I’ve been lusting after a Japanese-style obi for awhile now (why I haven’t just sat down and made one…). So I definitely perked up when I found this great tutorial for an easy, one-hour belt from CraftStylish:
Go check it out! And don’t worry, the rest of the covered notebook tutorial is on it’s way :-)
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ConKerr Cancer is a non-profit organization that helps children undergoing treatment for cancer. They’ve provided over 30,000 soft, comforting & cheerful pillowcases to children in the USA, Canada & South Africa.
The pillowcases help to brighten up the children’s rooms and provide them with something that’s fun and totally their own.
ConKerr Cancer needs more volunteers to […]
As, promised - here’s the new shirt I just finished for my DH:
I don’t think that the extra seam on the front facing is going to be missed… and the button holes look pretty good too (okay, so I should have ironed it again)!
Noreen left an excellent comment, reminding me of another favorite short-cut. […]
I’ve finished my DH’s new shirt (you’ll see it tomorrow) and wanted to share another tip that helps me when I’m sewing shirts with lots of buttons (like men’s dress shirts).
I’ve sewn the button holes, opened them up (I like to use a stitch ripper to open button holes). I’ve laid the shirt over my […]
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It’s the season for fireworks - in fact, I’m expecting to hear them start any minute now :-)
Do you want to express your creativity with some festive projects? All of these designs are free and available for download - just click on the links to check them out!
Paper-pieced fireworks motif from Four Twin Sisters:
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I’ve been hankering after a peasant-style skirt for awhile now, but haven’t taken the plunge and bought a pattern yet.
I got the bright idea to try sewing one without a pattern - after all, they’re just a series of rectangles, gathered and sewn together, right? How difficult could it be to make a simple, […]
I will freely admit to being an impatient seamstress - I won’t cut corners if it’s going to negatively affect the finished piece… However - tips & tricks that save a little time - are just fine with me :-)
I’ve sewn quite a few men’s shirts over the years, and generally the patterns call […]
Okay, this is the most obvious solution to my problems… and I should have come up with it years ago.
Oh well, better late than never!
Seeing as a new cutting table isn’t in the budget (and I have very limited studio space) and my current cutting table is short enough that I get back spasms when […]
It seems that seamstresses and fiber artists quite often have issues with setting up their sewing rooms & work areas… how often have you gotten up out of your sewing chair with an aching back? Or does your ironing board leave you with sore knees?
I know my cutting table is about 8 inches too short […]
Okay, so do you have everything I asked you for yesterday?
Good - let’s get sewing :-)
To begin, we need to interface the back of the fabric with a heavy-weight interfacing. I find it’s easiest to cut a square of fabric out with the motif in the center, rather than trying to fussy cut the fabric.
Interface […]
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