Last year we had our very first SWAP on The Sewing Loft for a simple zipper pouch. It was so much fun and I thought it was time to host another one! I'd like to welcome you to the Trim Trade! To turn this swap into a fun party, Cori from Let's Eat Grandpa and I are co-hosting this swap. This swap is where participants will trade all sorts of decorative sewing trims. We're talking … [Read more...]
Scissor Sewing Humor Does your work make the cut? Check out our flickr group to see what others in our sewing community are working on. … [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...]
April showers bring May flowers but these fabric flowers will forever be in bloom! Fabric Flowers This project is for all levels. Skill Level- 1 Button Materials: Outgrown clothing spray starch twigs/branches Tools: hot glue gun sewing machine or needle & thread Basic Instructions: To create your flower, cut clothing into 14" strips long x 4" wide; … [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...]
Sashing and Borders 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 working on putting our quilt center together. We will be going over sashings and borders and how they tie our quilt blocks together. Jumping right in- sashing. What is a sashing? … [Read more...]
