How to sew with waterproof fabrics and water-resistant fabrics, and how to apply waterproof seam tape to your activewear projects! Includes material sources and sewing tips.
I had promised my friend Amber a basket for do-dads on her changing table and finally got around to it this weekend. (Baby Liam is almost 2 month old...yikes!) And , here it is with my new baby, a garage sale find, works great... can you see me smiling? Also, I had quilted a signature into the Stars and Moon quilt... Have a great week!
5 dresses you can sew with just one pattern. The pattern works for any 4 1/5 inch dolls (ex. Kelly, Chelsea, etc.)
Machine, sewing practice
At the Jane Austen Festival in Canberra this year, I attended a sewing workshop on how to do English paper piecing. I have done patchwork and quilting before, but I have always been interested to l…
Are you looking for a whimsical dress for your young and vibrant girl? This is a great dress that you can create with a few options, so your girl can shine bright! This Be Curious dress has a lovely vintage look, with a few beautiful features. You can make it a vintage look length or […]
Homestretch! I think this is the most satisfying step of all, getting your buttonholes and buttons sewn on your skirt!
Use a free bra pattern to sew a bikini top - DIY bikini top you can make yourself with this video tutorial.
Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, friends! I am thrilled to share that my grandfather is out of ICU. He is still in the hospital, but we are hoping that he will be moved to a skilled nursing facility within the next few days to finish his recovery. Thanks so much to all of you who shared your well wishes. We were very worried for awhile there. Even though his recovery and rehab still has many weeks to go, hopefully the worst is behind us. I am also delighted to share the quilt top from all of my warm color scraps with you today. I'm calling this quilt Gossip Queen, and I love it SO much. One of my favorite summer flowers is the Gossip Queen hibiscus, and the color palette for this quilt is inspired by the vibrant colors in the blossoms. They have a rich, reddish magenta center, which blends into soft peachy yellow petals. Hibiscus are tropical, and here in Tennessee, they are considered an annual plant. I buy one every single year for a large pot on my patio. When I lived in the Houston area though, the climate was so mild that hibiscus could be planted in the ground, and they survived the winter with ease. At my home there, my Gossip Queen was over seven feet tall, and we had to prune it yearly so it didn't outgrow the space! When we moved, I was sad to leave it behind. (image from flores-reinecke.de) I'm traveling to the Dallas/Fort Worth area this weekend to present a trunk show and workshop for the Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild, and I'm hoping to make some good progress on the quilting before I fly out on Friday. Before we party, check out a few of the amazing projects shared at last week's party. This Hydra quilt by Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts is so amazing! Tanya Quilts in CO linked up her finished Farm Girl Vintage quilt. Love it! I love this soft, scrappy quilt by Katie Mae Quilts. Afton at Quilting Mod shared this fun Perfect Treats quilt, perfectly FUN for summer! And this improv beauty is by Sophie at Luna Lovequilts. I'll be spending some time in the airport this weekend, and you know that means that I'll need some eye candy to help me pass the time. So let's party, y'all! 1. You can link finished projects or WIP's , but just keep it about quilting and sewing! 2. Link to your specific post (not to your home page!) to make it easier for others. 3. Please remember to spread the word and post my button or a text link. 4. Spread the comment love far and wide! 5. Following me is not a requirement to link, but is so very appreciated! *If you're new to the party, here's a helpful tip for linking up- select "Auto Crop" when selecting your thumbnail photo. For some reason, trying to crop your own image results in the dreaded "white question mark box," and we definitely want to see your awesome work! :)
This dress pattern is made after I received a request from a reader on Tiana's Closet. She asked me (a few times) for an empire waist dress, with V neckline and short sleeves. After a long time of procrastination, I finally finished designing this Yvonne empire waist dress. At first I was quite reluctant to make an empire waist dress. To me, this style is often made for pregnant women - higher waistline and plenty room at the skirt to accumulate the baby bum. But when I tried with many styles, I realized that this style can also be elegant and flattering if the skirt is cut the right way. The Yvonne dress has all bust darts turned into gathering at the empire waist line, and the skirt is fairly fitted at the waist and flared down the hemline. This helps to draw attention to the bust and covers the (possibly) not very slim waist of the wearer. Let's have a look at the 3D simulation of the Yvonne dress. I was quite happy with it, so I played around with the prints and color. You can explore your own way of choosing a suitable color for this dress. How do you think about this dress? If you are interested, download and print the pattern and start the project. The pattern is made using layered PDF, please check for your desired size before printing so you won’t waste your paper. If you still do not know how to print a layered PDF, please check for the instruction here. You can print this using your home printer and A4/Letter paper. I calculated the printing area so that you will be able to use either type of paper to print the pattern out perfectly. Always print the first page first and check with the test square if you are printing at the right