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Comfy Yet Attractive Elastic Waistline Finishes
For comfy yet a ready-to-wear look on elastic waistlines, follow these directions from Londa.
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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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YES…Quality Fashion Fabric IS Available!
I keep hearing over and over that “You just can’t buy good fashion fabric any longer.” Well – fashion fabric independent stores (such as...
Care & Feeding of Your Sewing Machine
Sewing Machine needles, thread and tension knowledge from 50+ years of sewing …. Sewing has been my passion since age 14 when I ‘took...
12 Sewing Notions You Can’t Live Without – SAVE 25%
12 Sewing Notions You Can’t Live Without – save 25% through April 3, 2016 12 Sewing Notions for the serious Sewist Think of this...
Londa’s Couching Hints for Wearable Art
Keys for Successful Couching with Monofilament Thread One of THE most fun things I do to embellish my clothing is to couch threads. Read...
Up-Cycle Lime ‘T Top
Armed with some favorite summer colors, ready-made T’shirts in Lime and Aqua, I set out to ‘play’….. But first, I cut the Lime T-shirt...
Felted Interfacing Disintegrates with Wear
As I am working on a Textiles Class AND using one of my Mom’s favorite shirts in my UpCycle Memento T’s, I am reminded to share what I...
Answers to Sharp Questions…Learn all about Scissors and Shears
Scissors are ‘part and parcel’ to every seamstress. Here are some interesting facts about scissors. Kai 5220 Shears Learn all about...
Electric Seam Ripper to the Rescue!
Electric Seam Ripper This new NOTION was all the buzz at the recent BERNINA UNIVERSITY at my distributor’s booth. I sure wish I’d had...
Cardboard Templates – your BEST Sewing Aid!
SWAP progress… for a ‘jacket’, I’ve elected to create Saf-T-Pocket’s Cheri’s Reversible Jacket. It is unlined, and can be worn at least...
SWAP Update: Cheri’s Reversible Jacket and Aqua Jacket
Yeah! I’ve finally got several more garments made for my SWAP! The first is a very pivotal jacket, which I LOVE! It is Cheri’s...
Scraps with Potential
Silk Trimmings with Potential As I once again was trimming the edges of my stacked bias silk pieces to create my Fabric Fur – this time...
Travel Hint…for HOT Curling Irons
Clover Mini Iron Cooling Tote – perfect for your curling iron! As I travel so much, I finally figured out that the Clover Mini Iron...
LOVE is…a NEW Rotary Cutting Blade
WHY do I wait so long??? I am busy making the kits for my hands-on class at upcoming Original Sewing & Quilt Expo shows in Lakeland, FL,...
New FriXion Fabric Markers!!!
When Pilot released the next generation of pens called “FriXion”, which are advertised as erasable, it didn’t take long for a quilter to...
Ironing Hints & New Handi-Iron Portable Travel Iron
For fusibles stuck to the soleplate… 1. First try running the hot iron over an unscented softener sheet, then run the iron over a scrap...
Titanium Facts explain STRONG Rotary Cutting Blades
I LOVE my Roll the Gold Titanium Rotary Cutting Blades… and I sell LOTS of the Schmetz Titanium Embroidery Needles….SEW I was curious…...
Londa’s Must Have Starter Sewing Notions
Londa’s Must Have Starter Sewing Notions If you’ve decided to give sewing a try — more than just stitching up rips and sewing on buttons...
Life Happens …What’s been Keeping me Busy
Life happens – and always has lessons for us. Last 2 weeks we feared a very serious illness for my husband based on Dr. tests, etc. More...
Londa’s Video Demo of Flower Frill Template from Clover
Having fun with these new Flower Frill Templates from Clover – watch me make one… For Londa’s books, patterns, and supplies as described...
HUNT for reversible knits!
THEN – the box-pleated row ruffle was added on top – opposite side of the fabric ‘up’. The ‘ruffle’ was really box pleated row of trim –...
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