Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Best Hacks for a Stretchy Headband Tutorial

I had thought making a headband was a project I just did not need an instruction for but after I set down to sew I ran into a problem turning the headband right side out. Here are my two favorite videos so far for creating this so simple but curiously tricky project. This video shows a simple technique that eliminated my problem...Yea!! 

TIP: pay attention to sewing the seams in the order described. Be sure to leave the recommended 1", 2" openings as you sew the headband length.   
This video covers another hack for dressing up the simple headband with a hack that makes a headband but with just a bit of a twist. Cute!

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

🧵⏰ QUILT-AS-YOU-GO - USE YOUR SCRAPS FOR GOOD PART 1

Early on in life my sweet Nana instilled into me a desire to sew. She had this really cool treadle sewing machine in the bedroom where we also slept in when we came to stay overnight.There were almost always a stack of projects off to the left, from aprons in the works for a client to buttons to be fixed. When we visited Nana we'd sometimes wrangle her into making clothes for our dolls.She inspired me to try my hand at lots of different projects...Over the years I learned to make shirts, hats, dresses and more. Scraps that looked too cool to just toss have accumulated over time just waiting to be pulled into a new project. I love seeing how others systematize and utilize all their scraps. Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts does a bang up job of doing just that. Join me and enjoy her methodology and how-to's.