Easy Drawstring Bag With Enclosed Seams My friend Wendy recently asked me to make her a little bag. She and her husband Danny play Scrabble, and they need a bag to keep the Scrabble tiles in. It also needed to be big enough to get a hand in…
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 8: Finishing the Raw Edges With Bias Binding It’s the last stage ladies! Today we’re finishing all the raw edges with bias binding. The advantage of using bias binding is because it stretches a little bit, it makes it much easier dealing with…
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 7: Sewing the Zip Welcome to Stage 7 of the Cherry Blossom Dress sewalong! We’re almost there, so take a minute to pat yourself on the back and admire what you’ve done so far! By the end of this stage, not only will…
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 6: Sewing Shoulder Seams and Side Seams Welcome to stage 6 of the Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong! By the end of today, you’ll have something that actually looks like a dress that you might be able to wear! At this stage, it’s vitally…
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 5: Sewing the Skirt Front and Back and Attaching Them to the Bodice Today we’re going to be making the skirt front and back and attaching these to the bodice sections. Before You Start You’ll need: Dress pieces you’ve cut out Pins Scissors…
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 4: Sewing the Darts in the Bodice This step’s a nice quick one! Today we’re going to be adding darts to the bodice. There are 4 darts in total, 2 at the sides and 2 at the bottom. If you haven’t sewn darts…