By Sarah - Sew it Better I might be a little bit obsessed with texture. Give me anything with soft fluff, fuzz or fur and I’m there. In fact, velvet and velour now makes up much more of my wardrobe than I ever thought it would. In my childhood velvet was something that only appeared [...]
By Sandi Barrett- Sew What's Fabulous Let's talk pins! We will look at three common pins used in sewing: silk pins, glasshead pins, and quilting pins. Sometimes we just need a pin quickly, and mostly any pin will do. However, when we are planning a garment sewing project, glasshead pins are almost always the best [...]
By Kate Hegedus, Sewing from Scratch Gathering can be frustrating and intimidating. Broken and tangled threads are enough to drive anyone out of the sewing room. Today I’m going to share my 2 go-to ways for easy gathers to keep you at the machine and creating that garment of your visions. How to Gather Fabric [...]
By Lexi Klinkenberg for Redfin.com There are many things to consider when deciding how and where you want to create a space for your crafts and hobbies. Do you have an extra room that can be designated strictly for your creative projects? Or do you need to create a small area that can be multifunctional [...]
Hey Hey Hey! I am finally testing a new pattern after over a year. Woohoo! And what better time to get people to test than to test when we are all stuck at home. Keep reading to learn a little more about the pattern and to see if you would like to submit an application. [...]
Are you like me and you leave your lunch box at work, then you have nothing the next day to take your lunch in? Yeah, ok, no worries, I have you covered! Here is a super easy tuturial to make your own super cute Lunch Sack. Options are always great and having an extra on [...]
You know that euphoric feeling when you find the perfect pdf pattern? It checks all the boxes: fit, price, layers, style, options. Whoa, wait a minute, it doesn’t come with a neckband?! Beginner and advanced sewists alike might feel discouraged at the fact that a simple pattern piece was overlooked. Others might pass right on [...]
As a professional seamstress, one of the things I'm asked to do more than anything else is hem. Whether it be skirts, dresses, or pants Hemming is one of those things that every sewer beginning or advanced should know how to do. So really this is what we call a Blind Stitch Hem, i use [...]
I recently got to go visit Seattle, Washington for the first time! And let me just tell you it was awesome. I am not quite sure if it was awesome because we were visiting friends who totally curated our whole visit or just because it is in fact... truly awesome. It is such a treat [...]
Part 5 will be my last set of interviews for this tour, but stay tuned because there will defnitly be more. I mean what is the sewing community without all the lovely makers out there. My last two bloggers are Kimberly from Mama can make it, and Kathy from Sew Cute Couture. Kimberly from Mama [...]
