Transforming a pair of jeans into something else is a great project, and there are lots of instructions online to do a simple transformation by removing the center seam and inserting a triangular piece. But what if you want to do something different? Here's a great project to transform your jeans into a cute pleated skirt. Let's do it! What you will need: good scissors or a rotary cutter, a sewing machine, thread, and pins. That's it! If you have a serger, great. If not, you can zigzag your rough edges or leave them as is (they will all be hidden away). Important Tip: Because this skirt will use all of the fabric from the legs, choose a pair that...
Originally published in October 2013, I thought you might enjoy reading about my meeting with designer Kaffe Fassett, and the wonderful insights he shared. The images are all of clothing I designed many years ago (for my line Red Thread) using Kaffe's wonderful fabrics: Last week I was lucky to attend a wonderful lecture given by Kaffe Fassett describing his design inspirations and his approach to colour. Held in the beautiful historic village of Whitevale, Ontario (pop. 240), the audience of approximately eighty women and one man was rapt as he described the development of his work over the years and showed numerous slides demonstrating how he transformed inspiration from such things as stones, tiles, flowers, and pottery into art....
You know those fabrics that you love so much, but don't want to cut up in small pieces? Fabric that deserves to be featured? I call that celebrity fabric, and one of the easiest ways to use it is to highlight it with simple sashed borders. In this tutorial I show you how to do this easy patchwork technique.
The "burrito method" of pillowcase construction is like magic - easy to do and with great results. There's only one problem with this method: the main pillowcase fabric comes out sideways! This tutorial explains how to achieve wonderful results using your favourite one-way fabrics, finished with beautiful French seams. The tutorial has measurements for both standard and queen size pillowcases, and gives you clear step-by-step instructions.
