Today I’m sharing how you can make your own DIY fabric swatch book. Maybe you’ve had this moment: you find an new sewing pattern, then flip over to the fabric recommendations. You see all these words and you have no idea what they mean. Denim you know; that one is no problem. But then what […]
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Let’s be real: you probably need some sewing room organization ideas. After all, this hobby we love uses a lot of…stuff. One of the biggest things that gets in the way of your creativity is having a sewing space that’s a big mess. When all your stuff has it’s own spot, it takes away the
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Today I’m showing you how to make a slip from an old camisole. I love wearing dresses, but often you come across fabric that doesn’t sit well on its own. Maybe it’s semi-translucent, maybe it’s clingy. When you have fabrics like this, a lining is a great option. But what if you don’t want to
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I’m wrapping up talking about how to organize all your sewing stuff today talking about some sewing notions storage ideas. Once upon a time, I used to have 1 box for all my notions. In it I crammed zippers, buttons, elastics, bias tape, snaps and likely the kitchen sink. The usefulness of this situation lasted
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Do you do this? Do you ever walk casually past the accessories in stores and think, hey, can I make that? That very thing brings me to today’s project–the velvet twist headband. It’s part ear warmer, part headband plus it’s a fast and easy project that takes hardly any fabric. Bonus: this project helps you
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Let’s talk more sewing room storage ideas! Today on the help list is all your sewing tools. There’s so many different types of tools we use in sewing! I’m confident that we’re all really good at keeping our scissors away from family members, but what about your other tools? You know, like those bias tape
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Stretch velvet is a bear in the knit world for the handling, but the upsides are so worth the extra effort. It’s so luxurious against your skin, and it yields even the simplest garment positively fancy instantly. It’s so nice in fact, that it’s worth wrestling with the slipping, the longer cutting process, and the
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Do you know about batch sewing? It’s one of my favorite ways to cut out the fluff and be able to make more in the same amount of time. But Elizabeth, I sew for fun. I don’t like to run around my room like a headless chicken. I know! Me too! There’s nothing like lingering
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As we’re chatting about organizing your sewing room, let’s talk thread storage ideas. Thread is one of my favorite sewing notions. All the colors hanging out together whether they’re new, vintage, serger or embroidery threads are plain beautiful. But if you have a cat or kids who have ever rolled out your thread all around
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As we’re talking about organizing your sewing room, it’s a good time to give your sewing machine a good cleaning. Your sewing machine and serger and coverstitch if you have one all work really hard for you. To keep your stitches looking the best and your machines running the smoothest, we gotta get all that
