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Crescent Sew-Along #21: Sewing the Zipper

Crescent Sew-Along #21: Sewing the Zipper

By on May 21, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Hey everyone! It’s a long weekend here, and it’s meant to be a sunny one too. Plenty of time to catch up on your sewing! (No, that’s not all I think about… well, not all the time.) Today I’ll show you how to sew in the zipper. We’ll take the facing-zipper unit we constructed yesterday, [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #20: Sewing the Zipper to the Facing

Crescent Sew-Along #20: Sewing the Zipper to the Facing

By on May 20, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here – it’s time to put in our zippers! I’ll show you a really cool, new way to put in a regular zipper. It looks tidy and professional, and there’s no hand-sewing involved! This method of inserting a zipper is going to seem really strange. If it’s [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #19: Adding a Lining

Crescent Sew-Along #19: Adding a Lining

By on May 19, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Hi Everyone! This post is just for the Sew-Alongers that are lining their skirts. Because I’m not  lining mine, I’ve done the best explanation I can on how to do the lining with very few photos. Please let me know if this isn’t clear and I’ll add more detailed instructions! Click on any of the [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #18: Attaching the Waistband

Crescent Sew-Along #18: Attaching the Waistband

By on May 16, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Happy Monday, everyone! Today we’ll attach the waistband to the skirt, getting us one step closer to finishing our Crescent Skirts. We’ll pin the waistband to the skirt, adjust the gathers to fit, sew the seam, and trim and press. Need to catch up? Here are all the previous posts! Crescent Sew-Along #1: Q&A and [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #17: Trim Ideas for the Waistband

Crescent Sew-Along #17: Trim Ideas for the Waistband

By on May 13, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Happy Friday, everyone! Wishing you a weekend full of relaxing and sewing – and sunshine if we’re lucky! This is going to be the first weekend I’m not coming into the office, so if you have any troubles following the sewing steps, leave a comment and I’ll get back to you Monday! Today’s Sew-Along post [...]

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Crescent Sew-Along #16: Sewing the Waistband and Waistband Facing

Crescent Sew-Along #16: Sewing the Waistband and Waistband Facing

By on May 12, 2011 in Sew-Alongs

Hello, everyone! I’m back with another Sew-Along post! We’ll sew up the waistband and while we’re at it, let’s sew up the waistband facing too. I find it easy to sew the same kind of seams one after another. Pin everything, then sew everything, then press everything. It’s more efficient that way, but you can [...]

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