My deep dive into refashioning started when my sons were little. Packing them up in the car to drive across town to a fabric store that might not have had what I needed was really difficult. What I discovered instead was my local thrift store aka my weird fabric store. It’s 5 minutes away and …
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Let’s talk how to gather fabric. Gathering fabric is one of those sewing tasks we often end up doing, but yikes, it can often be a headache! Threads can break and gathers can get all uneven on you. On the worst days, you might even miss sewing a whole chunk of gathered fabric into your …
I have and always will be a person who lives by the credo–use what you have. With that in mind, I wanted to share this list of cheap sewing tools you may already have hanging around your house. The truth is that sometimes the fanciest gadgets and specialty notions don’t necessarily mean better sewing. The …
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Perhaps it’s the sting of sunscreen melting into my eyes inspiring me, but today my mind wanders to the best summer fabrics to sew. Maybe it’s just me, but I could totally do without the scorching sun aspects of summer. Thankfully for me and for you, dear reader, there’s lots of of summer fabrics that’ll …
Let’s talk how to set snaps. Ooh, I love me some snaps. Snaps are a great alternative whenever you don’t want to use buttons. The truth is that some fabrics don’t make sewing buttonholes easy (knits!). And sometimes snaps make it easier for functional things like diaper changes. That’s why you’ll see snaps on baby …
We’re getting down to some home decor sewing basics today as I show you how to curtains. What this isn’t is a no-sew curtains tutorial. I’ll get a little snobby here and say that using tape to make your curtains is not worth your time. You can sew DIY curtains easily in about 30 minutes. …
We’re going basic today with this easy drawstring bag tutorial. I love simple drawstring bags. They’re a great leftover fabric project, they’re quick to make. Best of all, it’s simple straight line sewing, so this is an awesome project for beginners. Shoot, you can make them with your kids so they can get their hands …
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Drawstrings are such versatile things, but do you know you can make them yourself? I think we take them for granted. They hold up our pajama pants, top off a simple gift bag or cinch up inside a hoodie to protect us from the wind. Yes you can use any stringy thing as a drawstring, …
I’m always looking for ways to add something extra to a basic t-shirt. My logic? A ruler + your favorite t-shirt pattern + a few minutes to make an add-on pattern piece is faster than a new pattern. With that in mind, I’m showing you today how to add a drawstring cowl to a t-shirt. …
Man I love me some bias tape. It has to be one of the most useful notions in our arsenal as sewists. That’s why I’m showing you how to use bias tape today! Bias tape is one of the first things that I learned how to make when I was a beginner sewist, and it …
