Have you used a sewing pattern that is for a lined tank bodice and recommended the burrito roll method for making the bodice? This can seem a little bit confusing so let’s dig into making this method much easier to understand! Let’s sew a bodice using the burrito roll method! This post contains some affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. One of mine and my daughters very favorite dress patterns is the Melanie maxi dress and more from Peekaboo Pattern Shop. This dress can be made 144 ways! Today we are going to work on the tank bodice with the burrito roll me ..read more

Pins and great pair of sewing scissors are a must have when it comes to sewing. But, are they the easiest to use to cut out your fabric? From my experience there is a much easier and quicker way to cut out fabric! I know this because I have two small children so I only have little bits of time to sew in each sitting. I needed to learn how be able to do each step the quickest way, while also making sure I’m cutting accurately. A rotary cutter and mat are best to use for cutting fabric for clothing. This post contains affiliate links. I am also an Amazon Affiliate so I will earn a small amount f ..read more

Ever have your seams be wavy or puckered when sewing with your serger? I know I have and I have wasted a lot of fabric trying to remedy the situation. First things first its important to know that your serger settings will change depending on the type of fabric you are working with. WRITE down your settings for each fabric type you work with!! That way you have it to refer to when you see that type again. Thinner, thicker, knit, woven, they will most likely require even a small change in your settings. Which settings are best to fix a wavy serger seam? Let’s find out! This post contains some a ..read more

Don’t throw away those scrap pieces of fabric, they come in handy! There are so many projects you can use them on and a great hair scrunchie is one of them! This easy 10 minute hair scrunchie tutorial is sure to get some scraps out of that bin!! This is a super quick tutorial that you can whip up in 10-15 minutes. Once you make a few you get faster at making them each time. It will be a great project to use when you’re done with all those fabric masks and you don’t want to waste the elastic. Just turn that elastic into a scrunchie! This post contains some affiliate links. As an Amazon Associat ..read more

Sergers are an amazing asset. They finish seams, cut off excess fabric and do it all quickly (much quicker than my sewing machine anyway). A serger upped my sewing game, and I had no idea how much I would love having this machine. I only sew for my immediate family so I kept convincing myself a serger wasn’t worth the money for me since my seams didn’t need to look perfect. For Christmas by husband was bugging me to tell him what I wanted. I’m usually a very practical person but honestly couldn’t think of a single practical thing that I wanted. I happened to be on Amazon and saw the Brother 10 ..read more

A rolled hem is a type of hem designed to encase raw edges of fabric that would otherwise fray. It uses a curve in the foot to double fold the raw edge of the fabric before the needle stitches the hem. It is designed for use on very light weight fabrics. Using a rolled hem foot makes your final hem look so clean, but can take a little practice. Once you master how to sew with a rolled hem foot, hemming light weight woven fabrics will be a breeze! This post contains some affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I bought an inexpensive set of 3 different sizes of ..read more

“Brooke, when/how do you find time to sew?” A very common question I hear. Today’s post I’m going to discuss how I manage time as a working mom of two and find time to sew all the cute things. Balance is key now that I am working, sewing, momming, and now blogging. Over the last year I’ve really been working on my time management skills, my multitasking abilities, and being present with my babies. 1. Don’t have expectations So first thing is I never have expectations to get completely finished with a project in one day. It usually can take me three or four days or so to finish one project. Des ..read more

Gathering fabric is a method that reduces the length of a piece of fabric, to allow a longer piece of fabric to be attached to a shorter one. It is a technique I have discovered is not explained in most sewing patterns. They usually just say “gather your fabric to the width of you bodice” (or whatever else you may be gathering to). Today I will discuss the best way to gather fabric, or rather the 3 best ways to gather it! This post contains some affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Each method is my favorite in its own way, depending on the situation ..read more

When I was a beginner I started out sewing with free patterns. I especially liked them when sewing for babies because they grow SO FAST! So free baby sewing patterns were a must have. Also. as a beginner I wasn’t ready to spend money being unsure if this was a hobby I was going to continue. I’ll be honest it didn’t take me but only a few months of loving to sew before I bought by first 10 paid patterns. I ended up loving to sew more than I even thought possible. It’s such an outlet for stress and is one time of the day/week I do something enjoyable for me. Today is my sons first birthday! In h ..read more

This post contains some affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. (At no additional cost to you) Most sewing Machines come with a standard sewing foot and on my Brother CS6000i this was the “J” foot. This foot works well for many things, but when it comes to great seams with knit (stretchy) fabrics is there a better option? From the title of today’s post I’m sure you are assuming the answer is yes, and you would be correct. You want a walking foot for sewing knit fabric. Last year Is when I started sewing. My very first projects we’re bibs and burp cloths. I kne ..read more