It’s been a pretty crazy year, and some of my goals for this blog and my business had to change with everything that happened. I had to learn to be flexible to be able to still share sewing projects and sewing tutorials with you. Thank you so much to all my readers and friends who want to learn more about…
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How to Take in Waist of Pants
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Learn how to take in the waist of pants for a better fit. This works best when the pants fit you everywhere except for the waist. It’s always hard to find ready to wear clothing that fits perfectly. We all have perfect non-average bodies that need special fitting. (Did you know that celebrities get all their clothing fitted and that’s…
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How to Sew Curves: Clipping vs Notching
Learn how to sew curves to make them look good and why clipping and notching are important on the inside of the fabric and garment. When I started sewing I didn’t know how to make curves look nice. I didn’t realize the difference between clipping and notching. Now that I’ve sewn lots of insides curves and lots of outside curves,…
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How to Lengthen Pants
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Learn how to lengthen pants by letting out the hem and rehemming with a hidden bias hem tape. This technique works well on dress pants. I’m updating this post with some new pictures and more information. There’s a tutorial for lengthening skinny pants and a tutorial for lengthening cropped wide leg pants. One uses single fold bias tape, and the…
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How to Add Cuffs to Pajama Pants
Learn how to add cuffs to pajama pants. The knit fabric cuffs will lengthen any pajama pants that are made from woven or knit fabric. I recently got some new pajama pants for myself. They were simple and basic and, unfortunately, too short. I almost always have this problem when buying ready-to-wear because I’m taller than average. I decided to…
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40 Stocking Stuffer Ideas to Sew
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Make an easy beginner sewing projects that make perfect stocking stuffer ideas! These small handmade gifts are a great way to show love! Do you need ideas for small things to sew and put in your families stockings? Try some of these stocking stuff ideas to sew! There are lots of ideas for women, and a couple of ideas for…
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20 Sewing Gifts with Knit Fabric
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Make one of these sewing gifts with knit fabric for something comfy and cozy! All of these gifts are quick and easy sewing projects! I will always love working with knit fabric since I started with it and didn’t know what I was doing. It just felt easier than working with woven fabric. I really loved not finished the edges…
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DIY Cute Ugly Christmas Sweater
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Learn how to make a DIY cute ugly Christmas sweater with glitter iron-on vinyl and tulle pompom. This Cricut maker sewing project is quick and easy! This year I’ve seen some cute “ugly” Christmas sweaters around the internet and decided to finally make my own. I went for something simple, comfy, and cute, and I love it. I want to…
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How to Crop a Sweatshirt: 3 Ways
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Learn how to crop a sweatshirt that is too long. Shorten a sweater three different ways by cropping, hemming, and resewing the waistband. I ordered a sweatshirt to make a Christmas inspired top, but the sweatshirt came too long. It’s always frustrating when you buy something, and it doesn’t fit the way you want it too. Luckily, it’s so easy…
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How to Shorten Sweater Sleeves
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Learn how to shorten sweater sleeves that are too with just a sewing machine. Make sleeves the right length and keep the nice ribbed cuff. Sometimes you find the perfect sweater, but the sleeves are just a little too long. I do not often have this problem, but I used to work at a tailor shop and was often doing…
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