Learn How to Sew and Save Money

Howdy: Thank you for coming to my website. We will discuss many ways to learn how to sew and save money. Learning something new can seem very difficult when you start, but as you progress it will get much easier. Updating your last years wardrobe can be easy. We talk about ways you can use your own ideas and imagination to change the look of many of your blouses, jackets, and much more. You can make them look very fresh and stylish. You will learn how easy it is to sew a straight seam and sew … [Read More...]

Cutting Pattern Pieces for Your Dress

Your pattern guide will have several illustrations on ways to cut out your dress. Watch out for selvage edges and fold lines. Lay out your fabric with the right sides together. The illustrations on your pattern guide will show you how to do it. Be sure to press your pattern pieces with a warm iron, especially if they have creases in them. Pin on the largest pieces first. Be sure the arrows on the pattern pieces are straight with the grain of the fabric, Some of your pattern pieces … [Read More...]

All About Pattern

Patterns for dresses are usually expensive, but they will have several different styles you can sew from the same pattern. When you go looking for a pattern, be sure you write down measurements of your hips, Waist and bust and take them with you. You might want to start with a simple sleeveless dress, or look for patterns that are marked as EASY. The front of your pattern envelope will show models wearing different styles you can sew from the same pattern. Most of the information you … [Read More...]