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Get Your Sewing Projects Done Faster Without Sacrificing the Quality of Your Work Part 3

July 20, 2012 by Katrina 6 Comments

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Well, this is the 3rd and final video where I take you inside the patternmaking software I use to make patterns.  If you haven’t seen Part 1 or Part 2, be sure to view them now. In this video I show you how to add seam allowances, text and a waistband to your a-line skirt pattern.  I still […]

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Get Your Sewing Projects Done Faster Without Sacrificing the Quality of Your Work Part 2

July 15, 2012 by Katrina 7 Comments

Have you ever wished you could make the patternmaking process go faster so you could get your sewing projects done faster? That’s the reason I use patternmaking software to speed up the patternmaking process. Today I want to continue the inside look into PatternMaster Boutique 5 by wildginger.com to show you how you can edit […]

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Get Your Sewing Projects Done Faster Without Sacrificing the Quality of Your Work Part 1

June 29, 2012 by Katrina 9 Comments

Whether sewing for business or pleasure, there just isn’t enough time to get it all done.  That’s why I welcome time-saving methods during any part of the sewing project -the patternmaking, cutting or sewing process. Today I want to tell you how I save time in the patternmaking process and how you can too, if you’re not […]

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Do You Want to Make Your Own Sewing Patterns?

June 11, 2012 by Katrina 30 Comments

Patternmaking Made Easy 2nd Edition

Patternmaking Made Easy, 2nd Edition  by Connie Amaden-Crawford.  This book is a great resource. I have a collection of sewing patterns that I’ve purchased over the years. Most of them have never been used. The thought of altering each pattern before I can make it just isn’t appealing to me. I love making my own patterns and I […]

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Finding Left Handed Pinking Shears

May 30, 2012 by Katrina 12 Comments

Recently, I needed to buy a pair of left handed pinking shears.  I needed them to cut 200 5”x 5” fabric squares.  If you’re left handed, you know that stores don’t carry an abundance of left handed scissors of any kind and I definitely didn’t have time to order any online. Even though I didn’t […]

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