Happiness Through Sewing
Suddenly I am alone. Not the kind of alone I chose or even anticipated but the shocking, sudden abandonment that came out of the blue and has left me dazed and a little confused. No, my family and friends are all fine. It’s more personal, that only another sewist, like you, would understand. My fairly […] Read more…
What kind of paper should you use for pattern making and altering patterns? Well, technically, any kind of paper would work but different types of paper have different qualities and some papers are just better for pattern making, drafting, altering and/or tracing. In the video, I show you some of the more popular types of […] Read more…
You’ve made cookies for your child’s teacher, the postal carrier, and the dental receptionist who was able to find an appointment for you at the last minute. Now, how are you going to give them the cookies? A plate of cookies requires a lot of cookies to make it not appear skimpy. You don’t want […] Read more…
Let’s Make This Skirt (Part 1 of this post showed how to draft your maxi skirt pattern. You can find that post here) This skirt is a straightforward kind of sewing project. The pattern is made for woven fabric, such as linen, twill, denim, basically most any bottom weight fabric. However, because it does gather […] Read more…
Maxi Skirts are the new yoga pants. They’re easy to wear and they’re comfortable. But maxi skirts, well, this maxi skirt, at least is better than yoga pants because it has pockets. Pockets! If you can use a tape measure you can draft your own pattern in under an hour for this easy to sew […] Read more…
You don’t have to store your possessions in plastic shopping bags just because you’re living out of a suitcase. You can bring those nice little touches of home on the road with you, with no extra weight or bulk. This simple linen drawstring bag is perfect for keeping your second pair of shoes away from your […] Read more…
My introduction to Michelle was online, through Stasia’s Style School alumni Facebook group. She was all color; bold, graphic, fun color. It was admiration at first sight. I enjoyed getting to know her better through the group and Instagram but when I found out she sewed I had to talk to her. I strive to […] Read more…
When I was writing about the different types of decorative patches I thought of Alabama Chanin’s embellished knitwear. I know, I know; they aren’t patches, their applique so I didn’t include that idea in the Eight Easy Ways to Make Your Own Patches post. However, I couldn’t not include it on the site. Alabama Chanin designs feature […] Read more…
I use to cringe whenever one of my children earned another scout badge. Ug, sewing those tough little things onto a sash was bad enough, but sewing them onto the chest pocket was the worse. Other moms advised me to glue the badges on, or to buy Badge Magic at the scout store (how convenient). […] Read more…
There are two sides to patches besides the front and the back. There are the real patches, the work horse, practical, I got a hole that needs covering patch and then there’s the strictly fun, I have no purpose other than decoration type of patch (which I suppose technically should be called applique) Both types of patches […] Read more…