Posted in handmade wardrobe, tips and tricks, tagged denim skirt, fall wardrobe, sew what skirts, skirt drafting, straight skirt on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Self Drafted Skirt Pattern, originally uploaded by Indie House.
When I reviewed Amy Butler’s Barcelona Skirt I said your money would be better spent buying Sew What! Skirts because it teaches you to make a variety of skirts including an A-line like the Barcelona. But I said that never having attempted to draft my own pattern [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged craft space, sewing room, sewing space, sewing tips, space saving tips on August 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
canonjuly09 010, originally uploaded by Indie House.
Is it just me or is space always at a premium in your sewing/crafting area? It doesn’t matter if you have a temporary space you set up in your dining room or a dedicated room, stuff just seems to multiply and conquer any area.
In order to try and maintain [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged bird mobile, fabric bird wreath, fabric birds, free pattern for bird, spool sewing, uses for fabric bird on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
final nesting spot, originally uploaded by annaleahart.
You know these birds right? They’ve been floating around blogland for over a year now and the pattern can be found for free here.
And while they are cute you may be asking yourself what you would do with them after you’ve made your own flock (because really could you [...]
Posted in handmade wardrobe, tips and tricks, tagged burda 7834, burda pattern, handmade wardrobe, lecien fabric, pattern review, sewing, sewing collars, sewing curves piecing curves on July 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Burda 7834, originally uploaded by Indie House.
I love my new blouse I just wish I could take a deep breath without worrying about busting a seam! Yeah it’s a bit tight around the rib cage, I made a size six which fits most of my measurements, too bad lower rib cage isn’t a measurement I [...]
Posted in handmade wardrobe, tips and tricks, tagged alexander, alexander henry, amy butler, cabo halter, sewing darts, summer wardrobe on June 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m in Canda this week for work but I managed to squeeze in one more project before flying out on Monday. I rarely sit down and finish an entire project in one sitting but I imagine this would only take an hour or so if you focused on it. It took me about half a [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged attaching quilt binding, quilt binding, quilting tips, quilting tutorials, sewing quilt binding on May 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
patchwork squares quilt binding, originally uploaded by filminthefridge.
I really need to finish my sister’s quilt considering I’m going to see her in a couple days. All I have left to do is attach the binding but it’s so tedious… In my previous quilts I used a straight stitch on the front side, pulled the bais [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged beginnger sewing tools, muslin, must have sewing tools, pinking shears, quilting ruler, seam gauge, sewing kit, sewing scissors, sewing tools, tailors chalk, tape measure, uses for tailor's chalk on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Minty’s Bday Blouse – cuff detail, originally uploaded by flint knits.
If you are just getting into sewing for the first time ever or for the first time since high school home ec you are probably wondering what kind of tools you are going to need and what its going to cost to buy all that [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged alexander henry, basting a quilt, disco dots, inked fabric, michael miller, pin basting, quilt basting, quilting how to, tape basting, tips for quilting on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
IMG_3379, originally uploaded by Shear Delight.
I finished this quilt top yesterday (see those beautifully square corners! I’m so proud) and now it’s on to basting and quilting.
My first quilt was done entirely by hand from a kit and the instructions that came with it said to thread baste it. So naturally when I moved to [...]
Posted in tips and tricks, tagged fabric stabilizer, fusible fleece, fusible interfacing, interfacing, woven interfacing on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Interfacing, originally uploaded by Liesl M.
I’d love to complete a craft project a day and post a photo tutorial for it but alas I have a day job. Posting links to other tutorials is a great way to provide great content, highlight other bloggers, and still post on a regular basis. But I’ve decided that [...]
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