This is a guest post written by Debbie, and there's lots of good ideas in it if you want to make something for your mum for Mothers' Day! With Mothering Sunday just around the corner on 27th March, now is the time to start looking for the best way to show your Mum that you love and appreciate her. Remember, your gifts don't need to be expensive as thoughtful presents are likely to be much more treasured! From delicious artisanal bakes to ... Read the Post...
Making Friends With Your Sewing Machine: Using the Buttonhole Foot
We've covered using a zip foot (the post is here if you missed it!), so in this post, I'm going to talk about using a buttonhole foot. Like zips, it's very difficult to avoid ever needing to sew a buttonhole! Whether it's sewing a shirt or a dress, a bag or wallet with button fastening or a cushion with buttons at the back, sooner or later you're going to need to know how to make a buttonhole. Thankfully, the buttonhole foot makes the ... Read the Post...
How to Sew a Warm Winter Dress
Hopefully you've made your pattern pieces and you're all ready to sew a warm winter dress! If you missed the previous post and you haven't drafted the pattern yet, it's here. Once you've got your pieces cut out, you can start assembling the dress. The order for sewing the dress is:Shoulder seamsBinding the neckline and the frontSleevesSkirt piecesSide and arm seamsHems You might choose to go about things in a different order and ... Read the Post...
A Warm Winter Dress: Drafting the Pattern
One of the negative things about winter is the clothes. In summer, we wear pretty colours, pastels, bright colours and prints. In winter, everything is drab. Sometimes we might be able to find something brighter for Christmas, but party dresses are not known for being warm. Much as I love my gold sequinned dress I wore on Christmas day, there is no way I'm going to stand and shiver at the bus stop or at forest school just so that I can wear ... Read the Post...
