Crinkle toys, crinkle teething blankets, etc are so much fun to make, and twice as much fun watching the little ones play with them. Their little faces just light up with joy when they squeeze and crinkle the toys and listen to the noice the crinkly fabric makes. For years I’ve made small and large […]
Sewing
How To Organize Your Sewing Time
If you’re like us, there really needs to be at least 48 hours a day in order to get some stuff done! However, since we only have 24 hours, part of which we really do need to sleep a little, do housework, cook, take care of kids’ activities, our own activities and errands, etc, we […]
Adding Profit To Your Sewing And Crafts
Many times it is difficult to determine the actual costs involved in making craft or sewing items. For example, if you’re using your scraps to make aprons, beach bags, purses or toys, how would you figure the cost of the item, and therefore how much to charge for the completed item. An easy way to […]
Child’s Apron Tutorial
Children need aprons for all kinds of things — for painting, working with glue and for helping in the kitchen! I’ve found a couple very cute aprons and how to make them at Adventures From the Sewing Studio. Here’s a picture of the finished product and a link to the tutorial. The pattern is actually […]
Add Big Income To Your Sewing Business…….
Add big income to your sewing business…… sew for plus size and full figure women. Many of you may already be doing some sewing for plus size women, but perhaps for many, you need to get the word out that you can and will sew for the full figure women. If you would like to […]
Quit Buying Patterns – Redesign Ones You Already Have
As in a lot of different areas, we have to be creative in thinking of ways to save money. One of the best ways I’ve found to save money for myself as well as customers I sew for is to change the style of the patterns already in use rather than buy new patterns just […]