New Prints in the Etsy Shop!

I just added a few more Michael Miller Prints to my Etsy Shop - all speacially priced for "Spring Cleaning " :-)

It's official - I have a teenager!

A little sewing tip/ tutorial

Ok- so the clothing line design has been slow going ~ partially due to making goodies for my daughter & niece. I have also been experimenting with new patterns... and mixing pattern pieces from different designers/manufacturers.... and making my own alterations to patterns... resulting in too many UFOs (unfinished objects).  Necessity is the mother of invention - right? For me it is also known as "taking the scenic route" in sewing :-)


One such "alteration" resulted from dealing with making waistbands - not a difficult thing to do but sometimes it drives me crazy ~  especially when I realize (after the fact) that the elastic is twisted (even though I triple checked it) or is too short/long ~  and seam ripping is on my dreaded things to do list - right up there with cleaning the bathroom (and thus a large part of the pile of UFOs).


I found that putting a buttonhole in the waistband area is a major time saver ~ Especially if the skirt/pants/shorts is handed down to a child with a different waist size.

Make sure the buttonhole guide thingy is large enough for your elastic ~

I found that it's easier to start the button hole from the top part of the waist band~

Ready to thread the elastic :-)

Finished product~

If you accidently make the hole on the front side of the waistband (this has happened to me when making a separate waistband added to the bottom part of the skirt later or when making a skort) you can easily cover the "error" with a bow or fabric "yo-yo" :-)