Today I am over at the Oliver +S blog with a full tutorial on adding Hemstitching to the Weekend Getaway Blouse. As a member of the Liesl and Co. Advisor's Circle, I was given the choice of one of the new spring patterns to play around with. The Weekend Getaway Blouse has been one of Liesl and Co.'s most popular patterns since its release in pdf format. This spring it was released as a pattern pattern. For me one of the most rewarding and challenging aspects of sewing is add

Have you ever tried hand Hemstitching? It is an enjoyable and useful embroidery technique that can be incorporated into your garments, and so today I am providing a little history. The hem stitch or hem stitching is a type of ornamental drawn thread work, which is generally used to decorate the hem of garments or household textiles. Hemstitching is a type of Drawn Thread Embroidery with examples that date back to the 1400s. Some sources mentioned that examples of Drawn Thread

This is our adorable flower girl and ring bearer from my daughter's wedding! They did a wonderful job. The flower girl made sure to toss all of her petals (overhand), and the ring bearer considered it his job to stomp on them as they went up the aisle! I loved sewing their outfits. The flower girl dress is a basic square yoke with the collar simply piped. The sleeve is a slightly gathered cap sleeve. If you have access to Pascale by Martha Pullen, that is the sleeve pattern I