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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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Memento Top
This garment is one of my favorites - and truly got me into sewing with garments from the past - in this case a grey silk T of my late...
Sweater Up-Cycle Sewing Jacket
Fun with Sweaters and a Scarf This is a re-fashion/up-cycle creative sewing project that is easily to duplicate yourself! All you need...
DaDa: Upcycle Top Finale!
I pushed through - and actually LOVE this new top. It fits me great, but I truly just do NOT need another top - hence it is 'up for...
DaDA….Up-Cycle Top is DONE!
I pushed through – and actually LOVE this new top. It fits me great, but I truly just do NOT need another top – hence it is ‘up for...
Day 4: Collar Construction and Hurdles on Up-Cycle Sewing Top
To tell the truth, at this point in this garment’s construction, things are getting hard. I’m not even sure if I like it, but this is a...
Nitty Gritty Sewing Process - Up-Cycle Top Collar Construction
To tell the truth, at this point in this garment's construction, things are getting hard. I'm not even sure if I like it, but this is a...
More Sewing & Design Decisions on Londa’s New Up-Cycle Top
I rarely do an up-cycle sewing project where I don’t change my mind and direction – at least once. You will see that happen – along with...
Day 4 WITH Video: More Sewing & Decisions on Up-Cycle Top
A very kind customer pointed out that the link to the video was not included when I published this Blog - so here it is again - WITH...
Day 3: More Sewing & Decisions on Up-Cycle Top
I rarely sew creatively that I don't change my mind and direction - at least once. You will see that happen - along with my thinking...
Day 1: Up-Cycle Top Designing & Sewing
I’m working hard at both designing/sewing AND recording my progress on video for ya’ll as I create this new top. Here’s the video from...
Up-Cycle Sewing: Start with ‘Dive & Filter’
Selecting a new up-cycle sewing project and pulling everything together is one of the most important parts of the process. As I started a...
New Up-Cycle Top Video
Selecting a new up-cycle sewing project and pulling everything together is one of the most important parts of the process. As I started...
Silk Shirt + Fabrics On Top = NEW TOP/Jacket
Silk Shirt + Fabrics On Top = NEW TOP/Jacket Find Your Base Garment The original silk shirt from Rafaella (size Large) had a large grease...
Dear Stash, It's Time for a New Life
Dear Stash, It's time for a new life! Should I depart for heavenly duties any time in the next 20 years, I'm confident that others just...
T-Shirt + Tailored Shirt = Stylish Up-Cycle Top
It’s ‘SEW MUCH FUN’ when fabrics just fall together both in selecting and stitching…and that is exactly the story of this new top. Once I...
Vintage Curtain Heading with Crochet-Edged Hankies
As I designed my vintage hanky curtains, I had the idea of highlighting the beautiful crochet-edged handkerchiefs as the 'headings' above...
Memento Tops: Up-Cycle Sewing
Creating clothing YOU can wear from those in your family who have passed on…or even with ‘finds’ from your local thrift store equals FUN...
EZ Cascading Necklines & Hems
As seen on It's Sew Easy TV - PBS series, in this video I show you how to create a cascading neckline, and the VERY popular drapey...
New Knit Top from Old Polo Shirt
I've been having fun transforming a men's polo knit shirt featuring a knit collar and front button tab closure into a wonderful women's...
Design Time with Londa – Project Survey
2018 is off to a very creative and FUN beginning! I spent the first few days digging into my stash AND got 1/2 price at the local Thrift...
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