Category: Londa’s Sewing Projects
Toddler Poncho Sewing How-To’s
My daughter requested new ponchos for my granddaughters (3 and 18 months) for Christmas - so of course, I complied. With some experience under my belt (since I had made the older girl a poncho of heavy polar fleece a year plus ago), I was ready to improve on the design, especially of the hood. Fitting grandbabies from afar is not an easy task! I did take some pictures asRead More
Screen Base Tote Bag Sewing Directions
SCREEN BASE TOTE BAG from Londa’s Sunroom Sewing Studio Starting with 52" of Pet Screening 36” wide, (or 48”)* and following these directions, you’ll have 1 Tote for you and 1 to GIVE as a gift! I've used this as a great project for even beginning sewers in my Sunroom Sewing Studio here in Jackson, TN, and I made 4 of these for gifts this last Christmas. Totes likeRead More
CHRISTmas Gift Round-Up
One of my favorite ways to celebrate CHRISTmas is sewing gifts to give. Though sometimes I think it would be easier to just go buy gifts, that just isn't as much fun, and certainly not as meaningful - at least to me. While I stitch, I contemplate the real meaning of CHRISTmas - that God sent Jesus here to teach us how to live and love. SEW - now thatRead More
Rolled Jersey Knit Trims
Trendy Detail: Rolled Knit Trim How To’s for trimming with knit strips was the subject of my column in Sew News April/May 2018. When the editors accepted my proposal, I had no idea how much ADDITIONAL knowledge I would gain as I tested and tested and tested knit strips, grain, and rolling. Which Way DO Knit Strips Roll? I always assumed that cross-grain cut strips would be the best, as the mostRead More
Memory Doily Headboard
I love lace - especially crocheted lace - ones I remember on furniture in my childhood home. When I started dreaming up my 'Memory' Guest Bedroom decor, I knew my collection of precious doilies would have to play a BIG part. Of course, I let my finger do the research on Pinterest, and came up with many ideas. You can see many of my inspiration pins at my "Linen Decor'Read More
Vintage Curtain Heading with Crochet-Edged Hankies
As I designed my vintage hanky curtains, I had the idea of highlighting the beautiful crochet-edged handkerchiefs as the 'headings' above the curtain rods. Since I did one panel, and then the other one later after it 'worked', I took photos and made notes as I worked. Hoping you might be inspired to do something like this, my directions for how I did this can be found below. 1.Read More
Vintage Hanky Curtains
For my 'Memory' guest bedroom, I decided to make use of precious hankies from my childhood. 'Secret Pal' hankies that I'd received each year on my birthday in a card from my 'Secret Pal'...always an exciting envelope to open, are important hankies evoking fond memories on these curtains. Many of the other hankies are ones I played with while sitting at my mom's vanity. I distinctly remember opening her upperRead More
How To Sew Pillows WITHOUT ‘Dog Ears’
I'm not sure where I learned this technique, but I've been making pillows this way for YEARS...and it WORKS! The video says it all. https://youtu.be/gGPPwwvuEWo Give it a try! Do you have any pillow-making hints? I've been busy creating a 'Memory Room' using antique linens like laces, hankies, pictures, memory boxes... even my childhood MUFF! Watch for details and How-To's in upcoming Blog Posts.
Dress Form Collage Door Hanging
A YEAH Day with the completion and hanging of my Dress Form Collage on my Studio door! Here's a picture of my final project, but hop over to my NEW Blog to read the complete post HERE. I even have gathered all of my 'leftovers' plus supplies in a product HERE if you want to try to grab it before anyone else... [caption id="attachment_6788" align="aligncenter" width="2093"] Dress Form Collage Door Hanging[/caption]Read More
Tilton Butterfly Tunic: Vogue 8691
It was a joy to stitch up this lovely rayon/lycra digital print fabric that I ordered from marcytilton.com using her Vogue 8691 pattern. I just cannot seem to sew without snapping pictures because the teacher in me is just created to share my sewing experiences, so here we go.... Below, you'll find pictures of the final front and back of my Butterfly Tunic. I felt the print needed someRead More
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