Archive | April, 2011
Crescent Sew-Along #7: Muslin Part 2 and Gathering Tips

Crescent Sew-Along #7: Muslin Part 2 and Gathering Tips

By on April 21, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Hello everyone! It’s back to the skirt muslins today. By the end of this post, we’ll have something we can try on. Excited? I am! Mostly because we’re getting closer to sewing for real. Once we get the fit just right, from making the muslin, we can whip up skirt after skirt and know they’ll [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #6: Making the Muslin, Part 1

Crescent Sew-Along #6: Making the Muslin, Part 1

By on April 20, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! I’m back with another Sew-Along post. If you’ve cut your muslin, and machine-stitched your seamlines, you’re all caught up! Today we’re going to take those muslin pieces and get them closer to something we can try on. Isn’t that a great moment in the sewing process, the point at which [...]

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Inserting Lace into Seams

Inserting Lace into Seams

By on April 19, 2011 in Tips

Remember my Common Thread project on the Sew Weekly? Today’s post is on how to insert lace into seams, just like I did on my ‘Summer in the City’ dress. It seems simple, and it is, but I did figure out some tips that might help if you wanted to re-create the same look on [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #5: Supply List & Let’s Get Started!

Crescent Sew-Along #5: Supply List & Let’s Get Started!

By on April 18, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Happy Monday, everyone! The Crescent Sew-Along starts today, yay! Today we’ll go over the Supply List, to make sure you’re covered, and to give you a chance to pick up or order any last-minute notions and trims. We’ll also start making our muslins! If you’ve stumbled upon this post by accident and want to get [...]

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School’s Out!

School’s Out!

By on April 15, 2011 in Inspiration and Everything Else

And I’m free to lead Sew-Alongs, design sewing patterns, and build up the Sewtionary! Four weeks of daily seminars are finally done! It’s been an intense four weeks. We had the amazing opportunity to learn from professionals and past graduates of the Self-Employment Program, all of them successful business owners who came in to share [...]

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“Summer in the City” Dress: Common Thread Project

“Summer in the City” Dress: Common Thread Project

By on April 14, 2011 in Finished Sewing Projects, Projects

Surprise! I sewed something! Just when you thought all I’d been doing is attending seminars and writing about taxes… I also have a new finished dress! Mena, the talented sewist and creative mind behind the Sew Weekly, asked if I’d like to participate in the Common Thread project. Each sewist participating would receive five yards [...]

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