You may have noticed in a couple tutorials I’ve posted on here that I mention squaring your fabric. I don’t mean that you fold up your fabric, cut it into a square shape and you’re good to go. Squaring actually refers to making sure the warp and weft threads are exactly perpendicular to [...]

If you’ve never learned Fabric 101 or need to refresh your memory, this post is written to you. Understanding your fabric and how it works is the first step to creating garments that fit and drape the way you want. We’re going to focus on woven fabric for the time being because woven fabric has [...]

My oldest daughter received a hand made baby quilt when she was first born. I liked the quilt so much that I made one for my son when he was born. When my youngest daughter was born she too had to have a quilt of her own. Now, a very good friend of [...]

I love the comfort of a fild-over waistband. It’s fit is so forgiving on those days and it’s nice and wide so I don’t have that pinching feeling that I sometimes get from elastic waistbands. I’ve also been on a skirt kick lately because summer is fast approaching and I just don’t look that great [...]

I’ve recently fallen in love with box bags. I received one in a swap from the owner of Heidimonkey and it has been holding my Gilda Scarf WIP. I also received a smaller one in another swap and have been using it as my workout pouch to hold my keys and ID when I go [...]

I have this pair of old jeans, who doesn’t, that are getting holes in all the wrong places (like the inside thigh for example). I love them litterally to pieces. Seeing as how spring is the time for new life, and these jeans are coming to the end of theirs, I figured it was time [...]