Taking Your Stash Inventory in Sewing Tips in Under a Minute w/ Tracy McElfresh
Why you should make that list.
Rocking With A Favorite Fabric Designer
I have totally fallen in love with the concept of only shopping local or small indie shops this year. Meeting and getting to know real people that sew brings me such joy. Although, any opportunity to make a new dress is all right with me…
Waynesville’s, Fabric Shack, is a fabric store […]
Mother of the Bride Dress in Sewing Tips in Under a Minute w/ Tracy McElfresh
Tips for hemming mother of the bride or groom dresses. They are not like bridesmaid dresses.
Easy Patterns in Sewing Tips in Under a Minute w/ Tracy McElfresh
Sharing the kind of pattern I like to use in my pattern reading and layout classes and why.
Need a Leash?
Have you seen all the new outdoor chairs that have handles, covers with straps or convert to a backpack? Since the Levitt Pavilion opened in Dayton we have lugged our almost 20 year old outdoor folding chairs, drinks and stuff down to see awesome music shows. Sometimes if a show is […]
Project of the Year
Have you ever gone down the rabbit hole of looking for the perfect sized piece of furniture or wished you could just do it yourself? This has been me looking for a work sewing desk for the last three years. I wanted, at the least, 72″ long, 20″ wide and 30″ tall. These are pretty […]
Veil Talk in Sewing Tips in Under a Minute w/ Tracy McElfresh
I’m here to tell you veils are not that hard to make. Check it out.
Get Funky with Fine Fabrics
If you even remotely dabble in the sewing world you have probably heard the rumors about how challenging fine fabrics like silk, satin, chiffon, georgette and many more slippery goodies, can be.
It is my opinion that when learning anything new and different there are always lots of problems that pop up. I am here to […]
Pre-patching Jeans in Sewing Tips in Under a Minute w/ Tracy McElfresh
When should you pre-patch your jeans?
Not Your Gma’s Muumuu
This is not your 1959 Hawaiian Muumuu dress! The MuuMuu dress is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin. It’s usually bright colored with Polynesian flower prints. According to Wikipedia MuuMuu means, “cut off” and it originally was shorter and lacked the neckline yoke.
When I started this dress and shared the pattern […]