Hems – Page 14

Tutorial: Shirred sundress with a pretty scalloped hem

July 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Bell from Nisabell Necessary shows how to make a little girl’s shirred sundress with a pretty scalloped hem. She uses a disappearing ink pen and a bowl to create the scallops around the bottom. Go to her tutorial. Looking… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a chemise out of a silky pillowcase

July 16, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how you can make your own chemise. The design is essentially a pillowcase dress. Instead of making it out of a cute cotton for a little girl, she makes it out of a silky … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s shirred sundress with ruffle hem

July 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Bridgit from Wag Doll posts a tutorial showing how to make a shirred sundress for a little girl. There’s a reason why these dresses are so popular right now – they’re easy to make, and they look so cute! It’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffle hem jeans for little girls

July 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Blissful Sewing shares a downloadable tutorial on her blog showing how to make ruffled jeans and a matching belt for little girls. She starts with a pair of jeans and then adds the ruffle to the hem. It’s a cute… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Scalloped hem shorts

July 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Veronica from SewVery guest blogs in the Shorts on the Line series at Small & Friendly with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of shorts with a scalloped hem. It’s a super cute look for a little girl,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew an invisible hem

July 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sally Ann shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an invisible hem. This is often used on trousers or skirts, when you don’t want your hem stitching to show. It’s easy to do, though it does require… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stitching smooth curves on a scalloped hem

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sherry from Pattern Scissors Cloth shows how she created perfectly smooth curves on a scalloped hem. If you think she notched the curves, you’re wrong. Go to her post to see how she did it, notch-free. [photo from Pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hem a square of fabric with mitered corners

June 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

When you’re hemming a square of fabric, the corners look crisper and cleaner when you miter them. Sew4Home shows how to do this. Get the tute. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lettuce edge hem on knit fabrics

June 16, 2012 by Anne Weaver

When hemming knits, a wavy hem is usually something you DON’T want. But when you make it really wavy, it becomes a pretty lettuce edge hem. Shannon from Googiemomma shows how to make one. Get the tute. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hemstitching on kitchen linens

June 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Colette Patterns to find out how to add hemstitching to a linen tea towel. Precision in aligning your stitching lines will create the larger holes down the center. It’s a lovely accent for kitchen linens, though they… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hemming around a tight curve

May 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows how she puts a hem around a tight curve. Go to her tutorial. [photo from The Crafty Cupboard]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a rolled hem on curved fabrics

May 30, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kenneth King shares a tutorial at the Threads magazine blog showing his trick for making a rolled hem on curved fabrics. I’ll definitely have to give this a try! Get the tute. [photo from Threads magazine]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reshape a straight skirt hem into a “high-low” hem

May 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stacie fromStars for Streetlights shares a tutorial at The Fashion Spot showing how to reshape a straight skirt hem into one with this season’s very popular “high low” style – higher in the front, longer in the back. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Add 1-2 inches to your jeans waist by giving them a sash

May 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

PC from MeiJo’s Joy shows what to do when the waist of your favorite pair of jeans no longer fits comfortably. Rather than squeezing yourself in, she shows how to remove the waistband and replace with it a tie sash. … Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a perfectly aligned coverstitch hem

March 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Amity from Amity Originals shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create a coverstitch on your serger that is perfectly aligned with the edge of your hem. Getting the edges perfectly aligned means she doesn’t have to go… Read more ...