Memento Soft Doll Sewing ProjectS
It was both lots of fun and an honor to create these 3 soft dolls for the grandchildren of a friend of mine who recently passed...
UP-Cycled Scarf-Bottomed Jeans Skirts
The idea of long scarves pieced together to create the lower part of an up-cycled jeans skirt turned into spectacular skirts for these 2 young sewing...
7 Things Sewers Do To KILL Their Creativity
I wrote these 7 points that I observed back during my retail storefront days, and I continue to find them true to this day – teaching...
Reversible Knit Top with Wave-Rotary Cut Edges -Test Top #2
I designed and stitched up this knit top as yet another try to come up with THE design for the ‘favorite’ fabric. Goal Though this design...
Learn How Fabric is Made
I’ve found a few quick yet informative videos to help you understand how fabric is made and printed. I wrote this for my sewing students in...
My Alabama Chanin-Inspired Knit Top
Like many of you, I’m spending alot of time in front of the TV at night these days. Since the Florence, AL headquarters for Alabama Chanin...
Closet Confessions
Now that I’ve got your attention, OH MY GOSH!!! I’m not sure if I feel blessed or ashamed, or perhaps proud of my frugal creativity, but...
Refashioning Fall Clothes for the Spring
Enjoy this contributed guest post written by Jany Harding. “With the spring season in full swing, that means it’s time to update our wardrobes once again....
Side Tie Knit Top – Test Top #1
Since we are all sequestered at home these days and likely sewing up a storm, I thought this would be a good time to share more...
Thread Spool Sewing Room Mobile
A student gifted me with a box of antique thread spools – and during these ‘slow-paced’ days, I found them and turned them into this mobile...
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