I like my pockets to be as perfect as I can get them, since your eye is always drawn to pockets. Here’s how I make the back pockets on my jeans. If you like this pocket, you can use my…
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The Jeans That Killed My Sewing Machine
I had said before that you don’t need an industrial sewing machine to sew jeans. Well, that is only true up to a point. My Singer Fashion Mate 252 did fine on 12 ounce denim and just barely made it through…
Posted in Sewing, Vintage Sewing Machines
Jeans for Me!
I’ve had denim sitting in my stash for years waiting to be made into jeans, but I kept putting off making them because I didn’t know how to get the fit right. I finally did it. It took making four…
Posted in Patternmaking, Sewing
Leopard Print Self-Drafted Pajamas
For the longest time, I’ve been avoiding buying clothing, because “I’m going to sew myself some clothes that fit”. Occasionally, I’ll run out of things to wear, because I still haven’t sewn any, and I’ll break down and buy some…
Posted in Sewing
My First Tried and True Pattern!
Looking back over what I sewed in 2014, I counted 26 items for other family members and 2 for me. The 2 for me are actually just wearable muslins for my jeans that I sewed up in gray canvas (which…
Posted in Patternmaking
KAM Snap Pliers Adapter
A while ago I got all excited about KAM Snaps and bought a bunch of them (quite possibly a lifetime supply) along with the pliers to install them. I have problems with tendonitis, and it turns out that using these…
A New Free Half-Scale Dress
I added another free dress on Craftsy to fit my DIY paper mache or stuffed half-scale dress forms, just in time for the new year.
Favorite Sewing Tip of 2014
This last year, I’ve been working to improve my sewing, and I’ve learned a lot of new things. I taught myself to sew in the days before the internet, so I missed out on a lot of good tips, and…
Posted in Sewing
Cord Keepers
I was always losing or breaking the rubber bands or elastic scraps that I kept around my tape measure and sewing machine cords, so when I saw some leather cord keepers on Etsy, I was inspired to make my own.…
Posted in Crafts
Free Quarter Scale Sloper Patterns
I made quarter scale versions of a few of the half scale sloper/basic block patterns I developed to fit my paper and stuffed half scale dress forms. I’m putting the quarter scale patterns out there for free so you can…
Posted in Half-Scale Patternmaking and Sewing, Patternmaking
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