Category: Londa’s Sewing Projects
Cold Shoulder Top – Binding Technique
Finally - I made time to stitch up my first 'Cold Shoulder' Top. My first reaction in wearing it is that it feels like my bra straps are falling down. Though I do think I like the 'look'especially if one controls their bra straps. The answer is LINGERIE STRAPS. Check out the difference in the appearance.... [caption id="attachment_5451" align="alignleft" width="151"] WITH lingerie strap control.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5452" align="alignleft" width="163"] WithOUT lingerieRead More
Baby Onesie Trim Sewn Technique & Design
Check out my final trimmed and sewn 'Onesie' for granddaughter Kenzie's Aug. 7 birthday! It's been 'in process' for some time since we live 7 hours away. Of course you'll get to see it 'all together' on the beautiful model, but we'll both just have to wait. Today, I finished the Onesie - and I must say, I think it's pretty darned cute - but it will be even cuterRead More
Stretchy Carpenter Knee Patch
Check out this STRETCHY Knee Patch I came up with for my MOST AWESOME son-in-law! Having tried Duck fabric in the past, only to have it rip again, thinking about it, I decided perhaps good old 'iron' polyester double knit with some GIVE might be the solution. So far, the verdict is YES - it's great. While I now have some ideas for making future mends even better (more onRead More
Classic Children’s Clothes to Cherish – and To Pass Down
Classic Children's Clothes to Cherish - and To Pass Down - something I'm finding I'm pretty passionate about. Though dear Daughter turned her nose up at many of her smocked little dresses, saying she'd never use them on her own kids, these 2 garments my heart just HAD TO KEEP! I freshly laundered and pressed them and guess what? She NOW thinks they are just pretty precious and said sheRead More
Ponte Vogue Knit Jacket – Part III
To catch up, read Part I of the Ponte Knit Vogue Jacket Sewing HERE and Part II HERE. INSTALL FACINGS that HUG the BODY Facings that are drafted and applied properly can really help a garment HUG the body, rather than bag away from the body. Recall in Part I, that I do this by simply cutting the facing smaller at the neckline edge. (Please go back and read that ifRead More
Ponte Knit Vogue Jacket Sewing – Part II
To catch up, read Part I of the Ponte Knit Vogue Jacket Sewing HERE. STAY-STITCH STAY-STITCH!!!!!!! BEFORE starting to construct a garment, STABILIZING edges is VITALLY IMPORTANT! Boring...but important. For this garment, the back neck of each of the upper back pieces, and the front angled edges of each upper front NEED stay-stitching. Stay-stitching is stitching through a single layer of fabric, a tad inside the seam line - WITHOUTRead More
Ponte Vogue Jacket: Step-by-Step Sewing Technique
A simple jacket. A pattern that caught my eye' as a 'new-looking' basic. A simple sewing delight for a weekend. Could I stitch it up as directed in the pattern? Without ANY embellishment? Probably not. After over 50 years of sewing, most of those as a professional, and now a blogger, I started in - of course, with camera (phone) close by. A friend in the industry, Nancy Nix Rice, wasRead More
Sewing with Sentiment via Up-Cycle Sewing
A Day Stitching with Mom I had a precious memories of my Mom in my Sunroom Sewing Studio today. Though she has been in Heaven for 5 years now, working with this sweet cotton print dress she made me when I was around 8 to 10 years old made it feel like she was in my Studio with me. While cleaning through EVERYTHING in our house in prep to move,Read More
Transform a T-Shirt into a Cascade Vest
[caption id="attachment_4926" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Inspiration-Improvement-End Result[/caption] OK - Transforming a T into this cascading vest tickled my brain! Cruising on Pinterest for up-cycle fashion ideas for my upcoming Kids Fashion Sewing Camp, I came upon the photo seen at the left in the image above. Since I lost a night's sleep on this, let me explain... HOW THIS WORKS The Neck Hole (see my improved shaping) turns into the backRead More
Cold Shoulder Tops: Thoughts on the Fashion Look