Sewing Resources – Page 3

Sewing with Children: Project Ideas for Kiddos of All Ages

March 5, 2020

March 14 is National Children’s Craft Day — the perfect excuse for sewing with children! Enjoy these sewing project ideas for kids of all ages. […]

9 Tested Tips for Batch Sewing Underwear

February 20, 2020

If you’re going to make one pair of underwear, ya might as well make two. Or three or four or five. Here are nine prime tips for batch sewing underwear. […]

My Must-Have Tool for Twin Needle Sewing

February 6, 2020

Twin needle sewing is great in theory. But, in practice, it’s often a frustrating exercise in adjusting tension that drives sewists up a wall. I use a tool – a thread stand – that has changed my twin needle sewing life. […]

Work in Progress: Teaching My Husband How to Mend Jeans

January 30, 2020

A while back I mended the knees of a pair of jeans. My husband saw how well it worked, and he asked me to show him how I did the repair. […]

Pattern Layout for Sewing Underwear: 6 Panties from 1 Yard of Fabric

January 23, 2020

I figured out a pattern layout to get six pairs of bikini-style Seamwork Geneva underwear from one yard of fabric. …

Work in Progress: How I Added a Waistband to Leggings

December 19, 2019

I’m happy to share that my leggings muslin came together WONDERFULLY! So, not only do these pink leggings have a crotch gusset (fancy schmancy), they also have a ready-to-wear-style wide waistband! And it looks so profesh! […]