Elastic stretches. Okay, duh. The reason I point that out is because when you’re sewing with elastic, you want to take advantage of it’s stretchiness. To do that, you need a shorter piece of elastic than the length of your fabric, so when you sew them together the elastic scrunches the fabric in, and can […]
When my husband gets a cold he keeps a roll of toilet paper by his side of the bed. This leaves us with a few issues. First, it’s a roll of toilet paper- stationed on the nightstand… not my favorite. Second, and much more significant, he usually steals it from the bathroom leaving me, or […]
In my Blogger Interview, I told a story about a sewing fail related to interfacing. Long story short, I answered that interfacing should be used to stabilize fabric, like when sewing the crotch of a pant in the written portion of a job application. I was WRONG in that nobody in their right mind would […]
This squarish fox is anything but square. Everything from his pointy nose to his swivel tail says “awesome”. With your choice of fabric and buttons, he really will be all yours. MATERIALS NEEDED printable pattern scrap materials of 4 + contrasting fabrics (see pattern pieces for measurements) two buttons for eyes one button for nose […]
It’s always a good idea to read through a pattern completely before starting. Sometimes an instruction further into a pattern will help clarify something you didn’t quite understand earlier in the pattern. Reading through the whole thing also helps you work faster once you start sewing because you’re somewhat familiar with the process already. THE […]