18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
Now that it’s gone to print, C&T Publishing has my book available for pre-order! Sew in Style: Make Your Own Doll Clothes, by Erin Hentzel There are more pictures on their blog: Sew in Style-Make Your Own Doll Clothes Yay! How fun!
What have I been up to lately? Well, a lot! Over the past year or so, I have been working on a pretty cool project–one that I can finally talk about: My Book! Yes, I wrote a sewing book and C&T Publishing is my publisher. …
Things have been pretty busy around here, yet no blog posts. I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since my last post. So much going on… new site with a new look (still working on that one), vacations, soccer, music, 4-h fair, and a …
Swim skirts seem to be all the rage this summer. I especially love the Gottex swim skirts, but not so much the price tag on them. Whenever I see them, I think, “I could make that.” Here’s how I did it… Swim Skirt with front …
Many have asked, “how do you draft a swim skirt pattern?” And so I’ll respond. Consider the following: A swim skirt is made from stretchy fabric and is therefore more fitted than other skirts (negative ease and a slight A-line) A swim skirt is shorter …
We are going to be somewhere warm and sunny for a week and I fear we will get too much sun. In Oregon, it seems there could be no such thing as too much sun. So for our trip, swim shirts are needed. Without them, …
Sew a swim skirt in a half hour? When people say, “Oh, that project takes a half hour,” I never believe them. Well, because it usually takes me longer. Maybe if I made several, the time would be shortened. For that reason, I always hesitate …
Good question! I serge over elastic a lot in both my projects and in my tutorials, but I don’t focus all that much on what that looks like. Here’s a tutorial to show how I sew elastic onto my projects with a serger. 3 thread …
The last method I used for this round of T-shirts is the traditional sleeve style, using a stretch twin needle. This is quick and gives the shirt a non-homemade look. Can you tell that is something we care about around here? Using the twin needle …
Up next in my tee variations: the puffy sleeve tee. Puffy sleeve tees are super fun and elastic in the hem makes a great finish. It’s pretty tricky to make a casing on some knit fabrics and have it look professional. This method is really …