Sarah J. Doyle | October 4, 2011
A couple weeks ago I talked about attending the local Mom2Mom kids resale event. Not only is this a great place to buy ultra cheap clothing items for the kids/grandchildren, it is also the most AWESOME place to find items to recycle into craft/sewing projects that can be used for gifts, selling at your craft [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | May 10, 2011
Tuesday Tutorial Roundup How to Make Yarn from T-shirts Photo-tutorial showing how to make yarn from t-shirts Mini-Tent Pattern + Tutorial Kerry from Kid Giddy joins us today with a pattern + tutorial for her cute Mini-Tent… Henley Tee Reconstruction Photo-tutorial showing how to reconstruct a plain t-shirt to turn it into a Henley t-shirt [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | April 9, 2011
Tuesday Tutorial Roundup Headband Tutorial from Georgia of Puking Pastilles Georgia from Puking Pastilles joined us as a board member in the fall, and she’s back today to share a fun headband tutorial. The tutorial includes a free PDF download of embroidery designs inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe… From the Archives : Hand Knit Bunny For [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | March 29, 2011
Welcome to the Tuesday Tutorial Roundup where we list some of the neat sewing project tutorials that we found on the web this week . . . Denim Organizer Sew and embellish a denim organizer for your teen’s locker or bedroom. Use the pant legs of old jeans for this cute, recycling sewing project to [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | March 15, 2011
These dragon (or dinosaur) tails by Jennifer Hadfield are just the most adorable thing I’ve seen lately! I adore the bright colors she’s used and the waistband straps with Velcro make them super easy for kids to strap on by themselves for lots of pretend dragon fun. This is a great idea for using up [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | March 5, 2011
My kids come home from pre-k with tons of terrific artwork and I’d been trying to find a good way to display the precious pieces when I found this large framed print of Marilyn Monroe on clearance at Michael’s and it sparked an idea for a padded message board. Of course you can use, or [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 10, 2010
HEMMING STITCHES are used to secure a hem edge to a garment. There are a variety of hemming stitches you can use, however we’ll highlight only a few in this post. UNEVEN SLIPSTITCH is a durable and almost invisible stitch suitable for a folded hem edge. Stitches are worked from right to left. Fasten the [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | November 3, 2010
During your garment construction, you’ll be using a variety of stitches, including basting, gathering and hemming stitches. Shown on this post and following posts are some of the more common stitches you’ll be using, along with instructions on how to make the stitch, and where they are typically used. BASTING: Hand basting is [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 27, 2010
The last item in constructing a garment is putting in the hem. There are a variety of hems that can be used on your finished garment. You will find a number of hemming stitches and instructions for them in the next section. Before any hemming can be done, you will need to mark [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 20, 2010
Sewing A Separating Zipper The separating zipper is best sewn in before any facings or hems are in place. To begin (A), machine baste the opening closed, then press the seam open. Finish the seam if necessary with a zig zag stitch. With the wrong side up, position the closed zipper face down [...]