scale before you print out the whole pattern. Some PC may print smaller than actual size even when you choose 100% scale – I don’t know why this problem exist, but my HP laptop cannot print true to size. I have to scale up to 103% to get the right size. You may need to check with your PC to see if it prints true to size, if not, scale up a bit. Cutting instruction: After taping down all the pages following the instruction, the overall layout of the pattern pieces is like this: The pattern pieces are to be cut as follows: A. Bodice Front – cut 2 B. Bodice Back - cut 2 C. Skirt Front - cut 1 on fold D. Skirt Back - cut 2 E. Front Neck Facing – 1 piece main fabric + 1 piece fusible interfacing F. Back Neck Facing – cut 2 pieces main fabric + 2 pieces fusible interfacing Sewing instruction: Although many experienced sewers do not need a sewing instruction, I find that many newbies do, not because they do not know how to sew a straight line or insert a zipper, but because they do not know which step comes first, so I just add here simple guidance of the sewing steps: 1. Cut out all the pieces according to cutting instruction. Iron the fusible interfacing to the back and front facing. 2. Serge all the pieces (if needed). You can always serge later after sewing the seams. 3. Place the two Bodice Front pieces right side facing. Pin and sew the Joined Bodice Front Piece. 4. Gather the fabric between two notches at the underbust of the Bodice Front piece by sewing two parallel straight lines and pulling the threads. Match it with the notches at the Skirt Front piece. Pin and sew the front dress. 5. Place the right Bodice Back piece and right Skirt back piece right side facing. Pin and sew. Repeat with the other side. 6. Place the Joined Back Pieces and the Joined Front Piece right side facing. Sew the shoulder seams and the side seams. If you want to add inseam pocket for this dress, check out this post: How to add side seam pockets to your garments. 7. Place the Front Neck Facing and Back Neck Facing pieces right side facing. Pin and sew the shoulder seam. 8. Place the Joined Facing piece and the main dress right side facing. Pin and sew the neckline. Turn the facing inward, sew a flat felled hem on the facing. Clip the seam at the tip of the V neck line and the curves for a smoother neckline. 9. Sew the side seam of the sleeves. Insert a piece of elastic to the sleeve just like how you do with an elastic waist band. You can just hem the sleeve and leave it as a flared sleeve. 10. Turn the sleeve inside out and pin on to the main dress (right side facing). Sew the armhole. 11. Attach zipper closure at the back of the dress. Sew to join the rest of the Main Back pieces together. 12. Hem the dress. And there it is, a beautiful Yvonne dress! It is a really quick and easy project and can give you room for creativeness. Sew it, and send me photos of your finished projects. I look forward to seeing your masterpieces. Download link: Yvonne Empire Waist Dress (size XXS to 5XL) Happy sewing! Tiana
Today is a day to celebrate! Kelly from My Quilt Infatuation's new book, Perfectly Pieced Quilt Backs, is now available everywhere you buy books--Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Connecting Threads, and many quilt shops. Or you can buy a signed copy right from Kelly herself! The new book has 30 different quilt backs; each in three sizes. Fifteen of them use scraps (arranged by scrap size) and the other 15 are for stash and yardage (arranged by number of fabrics), so you are sure to find something that works with what you have. Many of the quilt backings look like quilt fronts, which really ups the value. You could mix and match the backing patterns to create an entire quilt. On top of that, there are 18 bonus lap-size quilt patterns that you can download for free! As always, full quilt finishing instructions are included. I really wanted a pieced back for my Tall Tales quilt top, so Kelly's book launch timing was perfect. Looking through the book gave me inspiration. For my quilt, I chose to use the Cool Columns backing as a guide. I had loads of pieces of novelty fabrics in varying sizes that were either left over from the front or didn't make it into the front. I enlisted my son's help to draw up my piecing plan based on the size of my Tall Tales quilt and the maximum and minimum sizes of the fabrics I had available to use. You certainly don't have to be as fancy or precise as what we did in order to be successful--just follow the easy-to-understand instructions in the book. The inspiration photo from the book is on the left and the diagram he drew me is on the right. Here is the back of my quilt. Isn't it fun! And here is the front of my fully finished Tall Tales quilt. I made this quilt top over two summers, several years apart, during quilt alongs. The book block pattern is available here. I quilted it with a modern Baptist Fan design using 60 wt thread so that there was texture without being too thready over the novelty prints. Visit the following bloggers to see more quilts inspired by Kelly's book: Sandra @ mmm...quilts Rose @ Something Rosemade Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal Anja @ Anja Quilts Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting Vasudha @ Storied Quilts Kris @ Sew Sunshine Leanne @ Devoted Quilter Rebecca @ Rebecca Grace Quilting Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts Susan @ Quilt Fabrication Kate @ Katie Mae Quilts Sarah @ Sarah Goer Quilts Linda @ Flourishing Palms Anne-Marie @ Stories From the Sewing Room You are here! Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty Gail @ Quilting Gail Kat @ Scrapbox Quilts Julie @ Julie's Quilts and Costumes Jan @ The Colorful Fabriholic
