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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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Washable Waterproof Mattress Protector To Sew
Back in June, one of our clever Jackson Sewing Guild members shared her ingenious Washable, Waterproof Mattress Protector with the rest...


Soft Surroundings Pleated Pant Knock-Off Sewing Steps
I absolutely love to look at fashion catalogs and websites – looking for unique and new ideas to inspire and challenge my own fashion...


Sunflower Fence Mural Painting Fun
The New View from the Sunroom Sewing Studio This Spring/Summer my focus has been working outside in our backyard, the ‘view’ from my...


Memento Soft Doll Sewing ProjectS
It was both lots of fun and an honor to create these 3 soft dolls for the grandchildren of a friend of mine who recently passed on to...


7 Things Sewers Do To KILL Their Creativity
I wrote these 7 points that I observed back during my retail storefront days, and I continue to find them true to this day – teaching...


Reversible Knit Top with Wave-Rotary Cut Edges -Test Top
I designed and stitched up this knit top as yet another try to come up with THE design for the ‘favorite’ fabric shown below at right...


Learn How Fabric is Made
I’ve found a few quick yet informative videos to help you understand how fabric is made and printed. I wrote this for my sewing students...


My Alabama Chanin-Inspired Knit Top
Like many of you, during the initial days of the Covid-19 issue, I spent alot of time in front of the TV at night these days. Since the...


Side Tie Knit Top – Test Top #1
Since we are all sequestered at home these days and likely sewing up a storm, I thought this would be a good time to share more of the...


Thread Spool Mobile
A student gifted me with a box of antique thread spools - and during these 'slow-paced' days, I found them and turned them into this...
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