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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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Society-Changing Birth of the Sewing Machine
A History of our Beloved Sewing Machine Continuing with our ‘Back-to-School’ history lessons related to our beloved needle arts/sewing...


Good (though old) Styling Information
I’m cleaning through our 2 story + basement home in preparation for a down-size/relocation next spring. Oh MY! I’m finding SO much...


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...


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...


Army Coat Memento Jacket
Seeing my ‘Memento Tops’ at the American Sewing Guild Annual Conference in San Diego in a class she attended, Jan came by and told me...


Ask YOUR Textile Questions
I’m nearing the end of my lengthy preparation for my soon-to-be-released PDF class: Textiles for the Seamstress. Just as it says….ask...


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...


AMAZING Garments at American Sewing Guild Fashion Show
‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Let Your Creativity Roar’ was the theme of this year’s ASG Conference Fashion Show and I can honestly say that...


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...


Twist Wrap Cover-Up
I’m always on the look-out for quick & EZ garments to sew, and this one is SIMPLE< SIMPE< SIMPLE!!! Fabric: 2 yards of 45″ (could be...
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