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My Blog here is a work in progress...having just brought over all 618 of my posts from my 'Old Blog' which I began in 2005! Please excuse the duplications for a spell while I go through them all.
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Londa
Jul 20, 20167 min read
Fed up?….Then SEW!!!
Finding myself in the midst of a very complicated website re-do (my host company got purchased by another!), and with TOO many...
Londa
Jun 20, 20162 min read
Nothing New Under the Sun = FUN Sewing Projects!
We all smiled when Sister Maria (Julie Andrews) whipped those curtains off the windows and made clothing for the VonTrap children. During...
Londa
Jun 6, 20166 min read
‘Boba Wrap’ Baby Carrier – Make Your Own!
I think it’s special: the last thing I stitched in my IL home sewing corner (basement), was a maternity top and pants for Dear...
Londa
Mar 30, 20162 min read
Wardrobe ‘Switcheroo’ Feeds Creative Re-Cycle Sewing Stash
Next on my ‘To Do’ List is to change the clothes from Fall/Winter to Spring/Summer. Moving south, I’m sure I’ll be thinning out some of...
Londa
Mar 28, 20161 min read
Help Name Londa’s New Sewing School
Help name my new Sewing School. The 20′ x 30′ all season ‘porch’ at our new home in Jackson, TN will be a sewing shangrila…teaching...
Londa
Mar 26, 20162 min read
Flounced Long Dress I Wanna Make!
Found tacked to my Bulletin Board as I was packing my sewing area to move: this Calvin Klein flounced knit dress is now ON MY LIST TO...
Londa
Feb 8, 20162 min read
How To: Underline a Lace Knit Top
Recently, my daughter needed a pretty lace top for her small, casual wedding. After looking EVERYWHERE, even online and ordering only to...
Londa
Feb 8, 20163 min read
Wedding Pillow Tutorial
One of the most fun parts of creating garments for special occasions is having ‘left-overs’ with which to create gifts! That was the...
Londa
Jan 27, 20164 min read
How To Sew a Perky Fabric Bow
Nylon Net – good ole’ inexpensive stiff nylon net – is the SECRET to keeping bows ‘perky’. The color doesn’t matter, as you will be...
Londa
Jan 18, 20163 min read
Re-Cycle Sewing with a Trimmed Skirt & Top + T
See above the unique trimmed 2 piece knit ensemble of my late Mom’s that intrigued me for a re-cycle, up-cycle project. I find it very...
Londa
Jan 18, 20166 min read
Sweater MakeOver Sewing Project
The Way I Do It…….. OK, this doesn’t mean it is the ONLY way – but after YEARS of creative sewing, designing, observing and teaching . ....
Londa
Jan 4, 20162 min read
Snoop-Shopping for Creative Sewing Ideas
These days, when I have to ‘vacate’ my house for it to be shown (time to sell – wanna move!), I go snoop-shopping! I love this idea I...
Londa
Dec 21, 20157 min read
Gift Pillowcase Sewing Project & Sofa Pillows His and Hers Pillow Covers
One more gift done! Family member requested for she and boyfriend to which I replied, “OK, but SOFA pillow covers.” However, I actually...
Londa
Nov 24, 20152 min read
Hassock Gift Sewing
11-29-15: DONE with DD Hassock. Son’s well on it’s way. Here’s a photo of the finished project. I also decided to add actual...
Londa
Sep 18, 20156 min read
Creative Sewing to Share Moral Positions
I recently up-cycled some T-Shirts into a very special jacket for myself. My hubby and I joined with approximately 30,000 other...
Londa
Aug 25, 20156 min read
Angie’s ‘Fiddle’ Dress
What FUN! It has been an absolute joy and blessing to help design and create the ‘Fiddle Dress’ for my VERY TALENTED young friend, lead...
Londa
Aug 25, 20153 min read
TuTu Refinements
I LOVE these basic directions for a TuTu as found on my friend, Heather Valentine’s Blog: http://thesewingloftblog.com/how-to-make-a-tutu...
Londa
Jul 11, 20153 min read
Up-Cycle Lime ‘T Top
Armed with some favorite summer colors, ready-made T’shirts in Lime and Aqua, I set out to ‘play’….. But first, I cut the Lime T-shirt...
Londa
Jun 22, 20153 min read
Twist Wrap Cover-Up
I’m always on the look-out for quick & EZ garments to sew, and this one is SIMPLE< SIMPE< SIMPLE!!! Fabric: 2 yards of 45″ (could be...
Londa
Jun 15, 20152 min read
I Never Dreamt….
I NEVER DREAMT…..that this ‘fun’ sewing I was engrossed in last couple of months…. would turn into a new Talking Pattern™!! However, as I...
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