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Hi everyone! To prepare for sewing, we’ll talk about pre-washing your fabric, measuring yourself and choosing a size, and cutting your fabric. Pre-washing Your Fabric: Here’s the link to the post on Pre-Washing from the Pendrell Sew-Along – Pendrell Sew-Along #2: Prewashing your Fabric. If you’re going to pre-wash your fabric, you can […]
The best part of any sewing project? Choosing fabric! There’s nothing like heading into the fabric store with purpose. Today, I’ll share my fabric recommendations for the Crescent Skirt. I know they’re on the back of the envelope, but it’s nice to have some reasons why certain fabrics are more suitable. Knowledge is power, even […]
Hello Sew-Alongers! Today, we’re finishing up our blouses! So let’s get to it! Today, we’ll be sewing our Sleeve Ruffles to the armhole, if you’re making View B. After that, we’ll add the armhole binding, which is sewn on just like the neck binding. We’ll sew up the side seams, hem the blouse, and we’re […]
We’re getting closer and closer to finishing our blouses! I bet a lot of you have already speeded through the last few sewing steps. But if you haven’t, there are just a few more things to do and you’ll be wearing your new blouse in no time! Today’s post is a short one, to give […]
Hello Sew-Alongers! Today, we’re going to attach bias binding to the neckline. Sounds tricky, doesn’t it? This method of binding the neckline is the easiest method I’ve used, and it gives a nice, clean finish without fiddly edges to hem. Don’t fear the neck binding! I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how it all […]
Today’s all about View B. If you’re making the ruffled Pendrell Blouse, this post is for you! View A and C sew-alongers, take a break and relax. The next sewing post will be for ALL views: A, B, and C! We’re going to gather both of our ruffles – the seam ruffle and the sleeve […]
Hello everyone! Today’s sewing post is just for the View A people. If you’re making View B or C, you get the day off! So, View A Sew-Alongers, today we’ll be making and attaching the sleeve drape. This is one of those cool moments in sewing where the piece you’ve cut out looks bizarre, but […]
It’s here! Finally, today we get to start sewing. Are you pumped or what? Thanks for all of your patience through the pattern adjustment and preparation posts. While I’m sure they were greatly helpful to some of you, the rest of you have been itching to start stitching away. So let’s get to sewing! Still […]