Cleaning Out & BUSY Creating pattern: Promised
These days find me busy busy cleaning out the ENTIRE house! I started at the top and am to the basement. Watch my londas-sewing.com...
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Londa
- Mar 21, 2008
- 5 min
Easter Message
A TEENAGER’S VIEW OF HEAVEN A 17 year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The subject was what Heaven...
Londa
- Jan 30, 2008
- 2 min
Jacket/ How-to’s in Sew Savvy Magazine
Yea – it’s out! My first magazine article since Creative Needle back in the early 90’s. Sew Savvy – March issue that just hit the stands....
Londa
- Jan 20, 2008
- 1 min
Refined & Pathways pattern development
I saw a jacket with eensy strips of bias irridescent silk doupioni and so I’m playing with that – which you can’t see very well on this...
Londa
- Jan 17, 2008
- 1 min
Brass Striped Unity Jacket
A ‘stuffed sausage’ collar covered with the bias cut striped fabric completed this jacket. I’m still ‘noodling’ the closures – and onto a...
Londa
- Jan 14, 2008
- 2 min
Progress report on new patterns
Well – I’m hard at work designing – stitching – and then typing. My hubby snapped a pic of me at my old ironing board where I have my...
Londa
- Jan 10, 2008
- 2 min
ReCycle Jacket with Sweat, Jeans, Tie
The Second jacket for my Unity pattern – this one to replace a favorite of mine (and apparently someone else’s – as it was swiped right...
Londa
- Jan 5, 2008
- 1 min
ReCycle Sewing: Sweatshirt + Sweater
UNITY The challenge here is that the sweatshirt is a 2XL. My duct tape double is not a 2XL – more like a 10/12. So – don’t expect it to...
Londa
- Dec 31, 2007
- 2 min
Jacket Pattern Design Process
It occurred to me while in the mess you see to the left, that it might be interesting to ‘sewing crazy ladies’ like myself, to follow...
Londa
- Dec 26, 2007
- 2 min
Christmas Vest for Grandson
This is the Christmas Vest I made for my 2+ year old #1 Best in the WORLD Grandson! We bought him the little plaid shirt (no reason int...
Londa
- Nov 19, 2007
- 2 min
Clothespin Tree Ornaments/Package Toppers
Last Christmas Season, when packing up the ornaments, I kept out these 3 promising myself to share them with my customers the next...
Londa
- Sep 13, 2007
- 1 min
‘WORTHY’ – my first Sweatshirt Jacket Pattern released
YEA!!!!! My first actual ‘pattern’ for a Creative Sweatshirt Jacket is now available. I’m busy tonight emailing it out to everyone who...
Londa
- Aug 17, 2007
- 1 min
New Black Simple skirt with Ruffle using selvage
Sew… I decided I needed a slim black skirt to wear with black tops and a neat belt as one of my ‘uniforms’ when I do the consumer sewing...
Londa
- Feb 5, 2006
- 1 min
Great Casual Jacket
Then, to carry through this accent of the reverse tan side of the fabric, I placed a seam at the fold of the front tuck on the pant and...
Londa
- Feb 5, 2006
- 1 min
Classy Wool Pant
For Londa’s books, patterns, and supplies as described in her sewing escapades, please see Londa’s Creative Threads –...
Londa
- Apr 7, 2005
- 2 min
Embellishment Favorites: Couching with Monfilament Thread
As I create with sweatshirts, sweaters, up-cycling and other sewing – even teaching my young students here at Londa’s Sunroom Sewing...