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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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Tough Man Work Pants Mending – Continued
It is a joy to have a son-in-law in carpenter’s training who works so hard that he makes LOTS of holes in his work pants. Sometimes I’m...
Don’t Miss: Nick Verreos
Nick Vereos on You-Tube I recently stumbled on this great series on You-Tube, Fashion School with Nick Verreos, a past Project Runway...
Sweatshirt Jackets that FIT!
NO MORE SLOPPY FITTING SWEATSHIRT JACKETS No matter the style-sweatshirt jackets need to FIT and not look – or feel – like a sloppy...
Tools & Techniques for the Alabama Chanin ‘Look’: Part VI
The Tools and Techniques developed by Natalie Chanin are a wonderful blend. So much of all this is a delightful ‘twist’ on what I’ve...
Textures of Alabama Chanin – Part V
Breath-Taking Texture THAT is what first – and still – draws me to the ‘look’ of Alabama Chanin, the amazing TEXTURE that she and her...
Visit to Alabama Chanin – Part I: Overview
A visit to Alabama Chanin in Florence, Alabama This was a wonderful conclusion to our August vacation to New Orleans. AND, my hubby even...
Quick & EZ Top from a Sweatshirt + T-Shirt…$5 eclass from Londa
First eClass from Londa: Quick & Easy Top from a Sweatshirt & T-Shirt Give me my sewing machine ANY day over computers, BUT BUT BUT, I...
Sewing Guild Show n’ Share
When I moved to Jackson, TN last year, I gathered some new sewing friends and we started an independent ‘club’ – the Jackson Sewing...
WACO TX Creative Design Idea Shopping
Shopping for creative ideas and to observe sewing construction seems to have become a favorite pastime of mine this summer! I’m actually...
How To Shorten a Skirt with Elastic Waist
Short and Simple: Shortening a skirt with an elastic waist is SO easy! Here’s how I did it just now as I wanted to take this skirt on...
Cold Shoulder Top – Binding Technique
Finally – I made time to stitch up my first ‘Cold Shoulder’ Top. My first reaction in wearing it is that it feels like my bra straps are...
Stretchy Carpenter Knee Patch
Check out this STRETCHY Knee Patch I came up with for my MOST AWESOME son-in-law! Having tried Duck fabric in the past, only to have it...
Ponte Vogue Knit Jacket – Part III
To catch up, read Part I of the Ponte Knit Vogue Jacket Sewing HERE and Part II HERE. INSTALL FACINGS that HUG the BODY Facings that are...
Ponte Knit Vogue Jacket Sewing – Part II
To catch up, read Part I of the Ponte Knit Vogue Jacket Sewing HERE. STAY-STITCH STAY-STITCH!!!!!!! BEFORE starting to construct a...
Ponte Vogue Jacket: Step-by-Step Sewing Technique
A simple jacket. A pattern that caught my eye’ as a ‘new-looking’ basic. A simple sewing delight for a weekend. Could I stitch it up as...
Solutions for Sergers Not Cutting Fabric
When your serger starts ‘knawing‘ or chewing the fabric instead of making a clean cut, it is time to pay attention to your BLADES. While...
T with Flounce Additions = Amazing Tunic Top
T Transformed to Tunic Flounces dress up most anything! See how flounces added to the hemline and sleeves transform this T-Shirt? It was...
WARNING on T UP-Cycle Projects
WARNING Many of the T- Up-cycle ideas need a sewer’s touch. Having now spent quite a few days playing with ideas I have found online for...
Transform a T-Shirt into a Cascade Vest
Inspiration-Improvement-End Result OK – Transforming a T into this cascading vest tickled my brain! Cruising on Pinterest for up-cycle...
THREAD NESTS – The WHY and HOW to Fix on your Sewing Machine
Thread Nest aggravating MESS is due to… THREAD NESTS…CURED! If your sewing machine occasionally creates these ‘nests’ of thread on the...
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