This post originally appeared on Keeping it Simple. Today I’m going to show you a trick for making bias tape, and how to sew it on. I spent years of my sewing life hating bias tape. It was fiddly and took patience and attention to detail to sew it on correctly. And I never sewed 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…
Tater has grown much taller and not any wider – the boy is like a size 2 in the waist and almost a 5 in length. These Nowhere Man Pants still fit him, but they’re highwater. So I’m going to show you how to let down hems when you don’t have much fabric to work Read the Rest…
When I was younger, I was all about sewing as quickly as I could. A seam finish, if I did one at all, was a quick clip with the pinking shears. But now I really enjoy nicely finished seams. They help garments last longer, and I actually enjoy the process of being thorough. Or rushing Read the Rest…
Maybe you got a sewing machine for Christmas (or know someone who did). Maybe you’re new to this whole sewing thing, but you want to give it a try. Good for you! Today we’re going to talk about my must-have supplies for sewing – as in, these things and the machine come with me if Read the Rest…
One of the reasons I sew (and knit) is because I have found it to be the most economical way to get EXACTLY what I want. I’m a picky girl, and when I decide I want something, I want exactly that thing. (See for example the Toddler Blazer pattern – the whole reason I made Read the Rest…
