Week 1 Prize Drawing

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 4 Result: 2 Powered by RANDOM.ORG That’s you, Kara! Congratulations! You are the first week’s winner in the random drawing. I will be sending you your lovely prize this week. . Thank you to all who sent in 

Sew in Style Sewing Camp

Sew in Style Sewing Camp

Naomi sent in a photo this afternoon, after sewing up a skirt for her doll. Naomi used the “Simple Mini Skirt” pattern (page 38) from her copy of Sew in Style. She used a fat quarter of this pretty striped fabric. Naomi expressed that it 

More Kids Sewing

I wanted to post a picture I received today. This was sent in by Anna from Tennessee. Anna made the Sleep Mask project from her Sew in Style book. It looks fabulous! The Sleep Mask has a lot of tricky curves to sew and Anna 

And the winner is…

And the winner is…

Margaret Johnson Submitted on 2014/06/28 at 9:25 pm following your page and Sew in Style Facebook page   Congratulations, Margaret! I hope you and your granddaughter have a great time sewing fun clothes and accessories for your dolls together! What a special time you will 

Sew in Style Sewing Camp

Sew in Style Sewing Camp

Sewing camps start next week here  and I’m really looking forward to them. It’s time to start the sewing camps here on my blog! It will be like a Sew and Share Camp. I will post photos sent in throughout the week from all the 

Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging.

Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging.

Life can get busy, and it is the blog that stands in the back of the line. As so it was last week. In my opinion, this is how it should be. I’m a mom and wife first, blogger/artist second. My daughter is graduating in 

A Great Beginning Project

A Great Beginning Project

A question I hear often: “I’m going to teach my child how to sew. Can you suggest a project?” What’s a good project for beginners? There are many great first projects. Simple straight lines, and after learning to pivot, right angles can be added. In 

Best Press Practices and Tips

Best Press Practices and Tips

It’s essential to press your project while sewing it. Why? There are many reasons for pressing while sewing. Because the pattern says to and blind obedience are not the reasons why.  Pressing (not ironing) will help your sewing to be accurate and well made. It’s 

Seam Allowance? Helping Kids Sew

Seam Allowance? Helping Kids Sew

  What’s a seam allowance? This is pretty common for kids to ask and a challenge to master. After explaining what a seam allowance is and showing students the lines along the throat plate of the sewing machine, it’s still  a skill that takes lots 

Prepping for Classes… and little preview

Prepping for Classes… and little preview

I’ve been prepping for a new class session. Being prepared and organized definitely helps the class time to go more smoothly. Most often I teach project based classes. These types of sewing classes are popular, because everyone likes to have something to take away with