Hi Everyone! Welcome to Part 4 of Sewing A Themed Wardrobe. We wrap up the topic with a look at creating a super cute, quick & easy shoulder bag for your So-Cal themed outfit. It's the perfect accessory and the best part is it's super simple to make! I invite you to follow along to see how we did it!
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to Part 3 of Sewing A Themed Wardrobe. In this tutorial, we create a fresh new look for the Rash Guard Top, a classic Malibu Libby design! We've flipped things around this time and have modified this into a zip-front rash guard top. The tutorial added as a printable PDF so it's easy to follow along. I invite you to grab your pattern, print the pdf, and follow along to see how we did it!
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to Part 2 of Sewing A Themed Wardrobe. In this tutorial, we create a fresh new look for the CA Cami, one of our very first Malibu Libby designs! We've given it a light and airy feel with a touch of the beachy breezy vibe by using a semi-sheer white fabric accented with lace and casually tied straps. The tutorial is super easy to follow and can be made using a variety of fabrics. I invite you to follow along as I show you how we did it!
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to the topic of Sewing A Themed Wardrobe! I'm super excited to introduce this as a new series, one that we'll revisit a few times during the year with a new emphasis each time! For this month's topic, the theme is "So-Cal Lifestyle Scene". Early on, when we first launched Liberty Jane...
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Hi everyone! This week, in Part 4, we wrap things up with another great tutorial from Shari Fuller! In this tutorial, she is going embellish a plain straight hem using a few different decorative hem stitches found on most sewing machines and an embroidery technique called drawn thread work. The featured example will be done with the Spring Dirndl pattern by Keepers Dolly Duds, but you can adapt any pattern that has a hemline with a straight edge with this same effect.
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Hi Everyone! Welcome to Part 3 of sewing hems with decorative stitches! Today Shari Fuller is going to use the dress from my Open Pelisse and Regency Dress pattern to show you how to make an embellished hem using the bridging seam technique and a couple of decorative stitches found on most sewing machines.
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Hi everyone! This week, in Part 4, we wrap things up with another great tutorial from Shari Fuller! In this tutorial, she is going embellish a plain straight hem using a few different decorative hem stitches found on most sewing machines and an embroidery technique called drawn thread work. The featured example will be done with the Spring Dirndl pattern by Keepers Dolly Duds, but you can adapt any pattern that has a hemline with a straight edge with this same effect.