Textiles – Hit or Miss? Fab or Drab? I’ve been working on textiles for my backyard cushions, and kitchen curtains. I also need wall paper too! But when I put the textiles together I thought that this would make an awesome quilt too! I have a couple more coordinating prints to add to the collection, but I…
The Latest Thread – Textiles, Designs & Mood Board
This week I decided on a submission for the Bucketfeet/Spoonflower challenge, received my textile swatches, found a mood board, and started planning for next week’s home and customer design challenges… So here’s the latest weekly thread! Textiles, Designs and Shopping I made the deadline for the ocean theme design entry for Bucketfeet and Spoonflower!This time the sponsors will choose 100 semifinalist designs for voting on May 19th….
Sewing Tip – How to Take Your Measurements for a Sewing Pattern
Strikes My Fancy shows you how to measure yourself for a successful sewing pattern fitting. This is part one of a pattern fitting series! And she shows you how to measure properly for the most accurate measurements. The tutorial includes a measurement chart and plenty of photos to explain the measurements. Read more here… Is there a product, or…
Textiles – Hit or Miss? Fab or Drab?
This Hit or Miss; Fab or Drab; is for another Spoonflower textile challenge and I need your help to select my final entry! The challenge involves a textile that highlights the beauty, complexity and drama of the sea for BucketFeet shoe collection of ocean-themed footwear to raise awareness about the environmental issues and the impact of rising…
The Latest Thread – Sewing, PDF Pattern & Textiles
This week I’m looking for PDF Pattern testers, finished the satin blouse project using one of my first textile designs, and hand painted new textile designs for an upcoming design challenge. So here’s the latest weekly thread! Pattern Making, Sewing Textiles and Textile Designs I’m looking for 10 PDF Pattern Testers to test the latest PDF Sling Bag Pattern before its release! The…
Silk Blouse – Hit or Miss? Fab or Drab?
A silk blouse proto-type for my Golden Marble Fields satin fabric! What do you think? Is it a Hit or Miss? Fab or Drab? There’s a reason that I normally stay away from silk! And it’s because the fabric is so delicate!! It really slowed me down to a snails pace. I didn’t want to…
The Latest Thread – Textiles, Sewing & Pattern Making
This week I’ve been sewing with vinyl, created a pattern/prototype for a satin blouse, decided on the finishing touches for a shoulder bag, painted and created digital overlays for textile designs, and found energy to plan my exciting sewing and PDF Pattern project goals for the month after being sick for several days. So here’s the latest weekly thread! Textiles, Pattern Making and Textile Designs Here’s…
Clear Vinyl – 5 Things you Should Know : Sewing Tip
How to sew with clear vinyl so that your projects don’t come apart and can withstand frequent use. Here are 5 things you should know before you start your sewing project. Selecting vinyl for your project is important – here are a few examples of the vinyl thickness or gauge needed for your projects: 6 gauge –…
The Latest Thread – Design Challenge
This week my focus has been on the Spoonflower design challenge deadline. And need your VOTE! I gave 110%, but is an artist ever happy with the final design? I ordered fabric swatches, painted new designs, bought myself a mother’s day gift and the grand baby reminded that I’m not as young as I used to be! So here’s the latest weekly thread… Textiles, Textiles and…
Sewing Tip – How to sew with Canvas Fabric
This sewing tip is submitted by Petro at Creative Homemaking on how to sew with canvas fabric. Follow these simple, easy tips for sewing with canvas, and you’ll soon be able to successfully make any fun projects that require canvas, for you and your home! Read more here… Is there a sewing product, or a sewing technique…
The Latest Thread – Textiles & Patterns
This week I’ve been frantically preparing my submission for a contest, started a pattern slopper for a pajama shirt for the grand-baby, found more great finds on the web, did a little fabric shopping and was selected to submit a Guest Post to one of my favorite blogs. So here’s the latest weekly thread! Textiles, Pattern and Shopping for Textiles I’ve been trying to create a textile…
Sewing Tip – How to Make Corded Handbag Handles
Have you wondered how to make purse handles? Well Petro at Creative Homemaking submitted this sewing tip on how to make corded handbag handles. You can learn how to sew sturdy handles for handbags and totes. This simple tutorial will teach you how to make corded fabric handles the easy way! Read more here… Is there…
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