In today's video, I'm going to be showing you how to understitch. Understitching is a technique that is most often used when sewing woven fabric garments but occasionally with knit fabrics as well. It's mostly used when you are sewing a facing, a lining or an in-seam pocket. The purpose of understitching is to keep those parts of the garments hidden and out of view.
Hello friends! Today, I'm sharing my latest scrap quilt. This quilt is made using scraps of fabric leftover from my garment sewing projects. There are scraps from dresses, shirts and even overalls all mixed up in there. Making these improv quilts is my favorite way to use my garment making scraps. I love that I'm able to make something useful from what may otherwise be concerned trash. And, the process of piecing the fabric together is a great way to get in the flow and just enjoy the making process.
Last month, was the first ever Los Angeles Frocktails and today, I'm sharing the dress that I made to wear to the event. It was a really fun party and I loved being able to meet other local sewing enthusiasts. I have been dreaming about summer weather and really want to add some sundresses to my wardrobe this year so making something for Frocktails was the perfect motivator.
I was originally going to make a different dress from red polka dot fabric (I still hope to make it very soon) but as I got closer to the event without a new dress, I decided to make a dress using a pattern that I had sewn before. So, I used the Jessica dress pattern Mimi G/Sew Sew Def magazine. (See my first version here.) Along the way though I ended up making a few design modifications. It was not as fast to whip up as I had hoped and I didn't finish until the day of the party, with just an hour to spare.Phew!
