A Giveaway
In support of a handmade holiday, I am joining Sew, Mama, Sew’s grand giveaway day. You can see all the hundreds of giveaways here on their blog: SewMamaSew.com As for an Avery Lane Giveaway, I would have loved to give away a copy of my …
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Preview and Pre-order!
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!
An Announcement
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. …
Felt Flowers
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 …
diy Gottex Swim Skirt tutorial
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 …
How to Draft a Swim Skirt Pattern Sewing Tutorial
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 …
Swim Shirt Sew-along
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, …
How to Draft a Swim Skirt Cover Up
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 …
How to Serge over Elastic
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 …
Classic T-shirt Sleeve Hem
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 …