The Merry Mug Mat Tutorial

Using a Singer Featherweight cookie cutter, make this Merry Mug Mat and have gingerbread milk and cookies for the holidays!

Vintage Christmas Hot Pads

Shop the Vintage Christmas Hotpad Kit HERE  Or, if you made the Cozy Christmas Quilt, then add Lori Holt's Vintage Christmas pattern book to your scrappy fabric leftover* to make one of these as a fun gift. Product list: Vintage Christmas Hotpad Kit (pattern book optional) OR Vintage Chri...

One-Yard Apron by Lori Holt

  July 4th is coming right up! And…did you know it’s only six months til Christmas! Sounds like a great time to whip up a few aprons for you and your helpers to wear while you make 4th of July picnic fixins and then again while you create that festive Christmas dinner in December! Shop the One-...

Mini Iron Purse Kit

Shop the Mini Iron Purse Kit HERE Products Used:Mini Travel IronFabricFeatherweight Accurate Seam Square & Seam Guide or or 1/4" Foot - Low Shank ScantOlfa Rotary Cutter12" x 18" Lori Holt Reversible Cutting MatSewline Water Erasable Roller Ball PenSuper Fine Glass Head PinsAurifil ThreadC...

Fat Quarter Pop-Up

Let me introduce you to this darling little Fat Quarter Pop-Up pattern by The Fat Quarter Gypsy! It is such a fun and easy pattern for all skill levels, and stores everything from your sewing scraps and threads to your favorite quilting notions!  Shop the Fat Quarter Pop-Up Kit HERE Products U...

Sew a Fun and Easy Fabric Basket on Your Featherweight!

Here is a fabric basket pattern that is cute, fast, and easy to make! You might even want to whip one or more up for Easter Sunday! It is a fun pattern by Pink Penguin! You can use them as gift bags for everything from Easter treats, baby supplies or sweet gifts for a friend’s birthday…or keep o...

Featherweight Review: Catch-All Cutie Sewing Organizer

Welcome to the Featherweight Review blog: Catch-All Cutie Sewing Organizer with Tammy! We fell in love with this cutie when one of the girls in the office brought hers in for show and tell. We went right to work coordinating two pretty little kits to share with you so you could make your own! Th...

Shop Talk: A Simple Guide to Quilt Batting with Jamie

When I first started quilting, I really didn’t know much about batting. I had just finished the top of my very first quilt and was excited to set out to purchase what was needed for the inner layer. I went to my local box store and picked up a bag of polyester batting. At the time, I didn’t know...

The Featherweight Shop Staff: Lou

Part of what makes The Featherweight Shop so special are the wonderful people who work here. From the newly introduced to quilting, to the seasoned quilting veterans, each person brings a certain quality that creates a harmonious team and shop. We are delighted to share each of our members with y...

Shop Talk: Burl's Steamed Onion Recipe

Burl Thompson is the Tech Department Manager here at The Featherweight Shop! He is hardworking, smart and a loving husband and father. On his down time, he enjoys cooking, designing their house they are building and cutting down trees on their 20 acre farm. With a variety of animals, he says his ...