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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]