Hello Sew-Alongers! Time for another sewing step on our Crescent Skirts. After gathering the skirt front and back, there’s just one more step before we can move on to our waistbands. Today we’ll take our Skirt Front and attach it to the Skirt Back pieces. I’ll show you how to sew up the side seams […]
Archive | May, 2011
Crescent Sew-Along #11: Gathering!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the next sew-along! After reinforcing the centre front, we’ll gather the top edge of our Skirt Front and Back, and get ready to attach it to the waistband. Let’s get to gathering! There are lots of different methods of gathering, but I’m going to use the usual one that’s in the […]
Crescent Sew-Along #10: How to Reinforce Centre Front
Hi everyone! Here’s the next installment of the Crescent Sew-Along. Our next sewing step, after sewing the pockets, is to reinforce centre front. Mine is marked with a pin, a lazy marking technique but it works! (As long as it doesn’t fall out.) We’ll stitch through this circle marking with very tiny stitches in this step. […]
Crescent Sew-Along #9: Sewing Slash Pockets
We’re going to start sewing for today’s post! The first step is to sew the pockets in our Crescent Skirts. These type of pockets are called slash pockets. I love this type of pocket construction! It’s simple, it’s easy to get good results, and it makes a comfortable pocket. Plus, it’s easy to make them […]
Crescent Sew-Along #8: Fusible Interfacing Tips
Today is all about working with fusible interfacing. I have a few tips to get the best results, from my own experience working with fusible interfacing. First, cut all of your waistband and waistband facing pieces from fusible interfacing. If you haven’t done this yet, they are pieces 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Remember […]