Category: Londa’s Sewing Projects
Face Mask with Pocket: Assembly Line Style
Last week I'll always remember as 'Face Mask Week', as I tested directions wrote my 'version' and churned out over 100 face masks (for use in nursing homes as requested) to do my part in this battle against Covid-19. I had promised some to a home where my niece works in southern IL, but then when Celeste Mergens, founder of Days for Girls, encouraged our participation and I received aRead More
Masks for Millions – Sewing Instructions
Sun 3/22 noon CST - working on a simplification of the sides and elastic insertion - stay tuned! After a day of testing, writing, refining.....here are my step-by-step directions for a Face Mask with a disposable filter made from a hi-grade furnace filter. Twist Tie wires add shaping to both the top 'over the nose' edge and under the mouth. In my directions, I share the 2 YouTube Videos (withRead More
Design/Sewing Plans for Favorite New Fabric
The Mission With these challenging days we are ALL in, this seems ever so trite, but I'm posting it anyway - to try to take our minds to another place, our love of sewing. My challenge: to come up with THE design into which to fashion this fabric that I ordered from marcytilton.com (it's now out of stock) and absolutely LOVE . This fabric is a rayon/lycra blend that hasRead More
Draping & Design = New Border Print Tunic Top
One of the fabrics I purchased last year from www.marcytilton.com finally has seen 'life' when I took a weekend recently to design and drape using this unique lace printed border print. I endeavored to video this myself for you with the goal of encouraging you to do the same. At the end of my video, I do share that a dress form is really vital to this type of fun.Read More
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
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