How to Repair and Care For a Vintage Quilt

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Have you found an old quilt at an antique store, or in your attic, and you love it but it has areas where it is worn out and dirty? Are there holes in it that need mending? No need to worry. You’ve come to the right place. I’m going to teach you how to repair…

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How To Alter a Dress Without Taking Out the Zipper!

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Once in awhile, a dress comes along that is too long in the bodice length and it is just plain uncomfortable to wear. It feels big and baggy and droopy. In this alteration, I needed to raise the waistline in order to make the dress fit better. (There were some other alterations that needed to…

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How To Make a Personalized Name Pillow

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It’s really easy to learn how to make a personalized name pillow. This DIY personalized name pillow makes a great gift that can be made any time of the year. You can make them for Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day or any reason! You may even want one for yourself! This pillow can be made with…

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DIY Your Wedding Dress Alterations…with “No Sew” Solutions!

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During this pandemic, and this season of quarantine, you may be having difficulty finding a seamstress to alter your wedding dress. I have had several calls from brides asking what they can do. You may be in the same situation…getting married soon with a dress that doesn’t fit. You might feel like there is no…

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A Quick Christmas Gift Idea!

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This is a cookie bag made two ways: a gnome and a simply decorated bag. Let’s make the gnome first. If you want the simple bag, follow the instructions all the way until I begin discussing how to make the hat and then skip to the last paragraph. For the gnome, I had alot of…

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How to Hem a Kimono

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One of my customers has more than 60 vintage kimonos in her closet. She loves them! Each one is so unique. Most of them are made from a solid colored pure silk fabric with gorgeous embroidery on them. This one is different. It is a multi colored fabric with no embroidery. Most of the kimonos…

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How To Hem a Dress with Tulle or Netting

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Several of you have been wondering how to hem tulle. This post will explain how to hem either a dress or skirt made of tulle. Usually, I will get a dress from a customer that has the tulle only on the bottom of the dress. This time, I received an entire dress of tulle! It…

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How To Put Gussets in Pants or Shirts

By: Linda
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When a garment is really too tight in the crotch area of a pair of pants or in the underarm area of a shirt, you might want to add a gusset. A gusset is typically a diamond or triangular shaped piece of fabric that is sewn into one of those areas to give some extra room…

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This is Luke!

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Happy New Year, everyone!!! I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the first few days of the New Year! We had an amazing Christmas with our kids and grand kids here and I realized that I never introduced you to the newest addition to our family. But,…

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We’re Cultivating a New Website Here!

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Welcome to my new website! If you were looking for “Sew For Dough”, you’re in the right place! I just want to let you know that I am updating, rearranging and adding some new things on this site! One of the new things will be a name change! Instead of Sewfordough, the new name is…

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