After getting about half way done with the hand embroidery on today's work in progress, I needed to set it aside and complete a few other projects with deadlines. (I'm sure you've been there!) Luckily, I planned ahead and brought it with me on my trip. I just knew there would be some down time and I was able to finish it on the plane ride to quilt market. Dangerous With Scissors Hand Embroidery … [Read more...]
Do you ever have leftover bits of trim and no clue what to do with them? Yeah, me, too! So, I went on a hunt to round up a ton of great ideas for easy trim projects. Many in this round up include free patterns. TOTAL SCORE!!! So, go ahead and grab a cup of coffee, tea, diet coke or whatever floats your boat and stay awhile. I think you might get lost in some of these … [Read more...]
Earth Day is right around the corner and I wanted to create something fun for the girls to wear to school. So, it was time for a new appliqué collection. Earth Day Appliqué Design This project is for all levels. Skill Level- 1 Button Materials: fabric scraps embroidery thread Pellon Wonder-Under or other paper backed fusible interface surface to apply appliqué (I used … [Read more...]
Are you like me and mostly sew for others? Well, this year I made a promise that I would change that, even if in means casual sewing. Today, I am sharing my work in progress on a dress that was made for a cause. Andrea from Go To Patterns has created this easy and casual dress called the Casual Lady. She is donating the proceeds and hoping to raise awareness. How cool is that! I love it … [Read more...]
Binding your Quilt Welcome everyone to the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along! If you are just finding this for the first time, you can find all the previous blocks here and the photo gallery here. Today we will be finishing up the quilt and hopefully you are keeping right up! How did your quilting go? There are a few ways of doing your binding. The most typical type of binding is … [Read more...]
Hello Sewing Loft Readers! So either I'm a great teacher or you already know everything there is to know about skirts, because you didn't really have many questions last week. The only question was about flounces, so I'm happy to answer that. I use my flexible ruler (seen below) to make my curve. It also helps if you cut the piece while folded in half, so the sides of the curve match. … [Read more...]
Quilting and Binding Welcome everyone to the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along! If you are just finding this for the first time, you can find all the previous blocks here and the photo gallery here. Today we will be finishing up the quilt along. It has been so fun to see your quilt blocks and progress of the quilt! I am doubly impressed with those who are learning to step out just a … [Read more...]
Hello Sewing Loft Readers! Today, in addition to taking your questions about skirt drafting/sewing, I'm going to show you how to take the pattern we drafted last week and turn it into other variations. Let's start with adding facings - the facings and sewing a zipper into the center back seam are the only things I added to make this fitted skirt. You'll cut your facings on the fold, just … [Read more...]
Our online community is growing by leaps and bounds these days and for me, the best part is seeing your work! Over the last few months we have explored easy pattern making with Melissa. She showed us how to make the perfect pj pants and easy t-shirts. She shared fun tips and tricks along the way! Online Community Member Spotlight Today's work in progress spotlight is … [Read more...]
