This post was originally part of the Calling All Kids series at Alida Makes. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’m a mom to two boys and wife to a football coach (and a former theatre teacher myself). One of the things that I love about theatre is that you Read the Rest…
Today you’ll find me over at Mama Says Sew with a flashback to the first tutorial I ever wrote – updated with better edited photos and a diagram. Check out the tutorial over on Terra’s blog. If you enjoyed this post, I’d love for you to share, like, +1 or pin with the buttons below Read the Rest…
Today I’m rounding up everything you need to know to design and sew a skirt. One that fits perfectly and lets you adapt it to any variation you want. Speaking of skirts, have y’all heard about Skirt Week at Crafterhours? It’s a sewing contest, with judging and PRIZES going on now through June 7. So Read the Rest…
Hey y’all – today I’m going to show you this snail t-shirt iron on that I’m posting as part of the Knock it Off series hosted by one of my first blogging friends, Heidi of Elegance and Elephants. Heidi and I have traded comments since back in the days of the first Project Run & Read the Rest…
In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to sew in a zipper fly. Fly front openings are one of those things that always seem hard, and I often have to remind myself of the directions, but in reality it’s one of the easiest ways to install a zipper. Start by finishing the edges Read the Rest…
This post is part of the Vintage May series, hosted by Craftiness is not Optional and Skirt As Top. When I got invited to be part of this series, I knew my Vintage May look would be a boy look. And I had other plans for this, but then I also had some stuff I Read the Rest…
Is there anything more iconically American and readily available than a t-shirt? I probably wear them at least 80% of the time, and I bet you do too. So why don’t we sew more of them? Well, I bet one answer is that they are so readily available and inexpensive. And that’s true. But this Read the Rest…
My next project for Project: Redecorate was to sew curtains (technically, valances) for my living room. In case you missed any, click the image below to see the other Project: Redecorate posts. These valances really couldn’t be easier. They’re rectangles, fastened with grosgrain ribbon to create the scallop. In order to sew these curtains, Read the Rest…
I am so excited to announce the return of (30) Days of Sundresses! I have a great lineup of bloggers that will be posting sundress tutorials EVERY DAY in June – squeee! Soooo much inspiration for you to sew a sundress. This year the lineup includes GoToSew,Craftiness is Not Optional, Delia Creates, Flamingo Toes, KoJo Read the Rest…
Hey all – did you have fun with the giveaways last week? In case you were wondering, here is the key to the Fabric Matching Challenge: The winner of all this fabric was Tegan Nilles, and the second prize (the PDF patterns) winner was Mae Crawford. In case you really want to buy any of Read the Rest…
