Sewing Class this Saturday

Sewing Class this Saturday

Only 2 more days until my live teaching event! I’m teaching how to sew the Sugar n Spice apron project (Avery Lane Cottagecore Gingerbread Apron) with all its details. I’m demonstrating how I work through all the details and include alternative embellishments as well. We’ll 

Week 7 Entries

Week 7 Entries

This week the Sewing Bee challengers were asked to make bucket hats for their 18″ dolls, such as American Girl Dolls. They used my Avery Lane Bucket Hat pattern for 18″ dolls (it’s also available in Doll Studio Boutique for the smaller dolls). They were 

Week 6 Results

Week 6 Results

The results were emailed to the competitors last week, but I forgot to post them here. So busy around here, with getting ready for my live teaching event on Saturday (Handmade Holiday Bazaar on Creative Spark online learning platform), my son’s college soccer playoffs, and 

Week 6 Entries

Week 6 Entries

Week 6 the challenge was a creative one and they were given more time to complete their entries. Their challenge was to create a character theme or costume. They were allowed to modify patterns and mix and match pieces together to recreate their characters, as 

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice

… Let’s Make Something Nice! Join Handmade Holiday Bazaar with me! Treat yourself to a winter wonderland & make beautifully curated gifts for everyone on your gift list this holiday season.  The four-hour virtual course is broken down into 10 total hours of instruction with 12 

Week 5 Results

Week 5 Results

The results are in. Though there were many with stripes perfectly matched, there was only one dress with no technical flaws and no deviations from the pattern. Yes, following a pattern without modifications can be considered a technical skill, I suppose. This person has sewn 

Week 4 Entries

Week 4 Entries

Week 4 the competitors were challenged to make doll garments with pleats and tucks. Pleats and tucks are a great way to add interest details or structural elements to clothing. They were allowed to widen or lengthen the pattern pieces of the pattern they chose 

Handmade Holiday Bazaar

Handmade Holiday Bazaar

Ever wondered how to get those trims and details looking more professional? Want to take your sewing to the next level? Or maybe you want to ask specific questions about sewing the tiny details and trims on doll clothes. Well, I’m excited to announce I 

Week 2 Results

Week 2 Results

With much deliberation, so much consideration as there were many at the top, Dana and I agree that the maker of the Garment of the Week is Angie. Congratulations, Angie! Here is Angie’s garment, with all those gathers! The sad news is we also have 

Week 2 Entries

Week 2 Entries

The Great Avery Lane Sewing Bee Week 2. We have 10 competitors sewing for their dolls and showing off their mad skills. The challengers found themselves sewing running stitches on yards of fabric and lace for beautiful ruffles for their garments, as this week’s challenge