Puckered Seams: Cause and Remedy
PUCKERED SEAM CAUSES Puckered seams are a dead give-away that seams have not been sewn with the proper sewing technique. Â Really, it all...
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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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Londa
Feb 7, 20172 min
EZ Narrow Hem Technique
Many of us  ‘seasoned’ sewists know, use and LOVE this technique.  It is sew very useful that I’ve decided to bring it to my current Blog...
Londa
Feb 4, 20173 min
The Fun of Machine Applique – the OLD Way!
Teaching young gals the skills of creative sewing recently ‘took me back’ to the good old skill of machine applique.  I thoroughly...
Londa
Feb 3, 20171 min
Two Things to Understand Regarding Serger Threading
Take 3 minutes to watch this quick serging video where I explain the 2 things I learned (while selling sergers at my shop years ago) that...
Londa
Feb 2, 20174 min
Silk Dupioni Vogue 1182 Tailored Dress Sewing Story
I procrastinated too long – but did end up with a roaring success for my dress to wear to stand up for my little sister at her wedding...
Londa
Jan 30, 20172 min
Travel Pillow Wedding Gifts
Making gifts to give is just…the BEST!  Yes, I could have gone and bought my little sis and her new hubby some neck pillows for resting...
Londa
Jan 28, 20172 min
SILK Notions You’ll LUV
While creating a dress for my sister’s upcoming wedding, I turned so some of my absolute favorite notions made of…SILK. Silk Thread &...
Londa
Jan 27, 20171 min
PROPER True-ing of Seam Allowance Shapes
Years ago I was lucky enough to take a class from Roberta Carr.  I really don’t even remember when/where it was. I make it my goal to...
Londa
Jan 23, 20172 min
How To Sew A Narrow Pant Leg Silhouette
To get a ‘job’ out of the ‘To Do’ Stack DONE and back into my wardrobe took bribing myself!  I had this great CREATIVE sewing up-cycle...
Londa
Jan 15, 20172 min
Saturday’s Simple Sewing How-To’s
OK – yes, it’s Sunday, but at the urging of a blogger friend, I’m committing to Blogging at least once per week – hopefully MORE!  On...
Londa
Dec 7, 20166 min
Twirly Double Skirt Sewing Tutorial
These ‘Twirly Skirts’ are an absolute FAVORITE I’ve made with many girls now here at my Sunroom Sewing Studio. They start to teach the...
Londa
Oct 19, 20165 min
Classy Sport Team Allegiance Sweatshirt Jacket – How To Create
No names, no initials, no mascots…. just the COLOR can create a very classy jacket that still allows you to support your favorite team by...
Londa
Jul 20, 20167 min
Fed up?….Then SEW!!!
Finding myself in the midst of a very complicated website re-do (my host company got purchased by another!), and with TOO many...
Londa
Jun 6, 20166 min
‘Boba Wrap’ Baby Carrier – Make Your Own!
I think it’s special:  the last thing I stitched in my IL home sewing corner (basement), was a maternity top and pants for Dear...
Londa
Apr 21, 20162 min
How-To for Angled Hemlines
As I have conducted jacket workshops around the country, I’ve found how very attractive ANGLED hemlines can be on ladies!  Especially...
Londa
Apr 17, 20162 min
Share your Story – Who taught you to sew?
Who taught YOU to sew? I’d love to hear YOUR story!  Those of us who are sewing enthusiasts either ‘caught it’ or were ‘taught it’ by...
Londa
Apr 11, 20163 min
Hand Sewing Needle-ology
Cleaning through my vast files full of sewing how-to’s, I came across my ‘Hand Needle’ file.  It seems that most every brochure, tear-out...
Londa
Apr 9, 20161 min
Londas EZ Narrow Hem Technique
Years ago, during my custom dress-making years, I developed this quick & EZ yet very professional machine hemming technique for all the...
Londa
Mar 28, 20161 min
Help Name Londa’s New Sewing School
Help name my new Sewing School. The 20′ x 30′ all season ‘porch’ at our new home in Jackson, TN will be a sewing shangrila…teaching...
Londa
Mar 21, 20165 min
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...
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