needles
We love when Kimberly stops into local Janome dealers as she is traveling around teaching, speaking or vacationing. And while Kimberly was in Ohio recently with family, she stopped into the ever-so-amazing Pins and Needles location in Middleburg (don’t worry, Pins and Needles has 3 locations chalk full of the more wonderfulness). With classes, bolts […]
Using Acuspark + the M7 to make a buttonholeby Sarah Ann Smith
Sarah set out to make her son, Joshua, a perfectly fitted button down shirt for Christmas. Armed with her new Continental M7, not only was the shirt precisely sewn but the buttonholes were simply easy thanks to the Acuspark app that walked her through every step of the process. Sarah’s step-by-step of how to use […]
Accessory Of the Month: Ribbon Sewing Guide
Written by: Liz Thompson, National Education Manager-Canada The Holiday season is upon us. We will be wrapping gifts, hanging tinsel and generally making things look pretty and seasonal in our homes – right? With all of that decorating in mind, we wanted to remind you about a very nifty Janome Accessory, the Ribbon […]
Adding Your Personal Touch
Written by: Regena Carlevaro, Janome Education Manager There is no better gift you can receive than the joy you see in someone’s eyes when you give them a gift. Although my sewing career began out of necessity (middle child of five – “no thank you, hand-me-downs!”), I soon realized that the ability to create one […]
Janome Drop-in Shop Stop with Kimberly Einmo : Sew Magarbo
When traveling, our spokesperson, Kimberly Einmo, often does shop-stops to local Janome dealers and a few weeks back she stumbled upon one of the most positively stunning shops in the Virginia/DC area: Sew Magarbo! The owner, Precious Lopez, has made her store a shop full of colorful fabric, must-have notions, amazing accessories, a GIANT sewing […]
Drop-in Janome Shop Stop #8 With Spokesperson Kimberly Einmo
Recently Kimberly had the privilege of traveling to Cheyenne, WY where she was honored to be the featured national teacher at Quilt Wyoming. While in town she and her husband made a special surprise drop-in shop stop at the fabulous, exclusive Janome dealer, the Sewing Center of Cheyenne. See what she had to say on her blog.
Welcome Stephanie!
Hello, hello! We’re so excited to introduce you to Stephanie from The Eli Monster! She’s joining us this year as a new Maker and will be using our Skyline S7 and the CoverPro 2000CPX for all her amazing apparel projects! We thought you’d like to get to know Stephanie better so we had a little […]
Welcome Heidi!
We’re so excited to announce another new member to our Maker Team! Meet Heidi Proffetty, who is doing amazing projects with our Artistic Edge Digital Cutter and 9450QCP machine! Check out her Gallery here: Heidi’s Site. We did a little Q&A with Heidi here: Heidi’s Bio: Heidi Proffetty is an awarding winning art quilter, […]
Welcome Rachel to our Janome Maker Team!
We’re thrilled to have Rachel Barnes as a new Maker here at Janome! She brings a unique perspective to sewing apparel and other fun projects! We sat down with Rachel to get to know here a little better. Here are some highlights from our conversation: Rachel’s Bio Rachel Barnes’ professional background is in Design […]
Hand Signed Gift Labels
Want to add that personalized note or signature to your handsewn gifts and projects? Learn how to use AcuSketch, our FREE app, and write a message in your OWN handwriting to stitch out on your Janome embroidery machine! Join us Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 at 10:30 CST for a Facebook Live where we’ll walk you […]
Convertible Backpack Refashion
We love how Trish turned this ho-hum vest and skirt into a super fashionable backpack! Watch her video below and visit the project page for the printable instructions to make your own!
Sewing Reference Guide
Having fun yet with these reference guides? Today we’ve got a chart that will recommend what type of needle size to use for various types and sizes of sewing thread! Need a reminder of what to pack for a retreat or sewing class? Refer to our handy Retreat Packing List! Click the photo below to […]