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Sewing class tutorial: Flat front gathered skirt

04/13/2022

I’ve been experimenting to come up with an easy no pattern needed skirt to teach my sewing club how to make their own skirts. They have already learned to make an encased elastic waistband on their PJ pants, a gathered flat waistband on their apron project, and hems. Yay girls!!! Since this skirt uses all […]

Filed Under: PATTERN DRAFTING, Sewing Tutorial

Easy Tote Bag

12/02/2021

I have been teaching a group of about 15 elementary and middle school girls to sew at an after school club I started at my daughter’s school. It’s been a fun challenge streamlining projects that can be made by students with no sewing experience. Cost is also a factor since I’m volunteering and working with […]

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Cold shoulder mock turtle minidress: Pattern hack from Jalie 2805 Tee

12/06/2017

Cold shoulder A line minidress tutorial

Gigi wanted a cold shoulder top, so I decided to sew her a little stretch velvet dress or tunic. It would be a good item to add to her holiday wardrobe. She can dress it up with tights and flats, or wear it with sneakers and leggings for a cute, trendy look. I looked through […]

Filed Under: Girls Sewing, Sewing Tutorial

Sewing a little girls’ lace overlay bodice

04/28/2017

While sewing a lace overlay over a strapless bodice is quite involved for a woman’s dress, sewing one for a little girl is pretty simple. In the past, I’ve only made dresses like this for women and they involves creating a structured, boned corset under a lace overlay. It is very time consuming! But not […]

Filed Under: Bridal Sewing, Girls couture, Girls Sewing, Sewing Tutorial, Special Occasion Sewing

Sewing a Chantilly lace overlay A delicate subject

07/11/2016

Hello readers. After a two month break from blogging I did miss it. It’s the first long break I’ve taken since 2010 when I started blogging. It’s nice to be back. I’ve been taking my time with the latest project and haven’t been working on any other projects this past summer. Except for working with […]

Filed Under: Bridal Sewing, Sewing Tutorial, Special Occasion Sewing

Bootstrap stretch dress sloper with a lace up neck and tips for applying grommets

05/11/2016

Lace up neck Booststrap basic sloper

Hi readers! Last week I got an email about the Bootstrap customized basic stretch sloper pattern. You plug in an extensive amount of measurements on their site. There are even boxes to click about how much your stomach sticks out, what type of posture you have, and what way your shoulders slope. It’s really cool! […]

Filed Under: Pattern Reviews, Sewing for myself, Sewing Tutorial

Fitting bustier muslin 1 & 2

04/13/2016

Last post left off with me making the pattern to fit my dress form perfectly. While the form is close to Lily’s measurements, aseach body is just so different even when the measurements are similar. One size never fits all! I wish. Here are the results of our first fitting…I knew the bodice was going […]

Filed Under: Couture sewing, Draping, Girls couture, PATTERN DRAFTING, Sewing Tutorial, Special Occasion Sewing

Making a strapless bodice pattern: part one

04/11/2016

I thought it would be interesting to document a project I’m working on from start to finish. I bought some lovely periwinkle blue lace at The Fabric Store recently, and some navy silk lining. Lily wants me to make her a lace dress with a lace overlay for the school dance. I’ve decided to make […]

Filed Under: PATTERN DRAFTING, Sewing Tutorial

Sewing shearling. Exposed lap seam tutorial

01/31/2016

I love the look when a faux or real shearling coat has the fuzzy wool inside parts exposed on the outside. Those fuzzy seams make a nice design element on this little coat I made. Today I’m sharing how I made these seams. They’re quite simple, yet make a nice impact. I’ve sewn the seams […]

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorial, Uncategorized

Draft and sew a pleated flap safari pocket

01/20/2016

I’ve been sewing quite a few flapped pockets lately and have experimented with my favorite way to sew them. Here’s how to transform a basic pocket into a pleated safari pocket with buttoned flaps. Or just draw one up yourself. This is the simpler version of the two pockets I made on my DIY Safari […]

Filed Under: My designs, Sewing Tutorial, Uncategorized

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I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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