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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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Transform Jeans into Maternity Jeans
UPDATE on MATERNITY JEAN Design…. OK – so after the ‘jury’ is in when I presented DD with her favorite jeans back to her (those on the...
Single Needle Tailoring vs Double Needle Tailoring
From Styleforum.net.. “Twin needle employs a chain stitch, single needle a lock stitch (conventional top and bobbin thread). Look at the...
Hand-Stitching Details
I’ve just completed an enjoyable evening of hand-hemming and finishing a skirt alteration for a barter situation for a dear friend. It...
How To: Underline a Lace Knit Top
Recently, my daughter needed a pretty lace top for her small, casual wedding. After looking EVERYWHERE, even online and ordering only to...
Wedding Pillow Tutorial
One of the most fun parts of creating garments for special occasions is having ‘left-overs’ with which to create gifts! That was the...
Why – How – When to Clip, Notch and Trim
SEW important to good sewing technique is understanding WHY, HOW, and WHEN to clip, notch and trim – or NOT to! For beginners AND...
How To Sew a Perky Fabric Bow
Nylon Net – good ole’ inexpensive stiff nylon net – is the SECRET to keeping bows ‘perky’. The color doesn’t matter, as you will be...
Re-Cycle Sewing with a Trimmed Skirt & Top + T
See above the unique trimmed 2 piece knit ensemble of my late Mom’s that intrigued me for a re-cycle, up-cycle project. I find it very...
Sweater MakeOver Sewing Project
The Way I Do It…….. OK, this doesn’t mean it is the ONLY way – but after YEARS of creative sewing, designing, observing and teaching . ....
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...
Snoop-Shopping for Creative Sewing Ideas
These days, when I have to ‘vacate’ my house for it to be shown (time to sell – wanna move!), I go snoop-shopping! I love this idea I...
10 Facts About Sewing Thread
My Sewing Thread Stash waiting to be ‘organized’ into bags! Living in the Midwest, the crazy rains had the nerve to invade my ‘Sewing...
Gift Pillowcase Sewing Project & Sofa Pillows His and Hers Pillow Covers
One more gift done! Family member requested for she and boyfriend to which I replied, “OK, but SOFA pillow covers.” However, I actually...
Hassock Gift Sewing – Updated Full Tutorial
Now that I have completed TWO of these great HASSOCKS (Bolster, Tuffet – whatever you care to call them)as gifts for my dear adult...
How-To’s for Perfect Bound Necklines on Knits
In my promise to always make my products the VERY best they can be, I’ve recorded this additional video to more fully convey my...
Creative Sewing to Share Moral Positions
I recently up-cycled some T-Shirts into a very special jacket for myself. My hubby and I joined with approximately 30,000 other...
Angie’s ‘Fiddle’ Dress
What FUN! It has been an absolute joy and blessing to help design and create the ‘Fiddle Dress’ for my VERY TALENTED young friend, lead...
TuTu Refinements
I LOVE these basic directions for a TuTu as found on my friend, Heather Valentine’s Blog: http://thesewingloftblog.com/how-to-make-a-tutu...
LOVE your Sewing Patterns even MORE when you read the HISTORY
As a pattern designer myself, I understand all that goes into the production of patterns for garment sewing. Take a trip with me back...
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