Today I have something a little different: a sewing-ish busy bag project. There’s no real sewing involved, unless you decide to make the drawstring bags. My MOMs group recently had a busy bag swap where we each brought 4 of the same bags, and took 4 different ones home. I had never done this before, Read the Rest…
Today we’re wrapping up the how to sew a blazer sewalong – adding in the lining and finishing the blazer. In case you missed it, on Monday we talked patternmaking, on Tuesday we covered darts and the front, on Wednesday we sewed the pockets, side seams and shoulders, and on Thursday we set in the sleeves and basted Read the Rest…
Hello again! Today in the how to sew a blazer sewalong we’re covering how to set in our blazer sleeves and how to make the collar and stand. In case you missed it, on Monday we talked patternmaking, on Tuesday we covered darts and the front, and on Wednesday we sewed the pockets, side seams and shoulders. Read the Rest…
Welcome to day 3 of how to sew a blazer! In case you missed it, on Monday we talked patternmaking, on Tuesday we covered darts and the front, and today we will look at constructing pockets, attaching the sides and back, and sew the shoulders. Starting with pockets. If you’re working on a Basic Blazer Read the Rest…
For Day 2 of the How to Sew a Blazer Sewalong, we’re going to be sewing up the front. If you missed yesterday’s post about patterning and cutting, you can find it here. So, we have our front pieces cut out. If you’re sewing the women’s blazer, you’ll need to mark and sew darts. If Read the Rest…
Hello all – this week we’re starting our sewalong to create a blazer based on the one I made for last week’s Sewvivor look. And since results won’t be revealed until Wednesday, I decided to go ahead and start this. Today’s installment is the pattern and cutting out the fabric for the womens blazer pattern. Read the Rest…
I am so happy to be back for Sewvivor this week with some selfish sewing! I made three pieces this week – a t-shirt, a blazer, and a tulle skirt (tutorial below). When I found out I would be competing, I immediately headed to the fabric store to find some buttons. I’m pretty practical about Read the Rest…
(This post originally appeared on Keeping it Simple.) Today I’m going to talk with you about hand sewing. There are 3 hand sewing stitches that I find very useful when sewing garments. The running stitch, the blind stitch, and the hem stitch. What, you thought just because you have a sewing machine you never have to hand Read the Rest…
Today I’m going to show you how to sew Easter bunny bean bags. I actually made these cute guys last year (with seersucker left over from this project), but then I never blogged it. So here they are. Start by determining what size finished beanbag you want. Mine are 5″ square. Cut a rectangle that Read the Rest…
Yesterday we talked about how to make a pattern for pajama pants based on your favorite pair. If you missed it, here’s the post. Today we’re going to sew pajama pants, which is much easier than making the pattern. I can whip up a pair of these in under an hour now. It’s time to Read the Rest…
