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Understanding Lining Fabric + Resources 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
This is a follow-up post to this post and again, if you don’t have Easy Guide to Sewing Linings by Connie Long, you need it and you should buy the e-book right now! Today, I wanted to share my online ...
Sewing Library: Easy Guide to Sewing Linings 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I get a lot of requests on how to create linings for various types of garments. Friends, I could write a book on this subject because there are so many different types of garments out there and there ...
Plaid Jacket Chronicles: Planning the Plaid 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Hip Hip Hooray! We are finally to the stage of making final decisions about planning the jacket. In this video, I’ll be showing you how I went about planning my jacket. Its kind of lengthy, but I feel...
Happy Accidents 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Several months ago, I was gifted a Boden catalog from a lady I work with. It was love at first sight! This clothing company has the cutest, most tasteful and wearable clothing I’ve seen in awhile. I l...
Repost – On Fabric Stashes: a Cautionary Tale 9 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I did this post back in May for Christine Haynes and for those of you who didn’t read it, I decided, why not repost it here today? Truth be told, this is one of the hardest things about sewing for me ...
slippery 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I banged (bunged?) out a dress last week (post still pending) and found that the only way to go about not having it stick to me and my underwear was to make a full-body slip. I never make these. I usu...
Plaid Jacket Chronicles: Match-ups 7 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
For today’s installment of the Plaid Jacket Chronicles, I thought I would go over something that I wish I could have found somewhere. Where and when is it OK that the plaid doesn’t match up? To think ...
Reader Requests: Now Taking Ideas! 6 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
There comes in a time in every blogger’s life when you start wondering if your ideas are really worth sharing or where you hit a roadblock (blogger’s block anyone?) in your blogging career. I’ve come ...
Plaid Jacket Chronicles: Picking a Pattern for Plaids 5 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Sorry for my absence last week. Gosh, the week seriously got away from me and it was all I could do to keep above water – metaphorically speaking. Crazy! Anyway, here’s the next installment of my plai...
Yea or Nay: Iron Teflon Shoe 29 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
image source When I posted about my vintage iron (which is still kicking a$$ compared to my old Rowenta!!! jealous much?) a commenter mentioned purchasing a teflon shoe for it. I have to be honest, I...
