Last week I shared the tutorial for making the simple zippered cushion cover that I use to teach zip insertion in my Absolute Beginners class. This week I thought I’d share an even easier tut...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/12/tutorial-a-simple-sweet-little-drawstring-gift-bag/
In my Absolute Beginners sewing class I teach students to set zippers using a simple zipper cushion-cover tutorial. The cushions are fun and easy to make and the students love them. I thoug...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/12/tutorial-how-to-make-a-simple-zip-back-cushion-cover/
Reminder! One day left to enter the Giveaway! One of the upcoming classes I’m teaching is a ’30s garden party dress class. I love ’30s garden party dresses – you know the ones; chiffo...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/10/the-30s-garden-party-frock/
I love my underbust corset pattern, and I keep making it up. I also keep making up versions of it and not quite finishing them. For once though, this served me in good stead. Five Sew Weekl...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/09/the-serendipity-underbust-corset/
I’ve been thinking about how we define ourselves as sewers/seamstresses/seamsters, partly as a personal thing, and partly as a teacher. I started considering this when I signed up for Sewing Pa...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/08/how-do-you-describe-your-sewing-level/
I’ve been teaching sewing at Made on Marion for the last 3 months – a quarter of a year. Teaching historical sewing is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but I’ve also ended up ...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/07/the-joy-of-sewing-and-teaching/
Next weekend is my Winter Coat Weekend class at Made on Marion – where we’ll get all the tricky bits of a coat done in one weekend (and, depending on your pattern, all of it, done). This is v...
https://thedreamstress.com/2012/07/winter-coat-weekend-my-first-coat/
One of the first things I learned when I learned to sew was how to make a pattern from a garment I already owned and reproduce that garment. It’s still one of my very favourite skills, and some...
I’m in the last stages of preparing for next Sunday’s tap pants class at Made Marion. My life is all about checking patterns and sizing, redrafting, and making sure I have the best possible t...
I’m teaching a course on making the 1930s capelet that Elise gave me at Made Marion starting this Friday (are you signed up?), so of course I’ve been making prototypes of the capelet to make ...