So, I kind of love this little bag. I love the leather, the motif and the design. This is a tutorial on how to do this type of bag in leather. It would be much easier to make it in another heavyweight fabric, so go ahead and use what you have. As for the reverse […]
I received a few questions on Facebook for how to make a pattern with Glad Press n’ Seal, so here is a short and quick explanation. I really hate buying patterns, and then finding after construction that it just doesn’t fit me or flatter me. It is a waste of time and money and just very, […]
I wasn’t sure what to call this. Basically, it is a tutorial on how to draft and make a shirt where the yoke is enclosed. This helps protect precious princess skin from irritating seams. I try to deter the complaints before they hit my desk. I figured since I was making it, I might as […]
The girl is back into gymnastics, and it is time to make her a new leotard or two…or three. I still use the same basic leo pattern that I have used in the past, which is Kwik Sew 2679. I have cut a deeper neckline, though, since she didn’t like the high neckline on it. […]
If you saw the image from the football game, then you saw the boys all bundled up and cold. The Boy said his ears were frozen by the end of the game. He tried to put a stocking cap under his helmet, but it was too thick. The helmets have to fit them pretty tight, so […]
This week, I am up over at Gracious Threads (oops, guess it is next week!) for her Embellish is for Boys series. She is showing some great options for making boy clothes more fun! I am showing how to use vinyl iron-on from my Silhouette machine to dress up boy clothes. I bought this stencil from […]
Last Fall, as part of the CAbi line they had arm warmers. One was in a nice ponte knit and one was ponte and “fleather” (fake leather…sounds classier than saying pleather, I guess). They weren’t too bad for CAbi prices at around $35 – $45, but I could obviously make these so much cheaper. I […]
This was a guest post I did for Sew Cool For the Tween Scene a few months ago. I thought I would bring it home, so I could add it to my Sewing Tutorials page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So when exactly do the tween years start? For the Girl, I think it started around 3 with the […]
I have a favorite skirt pattern. You may have noticed. I usually make 3 or 4 of them every year, since they are easy and comfy to wear. I have made them out of stretch denim, stretch twill, and any apparel fabric that is thick enough and has lycra in it. This is a skirt, […]
I saw this scarf on Pinterest, and thought it was a really cool concept. I love the leather with the snaps for an infinity type of scarf. I had some really pretty quilting cotton that I thought would work GREAT for this project. I also had some black, ugh…I can’t think of what this type of […]
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