I've got a great sewing tutorial for you today! The first of several in a series, in fact. I know! Watch the video to learn my favorite method to insert a lapped zipper, for skirts and pants with a waistband. I've often been asked to do a tutorial for lapped zippers. They feature prominently in many of my handmade garments. In fact, I haven't done an invisible zipper in over a decade! Around the time I learned how ... Read more »
vintage sewing
Sewing my vintage birthday dress for 2024
If you've followed me anywhere in the online realms for awhile, you'll know that I sew myself a dress for my birthday every year. Last year was my first year of my YouTube channel, and my first year sewing a birthday dress on video. My birthday isn't until next week, but since I'm going to be out of town, you're getting this year's birthday dress video a little early! Watch me sew my birthday dress for 2024 on ... Read more »
New year, new vintage sewing & knitting plans
Happy New Year! I'm not usually one to do a lot of reflecting on a year, but wow am I glad to kick 2023 to the curb for many reasons. On the creative front, I have lots of new vintage sewing and knitting plans for this year. And I'm really excited to start the second year of my YouTube channel with you all. I KNOW. It's hard to believe that it's only been a year since I posted my first video, giving you a tour of my ... Read more »
Sewing a vintage-inspired Halloween flannel jumpsuit
Happy Halloweentime! I just finished sewing an amazing Halloween-themed flannel jumpsuit, just in the nick of time! This is a pattern hacked jumpsuit of the first order, sewed up in flannel, so it's just as comfy as actually wearing pajamas! I hacked together three modern patterns for this vintage-inspired jumpsuit: two reproduction vintage ones, and one retro one. Dress bodice: Butterick B5748 (1960 ... Read more »
DIY rope belt & shaped belt loops tutorials
Summer may officially be coming to an end soon up here in the northern hemisphere, but it's still quite hot out! So a bit more time for some fun summery projects! And I recently did a couple of YouTube videos you might like on that topic! I teach you how to make a super simple DIY 2-color rope belt in today's video. Which I made to go with the pedal pushers I sewed in last week's video, where I also showed step-by-step ... Read more »
Bias tape armhole facings tutorial & a summer blouse
Do you love gingham? I loove gingham. Apparently, I love gingham so much, that between my two latest YouTube videos, where I show you my favorite tricks for achieving perfectly smooth bias tape facings around armholes, and then sew up the example blouse from the tutorial, I end up showing 4 different gingham summer tops I've made. I really had no idea until making of those videos that I sewed it that much! If you'd ... Read more »