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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Cutting the Skirt Panel Rectangles

In today’s video we’re going to cover how to cut the skirt panels for the Simple Pull-On Skirt using the measurements we got in our previous video Transferring the Body Measurements to the Fabric. Make sure you watch that video and our video on How to Measure a Body for Clothing here before you start […]

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11 October, 2022

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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – How to Sew a Double Hem

We’re finally ready to finish our Simple Pull-On Skirt with a double hem! This hemming technique is very popular because it is a very easy way to conceal all the raw edges to create a strong hem with no fraying edges. It’s also pretty simple because you just need to turn and press the hem […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 October, 2022

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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Sewing French Seams

In today’s video you will be learning how to sew a French seam. I know the word “French” immediately makes it sound intimidating, but I promise it’s super easy. A French seam is basically a seam that you sew twice to enclose all of the raw edges. It’s a great way to create professional looking […]

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12 October, 2022

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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Transferring the Body Measurements to the Fabric

It’s time to start working on our first garment, the Simple Pull-on Skirt! This is a very easy garment pattern with no templates or curves. We’re just going to cut a rectangle or three depending on your hip measurement and start sewing. Stephanie Brennan is going to show you how to use your body measurements […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 October, 2022

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Intro to Garment Sewing – Supplies You Need

If you’ve been sewing for a bit, you may have some or all of these notions on hand. But if you’re giving garment sewing a go for the first time after quilting or bag-making, some of these tools may be new to you. Stephanie Brennan and I go over the essential, and not so essential […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 October, 2022

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Intro to Rulerwork – Supplies you need

Quilting with Rulers 5-Pack Kit: I am so excited to announce Intro to Rulerwork, a new course we have coming on May 2! I lover rulerwork because it makes me look like a much better quilter than I am. You just need to learn how to keep your ruler foot in contact with your special […]

Stephanie Soebbing

15 April, 2023

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Is there such a thing as too much fabric?

Today is my birthday and my sister got me the lovely sign above. She understands my quilting addiction. My husband, however, doesn’t get it. When he read the sign he said, “I disagree.” My family laughed. They probably disagree too. I have been trying to cut back on my fabric shopping in the last year. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

30 January, 2012

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It feels good to declutter

My husband and I live in a little two bedroom ranch. Until now, the second bedroom has been my sewing room/throw anything in there that doesn’t have a permanent home. More often than not, it was a disaster. But now that we’re preparing for the arrival of our first child, all that has to change. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 January, 2014

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It looks like a quilt shop threw up in my living room

The fabric for the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Mini BOM arrived today! It came in five huge, heavy boxes and I am just so excited to see all the fabrics together. When I chose the fabric, I selected from swatches that measure about 8 inches square. It is just so much more exciting to see the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

13 June, 2016

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It’s a Christmas miracle

It’s Christmas Eve and I don’t have any last minute sewing to do … It’s a Christmas miracle. Normally about this time I’m freaking out about how exactly I’m going to finish everything and get it wrapped in time. Honestly, it doesn’t really even feel like Christmas if I’m not still up at 5 a.m. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

24 December, 2013

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