Have slippers... will craft!! Happy Day After Mother's Day Everyone!I had a MomChops filled weekend plus crafts which equals the best kind of weekend there is!! Saturday we had breakfast at her house, shopped for skirt fabric in two different places, stopped for a quick lunch and did a whole lotta gabbing (craft gossip and planning at it's finest)! Sunday was another breakfast get together followed by hours of crafts. In the afternoon Chef RonChops came into the craft room and informed us that he would be serving us a 3 course lunch. Little MomChops StoryWhen MomChops comes over she always has a bag with her... inside her bag is usually a finished craft project or two and other random craft supplies. However... also inside the bag is the most important crafting accessory of them all. Slippers! If she forgets her slippers it usually means she pilfers a pair of RonChops socks (don't tell him cause he might freak out a little bit... hehehe). Firstly... you'll want to start with some beads.They can be any color really...
Janel Was Here Made a wedding dress out of it. Then applied Photoshop to remove pins and make the skirt longer. That was a LOT faster than putting in Velcro or making a new skirt :-) Here's the printable pattern in pdf format Instructions: Fold over sides (not lower edge) of top pieces and topstitch Lay one top piece over the other to the place where the arrow points, pin them together then gather the lower edges of both Pull gathering threads until the top pieces fit between the two arrows marked on the midriff piece Stitch top pieces inside doubled layers of midriff, leaving an opening where the top pieces are, through which you're going to turn the midriff. Sew skirt side seams, then stitch skirt to midriff, leaving back edges of skirt a little wider than midriff Then fold those over and stitch center backs and hemline Sew on velcro or snaps for closure
Shirred Front Top- A Lex Refashion Tutorial June 8, 2010 4:12 pm I love tops like these from Anthropologie with all the heavy texture on them. I’ve also checked out “The Art of Manipulating Fabric” by Colette Wolff from the library and it’s really inspired me to try some new texturing techniques. So I thought I’d start with this style top with shirring with a gathering foot. Get a shirt that’s larger than your size. Next, with chalk or an erasable marker, draw where you want to shirr it. Next, attach your gathering foot. Your end result will look something like this: My face is not worthy of a photo today. I. love. texture.
Keeping it Simple: How to make bias tape {Melly Sews} Hello Keeping it Simple Readers! Today I'm going to show you a trick for making bias tape, and how to sew it on. First of all, what is bias tape? Bias tape tips are usually available in the quilting tools section of the fabric store. Mark out your jig - it needs to be twice the width you want your final single fold bias tape to be, or 4 times the width you want your double fold tape to be. Cut your jig out, and also cut out a piece of cardboard that is the same length, but 1/8" less wide than you want your finished bias tape to be. With an x-acto knife, a utility razor or even carefully using scissors, score but do not cut the lines you marked. Now fold up your edges. To use this, lay your fabric strip in the jig right side down, and place the other piece of cardboard on top. Use this next to your iron, and scoot your jig along the fabric as you iron to make your single fold bias tape. Sew right in the fold of the bias tape. Stitch very close to the edge of the tape.
Sewing with elastic thread | DIY maternity A technique that I really love for sewing maternity wear is shirring with elastic thread. You’ve probably noticed it in little girls clothing a lot, and perhaps in the back of women’s dresses. It’s a wonderful technique as it not only looks cute, but allows a lot of “give” and shape in your clothing. Want to learn how to do it? Here’s what you do: 1) Start with some elastic thread and an empty bobbin 2) Take the elastic thread and wind the bobbin by hand. 3) Once you are done winding, put the bobbin in the machine as you ordinarily would. 4) Mark on your fabric where you would like your lines of shirring to be. 5) Now the first row. 6) Continue sewing the next rows of shirring, and make sure that you flatten out the fabric as you sew the consecutive rows. 7) There are two ways you can begin and end off your stitches. To tie off the stitches, simply thread your loose end through a needle, and push it through to the other side. It should look like this from the outside now: ps.
Blind Hem Stitch (with a sewing machine First of all…….thank you, thank you for all of the help, advice, personal experiences, etc. with the PC vs. MAC debate (here). We weighed the pros, the cons, thought about what we use our computer for, how soon we’ll have to get another computer anyway, etc. (And haha, it WAS like starting a discussion about politics or religion. There is a definite opinion on both sides……and I loved reading it all.) Do you sometimes wonder how those almost invisible hems are sewn into slacks? Bottoms of curtains? Occasional hems of high-quality dresses? Well, wonder no more. It really isn’t too hard to do. What?!! Good. Ready to learn how to make the Blind Hem Stitch?? First of all, look on your sewing machine to be sure you have this stitch… Then, to make the stitch, it makes it easier if you have the special Blind Hem Stitch Foot in your collection of sewing feet. Here’s what my Bernina Blind Hem Foot looks like. Now, turn your fabric sideways….. Just be sure to iron/steam the bottom edge really well.
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How to Make a Wrap Skirt to Fit Any Size Edit Article Community Q&A With these simple instructions you can make wrap skirts to fit your own measurements. You will need to make some calculations, but if you can draw a few straight lines on a piece of newspaper you'll have a go-to pattern to use again and again. Steps <img alt="Image titled Make a Wrap Skirt to Fit Any Size Step 8 preview" src=" width="728" height="410" class="whcdn"> a Wrap Skirt to Fit Any Size Step 8.360p.mp48Then wrap, button, tie, and you're done! Community Q&A Ask a Question Tips
Seven Essential Sewing Skills Tasia from Sewaholic and Sewaholic Patterns wows us with her incredible style and sewing skills. Her blog is one of our favorite daily reads! Have you seen all of the gorgeous versions of her Lonsdale Dress out there on Flickr, Pinterest and your favorite blogs, all sewn up this past summer? Hello, everyone! 1. Helpful Links: 2. 3. Some great posts on pressing: 4. Here’s a great list of seam finishes to get you started! 5. There are plenty of zipper tutorials out there, but here are some great ones: 6. 7. « Hooded Tunic Tutorial Announcing: October Holiday Sew-Alongs + Giveaways »
Circle skirt calculator – for the drafting of full, half and 3/4 skirts. With bonus grading worksheet! | The Snug Bug Special Sunday greetings you naked molerats! Since you’re so naked, I thought you might want to make yourselves some nice little circle skirts. And perhaps, like me, you find yourself with little mole rat patterns just a touch on the small side. OK. Recently I’ve been plotting about two separate circle-skirt related issues in my head. For molerats who are unfamiliar with circle skirts, here’s the difference between the three styles. For a much more interesting comparison, here’s a full circle skirt. {image Whirling Turban} Here’s the oh, so lovely three-quarter circle skirt. And a slightly pixelated half circle skirt… {image Get Go Retro} The other circle-skirt related problem I’ve been mulling over has to do with grading up circle skirts. OK, I admit I usually grade up my circle skirts the ‘wrong’ way. My problem is (hopefully) solved! I made two little handy tools this morning – they both live in the same Excel file – in fact, in the same sheet! Okee dokee. Whew! OK! There we have it!