Are you ready to create your own bustier pattern? Look no further, because I've got you covered! In this tutorial, I will show you how to create your own basic bustier pattern or download my free printable PDF pattern in 6 sizes and hack it into 8 different styles, including a bustier with cups, milkmaid top, bustier with sleeves or without sleeves, bustier dress, and more. This tutorial is perfect for beginners, and I will guide you step-by-step on how to resize the pattern and add perfect sleeves. With this video, you can easily create your own custom-made bustier that fits you perfectly! But wait, there's more! Not only will you get access to my free PDF pattern, but you can also share it with your sewing friends. It's easy to download and print, and you can start creating your own bustier right away. So, don't hesitate to watch the whole video and start creating your own unique bustier pattern. And if you like this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel. In my next video, I will show you how to sew a perfect bustier dress using my PDF pattern. Stay tuned! How to make bustier top or dress pattern in easy way and free printable beginner friendly bustier top pattern Check out my website, where you can find a variety of free PDF patterns for sewing and hacking. Whether you are looking for a new dress, a cozy sweater, or a stylish accessory, you will find something that suits your taste and skill level. You can also learn how to sew with these patterns or how to hack them to create your own unique designs. All you need to do is click the link and download your favourite patterns. Then, follow the step-by-step tutorial and enjoy the process of creating something beautiful. I hope you have fun and feel free to share your creations with me! How to make bustier top pattern Free printable sewing pattern Bustier top or dress CLICK! Easy way to make bustier top pattern , free printable sewing pattern free sweetheart bustier top pattern printable pdf ! pattern hacking to bustier with cups free sewing patterns
Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, friends. I've just finished up another project for my book, and because it's a brand new free motion motif for me, today's peek is a close up of some free motion wind quilting. I'm so proud of the way the wind turned out (this is just one little section of the background). I'm sad that I can't show you what this wind is "blowing," but I promise it will be worth the wait. Until I can share some not-so-secret sewing, we'll have to ogle the party highlights extra hard- and there are a ton of ogle-worthy projects! Check out this fun quilt by Margo at MY Quilts and Crafts- Shannon at The Flemings Nine shared this pretty quilt- Take a look at this beauty by Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting. I LOVE the photo of this one! This soft and sweet quilt is by Gretchen's Little Corner- And quiltingbydawn linked up this great quilt- Okay, ya'll! Let's party! 1. You can link finished projects or WIP's , but just keep it about quilting and sewing! 2. Link to your specific post (not to your home page!) to make it easier for others. 3. Please remember to spread the word and post my button or a text link within your post. 4. Spread the comment love far and wide! 5. Following me is not a requirement to link, but is so very appreciated! *If you're new to the party, here's a helpful tip for linking up- select "Auto Crop" when selecting your thumbnail photo. For some reason, trying to crop your own image results in the dreaded "white question mark box," and we definitely want to see your awesome work! :)
Remember I told you that I’ve been working on cleaning out my freezers? Well I’ve been quietly working on the cupboards too. They are FULL and just don’t need to be that full. …
Buy the Kelly Coat sewing pattern from JULIANA MARTEJEVS. The big sister of the Nelly Coat, this midi wrap coat with a shawl collar, back vent, patch pockets and belt is made entirely without a sewing machine using only a simple hand embroidery technique. This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats: – PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF? – PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop? Note if purchasing copy shop printing: Some of the pattern pieces have been split (to fit on the A0 sheets) and will need to be joined together. Suggested fabrics: Wool loden (does not fray when cut). Fabric requirements: 147 cm wide fabric: XS-M, 2.9 m // L-XL, 3 m // XXL-XXXL, 3.1 m. Sizing: XS – XXXL (approx. UK 6/8 – 20, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart. Notions: 100 m of wool yarn. PDF pattern includes: Instructions in German and English with a link to a step-by-step video tutorial (in German with English subtitles); A4 print-at-home pattern (35 pages); US letter print-at-home pattern (35 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets) // Layers: No // Projector file: No. If you’re looking for more maker inspiration, check out the latest sewing pattern reviews from the sewing community. We also have a sewing blog to keep you up to date with all the news from the world of sewing.
This free quilt pattern from Kelli Fannin Quilt Designs is the “Minecraft SewAlong”. Download
A fun quilt to make. Went together quickly. Great colors in pink, fuschia, lime green, and kelly green. I might have to make another one in different colors. #holidaypatchworkinjulyqal
We've found 9 sentimental, memory making and thoroughly enjoyable baby shower games to play with guests of all ages that won't make them cringe.
Hello all, I'm Kelly from My Quilt Infatuation, and it's my turn to share a tutorial in the Oh, Sew Baby Series! This quilt is one of my favorite go-to quilts to make when I need a fast and fun bab
Look and see what is fresh from the oven, Jewels in the Curio from me, Jo, at Jo’s Country Junction. This 79 ” x 79″ quilt’s name comes from the fabric line, Curio, by Basic…
