I hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a busy weekend and didn’t get any sewing done, but I thought today I could show you my tiny sewing area. In our apartment we have a front room/kitchen area, our bedroom, the baby’s bedroom, and a bathroom. It’s really small, but there is lots and lots of closets/built in storage…
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I have been working hard on this diagram for you! This shows all the sizes of the pieces for the diaper bag. Don’t forget the Birds of a Feather Diaper Bag Tutorial. I used a Premier Prints chevron* and a Premier Prints bird fabric*.
When I started looking for baby stuff, I didn’t like the choices of diaper bags. I didn’t really like anything the stores offered; and, knowing myself, I knew I would hate carrying a bag around that I hadn’t fallen in love with. I’m not a snob or anything, I just knew a pretty bag would make me happy when I…
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I have an awesome tutorial for you today! This is what I spent most of yesterday working on. It took a little bit longer than I thought it would. I know you’ve seen me use starch to stick fabric to the wall, but now I have a tutorial and a really cool way to use it. I’ve fallen in love…
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I did this refashion last week before I moved. It was surprisingly easy and fun. This is my friend’s dress for her sister’s wedding. I didn’t have my camera with me so I took this with my phone. It doesn’t do the dress justice. Anyway, the problem with this dress is it has little cap sleeves that end. She needed a little…
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You may have a great pencil that is flattering and gorgeous, but the slit is a little too high for you. Here is a solution. Unpick the lining from the slit seam allowance and unpick the hem for about 5 inches on both sides. For this I used bias tape hem facing. You don’t have to, but I think it…
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Topstitching is a decorative stitch on the face of the fabric. Even, straight topstitching makes homemade sewing look more proffessional. Topstitching is done 1/4″ from the seam. I use the #1 foot and follow the edge which is 1/4″ away. Make sure you sew on the top so that you can see where you’re sewing. I also like to do…
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I made a Harry Potter Quiet Book for my nephew for Christmas. This is what I’ve been working on all month. I put in lots of joyful hours into this book. I used mostly felt, my sewing machine, and lots of hand sewing. I love Harry Potter so much I’ve even made a Harry Potter cheater quilt! I’ve also made…
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Double needles are the best. They aren’t cheap, but they are so worth it. You know how t-shirts have a great hem with two rows of stitching on the top and loopy stitching underneath? A double needle is a home version of that stitch. You can get a universal, jean, or stretch double needle. Universal is for woven fabric, jeans…
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Remember my friend Beth who I closed her back dress vent for? Well she also came to me with a strapless formal bridesmaid’s dress that she wanted me to build up. Luckily, I had done this before at my internship last year when I worked for a custom formalwear shop. Here’s the dress before. With her cute hubby She’s adorable, and…
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