Hello Keeping it Simple Readers! Today I’m going to show you a trick for making bias tape, and how to sew it on. First of all, what is bias tape? Bias tape is fabric that is cut on the diagonal , then has the raw edges folded to the wrong side. Single fold bias tape…
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Candy Pouch Valentines
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, I’m not very romantic. My husband and I don’t do gifts or anything, but I do like to make him something every year. He loves Reeses, so I decided to make him something that involved that. So I came up with the idea of a candy pouch with silly…
$1 Heart Garland
Can you believe it, I actually decorated for Valentine’s Day? I can’t believe it either because I personally can’t stand pink, I just don’t like the color. But this year I said, what the heck and made a few decorations. When I was at the dollar store the other day, I saw this super cute…
Valentine’s Day Pillow
By now you should know that I love making pillows. I think when people come over they expect to see a different pillow every time. I realized that I didn’t have a pillow for Valentine’s Day, so I decided to make one real quick. I love the look of subway art, so I put it…
Ruffle Heart Shirt
Valentine’s Day…. I’m not a huge fan of the day. I don’t usually do much for it, but this year creating is what is keeping me going, so I decided to make a fun shirt for my little girl. I wanted it to be for Valentine’s day but not so much that she couldn’t wear…
Hand Stitches {Melly Sews}
Hello Keeping it Simple readers! Today I’m going to talk with you about hand sewing. What, you thought just because you have a sewing machine you never have to hand sew? Well, I guess you could go that route, but a little time for hand sewing often makes the finished garment that much better. There…
Little Girl’s Winter Outfit
First off I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you that commented yesterday. It really appreciate your kindness. I read every single one of them and they really helped a lot. I was surprised by how many of you have gone through similar situations. Thank you all so much! I have…
5 Must Have Sewing Supplies {Melly Sews}
Hello Keeping it Simple Readers! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and you’re taking a chance to catch your breath before New Year’s celebrations. I’m also wondering if any of you got a new sewing machine for Christmas? Or maybe you know a new sewing machine owner? If you do, you might be wondering…
Christmas Bingo and Candy Pouch
Every Christmas Eve we play Bingo. That’s how I grew up and I loved it so much that I wanted to continue the tradition with my kids. Since my kids are still really young, I make up my own Bingo cards (free printable at the end of the post). This year I wanted to do…
Square Circle Christmas Skirt
I wanted to make a cute Christmas skirt for my little girl. I came across this idea and I loved it, so I decided to make something similar to it. This is just like the circle skirt, but instead of making the bottom circle, it’s square. So for the measurements, you will need to measure…
Seam Finishes {Melly Sews}
Hello Keeping it Simple Readers! Today we’re going to talk about seam finishes. What is a seam finish? It’s something you do to the inside of a seam to keep it from raveling. We’re going to cover 4 popular options below. This stitch is done with 3, 4 or 5 threads on a serger. It…
Birthdays
November is always a really busy month for our family, we have two birthdays and Thanksgiving all within two weeks. This year I have decided to not do huge birthday parties like I normally do. I’m keeping things simple this year. I still wanted to make both of my kids a fun shirt to wear…
How to Let Down Hems {Melly Sews}
Hello Keeping It Simple Readers! Happy Black Friday. Today I’m going to show you how to let down hems when you don’t quite have enough fabric. You’ll need: A seam ripper Twill tape, grosgrain ribbon or bias tape This is a pair of pants that I made Tater last year. The boy has grown over…
Christmas Snowflake pillows
You all know how much I love my Silhouette and how much a use it. I seriously use it for 90% of my crafts, especially for the holidays! Here is a pillow that I made with the flocked red and green heat transfer and then some silver glitter heat transfer. I just cut out some…
Thanksgiving Pillows
I love making holiday pillows. I know you know this about me. Well last year I had a lot more energy and motivation and made three pillows, just for Thanksgiving/fall! So I thought I’d share them with you. Fall Pillow Turkey Pillow Pumpkin Pillow I’m so glad that I made so many holiday decorations…
Piping {Melly Sews}
Hello Keeping it Simple Readers! Today we’re going to talk about piping – what it is, how to make it, and how to use it. Piping is what you see in the above picture – the white line between the two fabrics. When it’s not sewn, it looks like this: It’s basically bias tape wrapped…
How to do a blind hem {Melly Sews}
Hi Keeping it Simple readers! Today I’m going to show you how to do a blind hem with your sewing machine. It’s really easy, and really worth it to give your garments a professional finish. First, to see if your machine can do one, look for a stitch that looks like this: In my case…
Book Shelf Curtains
When I was trying to decide on how to organize and decorate my Ikea Expedit shelves for my craft room, I needed to come up with some way to hide my supplies that weren’t super organized. But it needed but something cute and not just a container. So I came up with little bookshelf curtains. …
Twin Needle {Melly Sews}
Hello Keeping it Simple readers! Today (as promised last time) I’m going to talk about one of my favorite sewing accessories – the twin needle! I use my twin needles on a regular sewing machine mostly for hemming stretch fabrics, and therefore I prefer Klasse’ Twin Ballpoint Needles Size 80 – 4.0mm. The universal twin needles…
Pumpkin Pillow
By now I think you all know that I love making pillow covers for holidays. They are so easy to make, change out and store! Please it’s fun to be able to change up my décor. I went through my stash of fabric and found some awesome orange fabric, so I made a pillow with…