S. Denise Hoyle | February 12, 2010
With most parts of the country experiencing very wintry weather right now, some of you may not want to hear that many schools have been closed in our Lower Alabama/Northwest Florida area today because we MAY be getting some snow this afternoon. Funny right? But keep in mind that most schools (and many [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 11, 2010
This is really the best time of year to be stocking up on your fabric stash! For example, Fabric.com is offering 50% off all clearance fabrics, no coupon necessary. They’re also having a huge President’s Day sale where you can get $10 off an order of $50 to $74.99 (use coupon code PRES1010), $15 off [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 10, 2010
A ROLLED COLLAR first stands up from the neck edge, then falls down to rest on the garment. With right sides together, match the notches and pin the upper collar to the under collar along the outer seam line (A), leaving the neck edges open. If necessary, stretch the under collar slightly to fit the [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 6, 2010
Two days in a row we’ve gleaned super Valentine’s Day tutorials from Jessica at HappyTogether blog. Today we’re going to show off her Sweetheart Pin Cushion tutorial. As you probably already know, I love pin cushions, and really need to start a pin cushion collection! One of those small shadow boxes that people use to [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 5, 2010
We’ve had the pleasure of using wonderful tutorials from Jessica at HappyTogether previously, and we found another one for you. This one is just in time for Valentine’s Day — and I believe every little girl should have one of these Gooey Hearts Shirts!!! Isn’t that just the prettiest little girl and cutest little shirt! [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 3, 2010
Attaching and sewing a flat collar is not a difficult thing to do. There are certain procedures to follow, and if you follow these steps with each collar you do, you’ll have perfect looking collars every time. Before applying the collar, staystitch the neckline to prevent it from stretching, and sew all darts, seam lines, [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | February 2, 2010
The winner of our giveaway for these beautiful 7 1/2″ Gingher pinking shears and Gingher 4″ featherweight thread snips ($89 value) is Sally, who said, I am a subscriber. I am just taking quilting classes Please get in touch Sally and give us your mailing address! Thanks so much to all who entered – keep [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 1, 2010
We realize that not all of our readers are currently active in the sewing / crafting / alteration businesses. Some of you are doing other jobs, or have NO job, and are looking for information about starting your own business. In addition, there are some who are retired, but thanks to the economy their retirement [...]
