Sewing and Such
I totally missed sharing this the other day! I put together a fun and very simple tutorial turning the Daydreamer Dress into a ruffle neck top for Tie Dye Diva. It takes seriously less than an hour to make one of these, and they're great for refashioning men's button down shirts (my girl insisted on …
I am so thrilled with this new swimsuit pattern, and if you've never sewn swimsuits but thought about it, then this is the swimsuit pattern for you. Designs by Call Ajaire just released her new Sash Swimsuit pattern, and I just can't say enough good things about it! The Sash Swimsuit's main design is a …
It's been busy around here, but I wanted to share this simple appliqué tutorial I put together for Tie Dye Diva using her Jon and Janie Romper and Bubble pattern. I love this bubble romper, and this fabric is absolutely adorable! Hop on over to her blog for more pics and details! Haha! That face! I'll …
This is a couple of days late, but I didn't want to miss sharing with you a tutorial I put together for Tie Dye Diva on finishing seams. I selected a few very quick seam finishes: the faux flat fell and 2 bias tape finishes. I love the look on the outside and inside too! …
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Today I'm over at Tie Dye Diva with a super easy pattern mash-up tutorial! What's even better is the patterns that I'm using are both on sale* until March 3rd, so if you've been on the fence about these, now's the time (I'm a total enabler!). The Opal Knit Flutter Tunic and Dress* had been …
Today I'm over at Tie Dye Diva sharing a fun New York Minute* peplum hack. I finally made one for big sissy (can you see how happy this made her?!) after little sissy already had two of them, plus a third on the way! This is such a quick sew too as I've taken all …
Isn't she such a sweetheart?! My cheeky little model. This is our first post for Tie Dye Diva* on Fabric.com's blog, How to Sew an Underlining, so hop on over and take a look. Let me know what you think?! Fabric.com provided Tie Dye Diva with the fabric in exchange for a tutorial, so I …
Today I’m sharing a tutorial for my library friends using BurdaStyle’s Charlie Reusable Grocery Bag pattern. The instructions Burda provides are very basic, and I think to a beginner, they can be confusing, but this pattern is a great one to introduce using a serger, transferring pattern markings, sewing straight lines on a sewing machine, …
Recently my little one has been exploding with preferences that are just her own and not influenced by her sister. One of these is her sudden love of Tinkerbell and all things fairies. Being the overzealous mom that I am, I knew I had to make her something with Tinkerbell immediately! There are many super …
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If you know any knitters or crocheters, this needle organizer is a perfect gift for them. It's super easy too, and the smaller size means they can toss it in their knitting tote and it won't take up much space. Plus, you can easily use leftover fabric for it! Another thing is this can be …
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