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Happy Friday, everyone! Would you like to join a sew-along for the new Hollyburn Skirt? Now’s the perfect time! Rachel from My Messings is going to host a sew-along on her blog! Meet Rachel, and her lovely Hollyburn Skirt: Rachel was a pattern tester for the skirt pattern, and she enjoyed it so much she’s […]
Last post for the Crescent sew-along, everyone! Let’s get hemming! You can hem your skirts any way you like. I’d suggest trying it on again, and making sure you are happy with the length before hemming. You can always go shorter later, too! I’m going to show you how to use seam binding to hem […]
Today we’ll finish up the waistband-zipper-facing section. We’ll understitch the facing, topstitch around the zipper, and secure the facing to the skirt. It’s going to look just about finished by the end of today – only the hem left to complete! Let’s finish up the waistband. We have three kinds of stitching to do today: understitching, […]
Hey everyone! Today I’ll show you how to sew in the zipper. We’ll take the facing-zipper unit we constructed yesterday, and sew it into the skirt. This post has a ton of photos, which will help you follow along at home. Nothing we’re going to do is particularly hard or challenging, it’s just different from […]
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 […]
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. Click on any of the linked text for more help! I’ve linked the steps to previous Sew-Along posts, where […]
Hey 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. Let’s get started! Bring out your skirt piece and your assembled waistband piece, like so: With […]
Hello, everyone! In today’s post, we’ll sew up the waistband and waistband facing. I find it easy to sew the same kind of seams one after another. Pin everything, then sew everything, then press everything. Sewing the Waistband Starting with the centre front seam, sew the waistband together along the curved seams and sideseams. […]