The Comfy Sleep Set in sizes 18 months to 5T is all finished. My testers did a great job of working with me to get it just right! Here are some of their little models: And this one totally cracks me up. It seems that while babies don’t seem to notice the crossover much, toddlers…
Category: Hem Me In
A Little Fabric Design
I took a bit of a break today from working on my to-do list and played around at Spoonflower with an idea that I had for a fabric design. How fun! Why haven’t I done that before? Now I have to force myself to patiently wait for my order of organic cotton interlock fat quarters…
Checking in. Hard at work.
I know, I totally disappeared after my week-long Knit Knowledge series, didn’t I? That was a ton of work! I hope you all are continuing to enjoy it. I’ll be opening comments back up on those posts in case you have any more questions to add for future answering. I am still hard at work,…
Knit Knowledge–Questions & Answers
Such great questions! I can’t answer all of them today (I do have to sleep a little!), but I have a list printed out, and I’ll do my best to provide more answers in later posts. There were quite a few questions about the other stitches that are recommended for sewing knits. The three primary…
Knit Knowledge–Simple Appliques & Hemming Tips
Now that you know all about the different types of knits. Let’s learn a little about adding the finishing details and a little extra punch to your knit sewing projects. SIMPLE APPLIQUE Because knits don’t fray like wovens, appliqueing with them is really easy! Here are the few things that you need to get started:…
Easy Applique with Knits
Because knits don’t fray like wovens, appliqueing with them is really easy! Here are the few things that you need to get started: a fabric that you’d like to applique, a fabric cut to applique on and a lightweight iron-on adhesive product like HeatnBond Lite (you want one that says it’s “sewable”). Begin by using…
Knit Knowledge–Ribbed Knits, Ribbing & Pile Knits
RIBBED KNITS Ribbed knits are the stretchiest of the three main types of knits. Ribbed knits are characterized by the vertical ribs that you’ll see when you give the fabric a little stretch. 100% cotton ribbed knits tend to be very soft and are great for the bodies of tees, pajamas, baby clothing and lots…
Knit Knowledge–Interlock Knits and Jerseys
INTERLOCKS I’m starting out with interlocks, specifically cotton or cotton/polyester blend interlocks, because I always recommend that beginners start with interlock. Honestly, given a choice, I will almost always choose cotton interlock when sewing knit clothing for my family. It has such great qualities. Interlock has a nice weight to it–not too heavy, not too…
Knit Knowledge – Introduction & Overview
Welcome to Knit Knowledge Week! I’m asked questions about working with knit fabrics really often, so I thought I’d spend a week sharing some of my knowledge with you. I’m quite certain that I don’t know everything there is to know about working with knits, and I still occasionally discover a new technique that works…
Happy 1st Birthday, Charlie!
Our little guy, Charlie is one year old! We affectionately refer to him as “Charlie Brown” all the time, so I was beside myself with excitement a few months ago to run across this Peanuts cotton knit fabric. I combined my Patrick Curved Raglan and my new Austin Lee Coverall to make his 1st birthday…