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The Harlow Pajamas are a great beginner sewing project and they make wonderful gifts. Simple to sew! Seven pattern pieces for a high-waist and comfortable wide-leg, sash and belt loop for a cinched look. Mix and match your fabrics. Fabric that will drape is ideal for this pattern; such as cotton lawn. Ramp it up with rayon for a lovely fluid drape if you feel confident! Watch Gertie discuss her own fabric choices and decide for yourself. Gertie shows us how she stitches

Lindsey Johns from Inside the Hem shares a fantastic video about sewing with lightweight spring fabrics. Tips for everything from cutting, pressing, needle sizes, stitch lengths, and more. Lindsay discusses sewing with rayon challis, linen, eyelet, rayon jersey, and seersucker. All of these fabrics are wonderful for warmer temperatures and climates. Great garment sewing tips! A must watch. Watch now: Subscribe to Inside the Hem Check out these cool pattern weights ment

Featuring fresh spring garment sewing pattern collection reviews and impressions for 2019 from Inside the Hem! Featuring fresh new looks to include in your sewing short-list this season.  Patterns in this video blog post include: • McCall’s M7894 midi dress: empire-seamed, ruffle accents.  Fabrics: georgette, crepe de chine. • Simplicity S8836 sheath dress: princess lining, piping insets.  Fabrics: cotton, linen stretch wovens. • Vogue Patterns V1617 Zandra Rhodes jumpsuit: k

Watch this free video to learn about four different fabrics that Lindsey from Inside the Hem, recommends for sewing your next pair of favorite #memade shorts! Shorts are worn just about everywhere and sewn with a variety of fabrics. Woven fabrics such as twill, bottom-weight, mid-weight, denim, chambray, challis, rayon, cotton duck, cotton dobby, and some suiting fabrics, are wonderful to sew shorts with.  (Video mention: Ikat Dot Twill: https://goo.gl/DbzpNq) Grainline Marit

A One-Size-Fits-Most Sewing Project from Erin Sundet of Sewbon Look and feel pretty while getting ready for your day or evening out while wearing this simple yet elegant bathrobe.  Erin Sundet of Sewbon filmed an episode titled “Bathrobe Beauty” for Sew It All TV where she shares the sewing tutorial for this bathrobe, Sew It All episode 906. This easy sewing project was also published in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of Creative Machine Embroidery. You can download the free PDF patt

The fabrics we choose for sewing and wearing garments, household linen, and accessories are very important. Fabric directly affects the comfort and performance of any garment we make.  How we care for our fabric also impacts the environment even more so than others, according to Verena Erin of  My Green Closet. Verena discusses the different textiles available, all with different looks, pros, cons, and sustainable/ethical issues. Verena created this series on My Green Closet