Today we’ve got 5 tips for sewing fabric with rosettes. It can be a little tricky, but if you follow our 5 tips, you can end up with a gorgeous result. 1. Choose a pattern with fewer seam lines We chose the City Lights Cape pattern from Project Run & Play. This pattern is basicallyContinue reading “5 Tips for Sewing Fabric with Rosettes”
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How to add a pocket to a circle skirt tutorial
Today I’m going to show you how to add an inseam pocket to a circle skirt. Let’s add an inseam pocket to a circle skirt! First of all, your circle skirt will need to have side seams. Step 1: On one half of the circle skirt, measure down about 3 inches from the top ofContinue reading “How to add a pocket to a circle skirt tutorial”
Make a Circle Skirt Using LESS Fabric
This is a tutorial on how to use less fabric to make a circle skirt. If you wan to learn how to make a circle skirt using less fabric, this is the post for you.
Quilted Jacket Tutorial
Today I have that quilted jacket tutorial I promised when sharing our makes for the Project Run & Play Pantone Party. This tutorial can be used in general to make any quilted jacket. Specifically, I made an English paper pieced quilted moto jacket for my daughter. Quilted Jacket Tutorial step 1: Make a mini “quilt”Continue reading “Quilted Jacket Tutorial”
Partial to Full Button Placket Tutorial
Today we have a tutorial for you for adding a full button placket and collar to the Thyme Shirt pattern. This would work for any partial popover shirt pattern with a mandarin collar. In these photos you see a Thyme Shirt made using Art Gallery Fabrics Canary cotton fabric. Full button placket tutorial Step 1: CutContinue reading “Partial to Full Button Placket Tutorial”
PERFECT College Sewing Kit
Even though I’m not old enough to have a kid (or two!) in college, I do. And like any good sewing blogger mom would do, I wanted to send a sewing kit with them to college. But as I got looking around at different kids, I found them all to be lacking certain things, andContinue reading “PERFECT College Sewing Kit”
Turtleneck Tutorial
How to add a turtleneck to any t-shirt pattern Today I’m going to show you how to add a turtleneck to a t-shirt pattern. This is great for when you have a favorite t-shirt pattern and you want to adapt it for winter. First a few general tips: Use good quality fabric with good stretchContinue reading “Turtleneck Tutorial”
DIY Sailcloth Tutorial
Today I’m sharing a tutorial for a DIY Sailcloth. Recently I did a different kind of sewing, something for a reading corner in my kids school room. (We homeschool, love it, and have lots of information about it on Outnumbered the Podcast. Here are episodes on Homeschooling 101, Overcoming 7 Main Homeschool Obstacles, How toContinue reading “DIY Sailcloth Tutorial”
Buy or DIY: Boys Abercrombie Colorblock T-shirt
It’s not very often my 15 year old son makes a sewing request. But when he saw this Abercrombie colorblock t-shirt he asked if I could make one like it. If you are interested in more about sewing for teen and tween boys, head over to Project Run & Play for their awesome Tween SceneContinue reading “Buy or DIY: Boys Abercrombie Colorblock T-shirt”
How to Make a Skirt from a Pants Pattern
When Hey June Patterns released their Seaforth Pants pattern, we could tell in one glance that it was an amazingly comfortable and cute pattern. But you know the deal around here…we LOVE skirts! So we set about changing that pattern to suit us. Today we’ll show you how to make a skirt from a pantsContinue reading “How to Make a Skirt from a Pants Pattern”
Skirt Fixation 