I often use a Tuck Hem to hem my dresses. The finish is easy, can be done completely on the machine and adds a growth tuck that can be let down later should you need or want to lengthen the dress. What is not to love? Before we dive into the tutorial, there are two limitations (because of course, there has to be). First, this hem treatment only works on a straight hem. If the hem is curved, or shaped in any way, there is just too much fabric to fold up into the hem. Second, t

Do you and your children receive new PJs for Christmas? It is a tradition for many and a wonderful one to start if you don't already. Of course, PJs you make yourself are the best, and smocked ones are even better! This is the first of two blog posts to give you PJ inspiration. I will cover patterns today and next Tuesday, discuss fabrics. So first up, are these not the most adorable children in the most adorable PJs? My friend Kelli is their mom and they are wearing her hand

Fall is definitely here in New England, although due to our lack of rain, this is not going to be one of our better Falls color wise. So we need to bring a little fall color to our sewing! This is the first of two posts with a round-up of free sewing and stitching fall projects to get those creative juices flowing! Check back next Tuesday for the second post! This post is just about pumpkins, so lets see what great projects we can get started! Of course we need to start with