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Let's sew up another great pattern this week! This one is fashion-forward and still a quick and easy project. Don't worry about fitting with this soft, drapey, body-skimming dress. It is a dream to wear. Pro Tip: Do not hang bias garments. They will stretch and grow, and the hem will become uneven. Note: I shortened the hem by 4 inches. Pattern: Vogue R10569 (Tom and Linda Platt) Fabric: https://www.fabric.com/buy/0537773/telio-colorado-crepe-de-chine-grid-black-white Sewing Machine: Bernina 770QEE Overlock: Bernette 334D If you click through to YouTube, there are timestamps in the description. Thank you for sewing with me! 

This is such a fast and fun project you will be making zipper bags for everyone you know! Supplies needed: 1/4 yard cotton fabric for the outside of the bag 1/4 yard cotton fabric for the lining 1/4 yard fusible interfacing 9 inch or longer regular zipper 9 1/2 inches elastic Straight pins Thread How to prep your project Cut 2 rectangles 9.5 inches by 4.5 inches of both fabrics and the fusible interfacing. Fuse the interfacing to the outer fabric You are now ready to follow along with the video!  The video will show how your rectangles should look. This project usually takes me under 20 minutes from start to finish if I am not filming it. For beginning sewists, expect to spend 45 minutes to an hour to complete the first bag.  If you click through to watch on YouTube there are timestamps in the description.

🎇Happy New YEAR!!! 🎇   Click below for my vlog on projects for the new year and some sewing related gifts I got.  I have sooooo many ideas and would love to hear from you. Please let me know if there is something sewing related you would like to learn about.  Check back next time and make a little pencil zipper bag! Find more sewing videos here:  Sewing and Such Video Playlist See some of my projects for sale: My Etsy Shop RobbinsNestStudio Find fun sewing related gift-y things:  TeeSpring Shop

Here is a fast project you can make in an afternoon! It is a serged, lined, fleece blanket with a pocket for your feet! I made this one very large for an adult but it would be easy to adapt for children. Fabric: Fleece from Hobby Lobby Overlock/Serger: Bernette 334DS Sewing Machine: Bernina 770QEE Thread: Overlock cones, and Wooly Nylon This project used 2.5 yards of each fabric for a finished blanket 6 feet long and 4.5 feet wide (72"x54"). The pocket is 16 inches deep. Check out my TeeSpring Shop

Here is the final part of the baby clothes series. If you click through to watch the video on YouTube, you will find timestamps in the description. Detail about this project: Pattern: Simplicity 8706 Fabric from JoAnn Fabrics Buttons from Hobby Lobby Sewing Machine: Bernina 770 QEE  Serger: Bernette 334DS Seam allowance: 3/8 inch To see the previous projects: Ladybug Dress Ladybug Bloomers Knit top and leggings Check out my sewing playlist: Sewing and Such

This is the final video in the ladybug outfit. If you click through to watch on youtube, there are timestamps in the description.  Click here to see how to applique . Click here to see how to make the dress . The entire outfit from cutting out to finish (including the applique) took about 2 hours. It actually takes more time if I film it!  A few details about this project: ~ Fabric from JoAnn Fabrics, and Hobby Lobby ~Sewing machine: Bernina 770QE ~ Overlock/Serger Bernette 334DS ~ Pattern: Butterick 6549 ~ 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch elastic See more sewing related videos: Sewing and Such  Get cute sewing related gifty items at my TeeSpring Shop Looking for Essential Oil videos? Essentially Everything

In the video below I show a step by step tutorial on how to satin stitch applique. You will see the preparation, the materials needed, machine settings, and dos and don'ts.  If you click through to watch on YouTube there a are timestamps in the description.  The project is a flannel baby dress and bloomers with ladybug applique. A few details about this project:   ~ Fabric from JoAnn Fabrics, and Hobby Lobby   ~Sewing machine: Bernina 770QE  ~ Pattern: Butterick 6549   ~Thread: 60 weight cotton for the bobbin, polyester embroidery thread for the        top.  ~ Wonder Under  ~ Tear away stabilizer  ~ Machine settings: zig zag width 2.8, length .5 I have a Facebook Page for my sewing tutorials →  Sewing with Stacy Follow me on Instagram Music in the video: Little Guitar Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License www.bensound.com 617/5000

