Order of garment construction, plus a cheat sheet printable

Most sewing patterns come with instructions telling how to put them together. But when you’re making your own patterns, you’ll have to figure that part out yourself. There’s a standard order of construction that pattern makers use for garment construction. For instance, the first thing you’ll do is sew all the darts, tucks, and pleats. Justine from Sew Country Chick has a blog post telling what that order of construction is. File this knowledge away for the next time you’re sewing a garment with no instructions, or perhaps with instructions that are too convoluted to follow. She includes a printable cheat sheet you can download, print, and keep on hand.

Click below for her post:

Order of Garment Construction, by Sew Country Chick

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!