Sarah J. Doyle | March 10, 2010
Construction and finishing shaped neckline facings:
To help maintain the shape of the facing, and not stretch it, it is good to staystitch a line ¼” inside the neck seamline of each facing section, as indicated in the left hand illustration show above.
With right sides together and the markings matched, stitch the front facing [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 8, 2010
MAYBE Spring is right around the corner! We’ve had such a long cold and wet winter here in the “sunny” south that I for one, am looking forward to some warmer weather.
Now is the time to get your business geared up for spring and summer sewing, and if I might add a note here — [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 3, 2010
I really like the “stand up” collars – it’s so easy to add a little extra to dress up the garment. A necklace or two looks very nice, or you could add a scarf to make a professional look. And the great thing is that the stand up collars are easy to make!
After cutting [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 21, 2010
My mother and grandmother were “sewers”, with my mother making all the clothing we wore and my grandmother making quilts. It was only natural then that I had a desire to learn to sew at a young age. That interest in sewing has passed down to Denise, my daughter, who also started sewing at a [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 20, 2010
If you’d like to add a little something “extra” to your sewing business, I’ve just run across something that I think would be useful for making a few extra bucks.
FaveCrafts has a great tutorial by Heidi Borchers for creating throw pillows from old sweaters.
They say you can pick up old sweaters from thrift stores or [...]
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 upper [...]
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! Thanks [...]
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, etc [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | January 27, 2010
Awhile back I did a post entitled “Types Of Collars”, with those types being flat, standing and rolled. I said I’d do a tutorial on how to construct and attach each of those collar types, then got sidetracked onto other topics. Today, and for the next several weeks, I will pass along the tutorials for you.
After cutting [...]