I love the changing of seasons! It always inspires me to create. This week's  video I go over my haul from JoAnn's and talk about the projects to come. In other crafty news: I crochet whenever I am sitting down to watch a video or do school with my son. Here is my current project.  Do you want fun t-shirts, or mugs with sewing or essential oil themes? I am working on some cute designs!!! I have one up now but keep a look out for more. You can see them by clicking the "TeeSpring tab" at the top of the page or Click here

I know I am not alone in noticing how skimpy pockets are in ladies clothing. I was comparing my jean pockets to my husbands and it was pretty annoying.  His pockets went midway down his thigh where mine were finished just below the pocket opening. That is less than two inches deep!   Any other ladies have their phone fall our of their front pocket just by bending over? I use my pockets and they need to be practical.  In today's video, I add an extension to my jean pockets and get deep pockets!  Check out my other sewing related videos on the playlist Sewing and Such  If you like my video please consider clicking "like" and "subscribe." YouTube has changed their algorithm and it is the only way others may eventually find my videos. :) 

This is one of my favorite projects I've made this year.  In the video, I make the entire dress and chat a lot.   🔽   Sew along with me in the video below! 🔽 In this video, I show how to cut the different layers of the dress, laying out the border print along hemlines, box pleats, underling, lining, invisible zipper, pocket installation, French seams, overlock seams, and bias binding. A few details about this project: ~pattern: Butterick 6415 ~fabric from JoAnn's Fabric, lace embroidered netting, polyester lining, polyester crepe (underlining) ~I used the decorative edge of the net lace to finish the sleeve and hem and back neckline ~Sewing machine: Bernina 770QE ~Overlock/Serger: Bernina 334DS I've worn this dress twice so far. The first time was at the wedding I made it for.  The second was to a dinner theater date for our anniversary.    See my whole sewing playlist he...

One of the best parts of sewing for yourself is being able to make your clothes fit just right! In this video, I show how to lengthen or shorten a princess cut bodice. It is a lot easier than you might think! To see my other sewing related videos click here!  Sewing and Such Playlist  on YouTube Interested in Young Living Videos? Check out my  Essentially Everything Playlist .

Where to begin? So much has changed in less than a year. Here is what has happened since moving to Kansas in September of 2018. 1. I am no longer teaching sewing in the classroom. (insert tears here) I still hope to teach again. I love it and miss it. A few attempts at video tutorials have been made. I am still figuring it all out. The editing software has made it very frustrating and I need to get the videos more polished. You can see what I have been working on here:  Sewing and Such 2. Some of my time has been spent staying with my parents and helping my sister out in the country. I have always done this, but there have been some surgeries, etc in the last few months.  I can't explain how being in this particular place with my family recharges me.  Stunning sunset at the ranch. 3. As always with moving we had to set up new doctors and dentists. But having a child with a rare disease makes changing doctors an event. We have been traveling from Oklaho...

I made a fast liquid lame' shirt for my sis this week. The project took just less than 2 hours actual time to complete including pattern prep. A few details about this project: pattern: Vogue 9057 (Marcy Tilton R10066) fabric from JoAnn's Fabric: liquid lame' knit I did not hem the sleeve or bottom of the shirt because it made the hem bulky and it would not drape softly. This fabric is knit and does not fray. Sewing machine: Bernina 770QE Want to see more sewing videos? Check out my Youtube channel. Interested in learning more about essential oils? Click here.

Let's learn the names of the parts of the machine and how to thread it up. This is a basic tutorial on two different machines with traditional style bobbins.  Here you can see the size difference between the two machines!  I didn't label the feed dogs because there just wasn't room, but they are the jagged teeth below the presser foot on both machines.  The spool pin is on the back of this machine.  I have more sewing videos up  on my YouTube Channel . Much more to come!

This week I go over my most used and favorite sewing supplies.  Watch below  I am working on a series of sewing tutorials.  Coming soon: the parts of the sewing machine and how to thread it. Want to jump right in and start sewing? Here is my  tutorial on making pillowcases.