by Stephanie
April 11, 2013 in Tips & Tricks
Embellish your serged blanket (or any project) using a Ruffling Foot on your sewing machine! It's easy to add a ruffled ribbon to your project for a unique touch, so read on to see how to accomplish this.
This can be applied using the Ruffling Foot, but can be applied with a sewing machine gathered piece of ribbon as well (or purchased pre-gathered ... by Stephanie
November 28, 2012 in News, Projects
With Christmas right around the corner, these quick, easy, and very cute tote bags make great gifts! Personalize your tote by using cute fabric your recipient will LOVE! If you have an embroidery machine, embroider out their name on the pocket...if you don't have one just exclude this step or iron on a cute patch or stitch some cute ric-rac ... by Stephanie
July 17, 2012 in Machines, News
So, I don't personally own the Melody Baby Lock sewing machine (shown above), but, I do own a few older versions of the Baby Lock Quilter's Choice (and LOVE them). The newer version of the Baby Lock Quilter's Choice looks very similar to the Baby Lock Melody (so, if I had to guess, the Melody is the newest model of that ... by Stephanie
July 17, 2012 in News, Tips & Tricks
Just stumbled upon this blog tutorial this morning on how to re-sew an extra large t-shirt into a cute dress...how neat is this?! Makes for a pretty cheap dress! Follow this sewing tutorial (click "tutorial" to link over to the project) at her blog, Diary of a Mad Crafter! It looks pretty simple and she said it took her under 2 hours! Picture ... by Stephanie
July 16, 2012 in Projects
I love those cute little flower wrist pin cushions and came up with the idea to make one and create a sewing class around the project as well since I teach classes from home! So, I will share this little tutorial with you!
You will need:
Some fabric: 5 - 4" x 4" squares for the petals, one 4-4.5" diameter circle for ... by Stephanie
May 6, 2012 in General
I didn't make any maternity tops with my first (and only thus far), but, I think I might for the next in the future.This maternity top is really cute and the tutorial looks pretty straightforward and easy to sew! It is from www.made-by-rae.com, which also has some other cute tutorials as well, but you can click above or here. I love the bow ... by Stephanie
April 5, 2012 in General
Picture and tutorial from www.danamadeit.com under "Tutorials"
My last 2 project blogs have been on following the process of making a 2 piece swimsuit (I hope to tackle the one piece with a built in bra next...stay posted for my April project) and as I have been studying up on some tricks and tips on swimwear, I noticed this Free Tutorial on ... by Stephanie
March 15, 2012 in General, News, Projects
I had a student bring this tutorial for some help on sewing it (picture above from same tutorial)! It's REALLY simple and cute and very "spinnable"!! There are instructions for kid to adult! She used one of my Baby Lock Sewing Machines to make it and the finished product turned out so pretty!
Love this site in general: http://www.danamadeit.com/tutorials ...lots of awesome tutorials!!
by Stephanie
February 1, 2012 in News, Tips & Tricks
When I am teaching students how to sew, I often teach, what I think is, the easier way (and what I would consider as the "correct" way) to pin. I just read this article this morning, confirming that there is a "correct" way to pin: "How to Use Pins the Right Way" from threadsmagazine.com. The author,Susan Khalje, explains with a number of ... by Stephanie
January 19, 2012 in General
Hobby Lobby had McCall patterns for 99 cents last week, so I checked out their catalog to see if there were any patterns I needed for my sewing classes (St. Charles, MO area) and I stumbled upon this tent, McCall Pattern 6369. I thought it was rather clever! The structure, or skeleton, of the tent is a regular 'ole card table! ... 
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