What else can I say? You’ve done it all. Hopefully, with the Introduction to Sewing and Intermediate Sewing Techniques courses, you’ll feel like the master of that sewing machine. If it ever starts giving you trouble… you know where the power switch is. Yes, that’s a threat! And maybe I’ve mislead you to think that […]
How is it that this is the last pattern for the introduction to sewing AND intermediate sewing techniques courses, and I’m just now doing a pouch? I mean, seriously Stace, get with it. Honestly, I don’t think to make purses these days, because I’m glued to my diaper bag, but a cute zippered pouch to […]
Ask anyone with little or no sewing experience what makes them the most nervous about sewing, and they’d tell you “zippers”. Maybe it’s the jagged teeth snarling at them? It does take a little bit of practice to get used to working with zippers, but I think you’ll find that you’re more qualified than you […]
Pleating serves the same purpose as gathering, but rather than the fabric looking scrunched, it is folded and pressed. There are several different ways to pleat, we’ll go over three of them in this lesson. To practice each pleating method, use 3 scrap rectangles, 3″ x 10″ each and heat the iron. KNIFE PLEATS Knife […]
I used to make standard aprons, embellishing them with appliques and ruffles. I made them because they were “in” and people would buy them, but not because I particularly liked them like that. One day, while fabric shopping, I found something that was exactly what I’d want for an apron. The problem was, it was […]