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About Me |
I am a stay at home mom with two grown children and three grandchildren, with another one on the way! I love to sew and right now, I'm mostly sewing for the grandchildren. Although I'm mostly a garment seamstress, my daughter keeps requesting quilts for the children, so I make quilts as well as garments. Someday, I hope to return to sewing for myself. I taught private sewing lessons( for beginners only) for several years and really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed teaching and was sorry when I had to stop teaching sewing in order to care for aging parents. Now that life has settled down a little bit, I hope that the information provided here will help guide you in your quest to learn to sew, and perhaps prevent some frustration that many beginners have when first learning to sew. It's a bit harder to do online than in person, but I'll do my best. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have. I'll answer them to the best of my ability, and if I can't answer them, I'll try to give you resources so that you can research the answer for yourself. Happy Sewing! Belinda |
I have tried to provide many pictures of sewing techniques because I think that helps a new seamstress to visualize the concept. Here are some more pictures for you. |
For pictures of sewing tools, please click here. |
For pictures of pattern layout, bodice sewing techniques, and pre-shrinking interfacing, please click here. |
Pictures of sewing techniques for bodice and collar here. |
Click here for pictures of sleeves being prepared and sewn into bodice |
For pictures illustrating how to sew in-seam pockets and skirt seams, please click here. |
Click here for pictures showing how to sew buttonholes and open them, as well as pictures of measuring for sleeve and skirt hems. |
Hand hem stitches are illustrated here. |
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