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Are you ready for another one day project? This adorable vintage top took only 2 hours! (If you are a beginner sewist expect it to take longer.)   I show how to add a lining for better coverage.  Pattern: Simplicity 5555 Fabric: Polyester jersey knit from JoAnn Fabrics Machine: Bernina 770QE

I am always looking for new projects! Here are the latest fabric, patterns, and trim I have purchased in a quick video. The items in the  video were purchased at: https://www.trimsbytheyard.com/ https://www.joann.com/ https://www.fabric.com/

I get over myself and sew up this pattern I altered and cut out a few months ago. I show my preferred elastic technique. Here is the alteration video for this pattern Here is the other undies pattern (Simplicity 8229) video. Pattern: Butterick 6031 Fabric: Cotton knit from JoAnn Fabrics Elastic: Picot Edge from https://www.sewsassy.com/LingerieProducts/lingerie-elastic.html Machine: Bernina 770QEE Serger: Bernette 334DS Click through to YouTube to find the timestamps for the video.

This year is just so different. I love all holidays and family time. Easter is so special. I remember making beautiful satin and organza dresses for my little girls. We call this picture "grumpy babies." It is one of our favorites. These little princesses had had enough of their dad's teasing and you can see it all over those furrowed brows.  Just give us the candy already!  This week's vlog is short with a plot twist at the end! I sure missed traditional Easter this year...

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

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. :) 

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...

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!

We have been in Kansas full time since Sept 10! It's been a journey. Our first day and night in our new house was on air mattresses with one diffuser going.  Our sweet Peaches stayed in a doggy hotel during our transition and was so happy to have her family back. We missed her so much! No furniture but lots to explore! This was my second time to be surprised on this staircase by this crazy kid. The first time he was hiding in the storage bench under the window and rose out like Bela Lugosi in Mummy. Furniture day was crazy! I am so thankful for the moving guys who carried all our stuff up and down the stairs all day! WOW! They were super friendly and nice too.  This kid put all his furniture together and helped so much!  The first week my hubby was traveling and I decided to get as much done as I could. Did I mention we have stairs? Lots of stairs.  I was getting way over 20000 steps a day. I felt like I had run tw...

I am a 47-year-old woman with 2 grown children in college and one half-way through high school. My husband is about 10 years from retirement. We are in the settled down and settled in stage of life.  I have ministries I love and a rewarding part-time job where I feel like I make a difference. I would say content pretty well sums up life for us. Well, things are about to change and change fast! This summer began with a fast trip to move the college kids out of the dorm and home for a short 2 months, before settling them in their apartment back at school. One college daughter didn't even come home but left immediately for a 2 week trip to the east coast with one of her classes.  Now we are prepping our home of 6 years in a community we have lived in for over 17 years to move to a new state! How did this happen? I have lived in the state of Oklahoma for 41 years! Can I tell you God began preparing our hearts last year? It is amazing how he does things. I would say a...

We are a homeschool family. One of the many perks of this was having more freedom with our schedule. I would give longer holiday breaks when the children were younger and do a little refresher in the summer once in a while so we didn't lose any learning. We took vacations offseason and would take off on the prettiest sunny days instead of snow days.  Then...   I know this is a mess to look at, but this is what school often looked like at our house.  I miss this in many ways. Well... With adult and high school age children, things get complicated. We have to coordinate around college terms, co-op schedules, and activities. Add in regular visits to doctors and we have become slaves to the calendar. How did this happen?  Now Even a family vacation including all five of us is difficult now, but not impossible.  Now we snatch every moment together like precious jewels of time. The blessing of new freedoms and growth are welcome....