The Sewing Garden

How to Reupholster a Bench

By: Linda September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

Alterations, homewareDIY a bench seat cover, how to cover a bench seat4 Comments

Do you have a bench you’d like to recover? Do you want to change the color of it? Is it old and worn out? Is it new, but the wrong fabric? Come along with me and I’ll show you how to reupholster a bench that is ready for a facelift! It’s fast and easier than…

How to Repair and Care For a Vintage Quilt

By: Linda April 8, 2022April 10, 2022

Alterations, Basic Skills, UncategorizedFarmhouse on Boone, homesteading, how to clean a quilt, how to fix a coverlet, how to quilt, how to sew a seam, how to wash a quilt, mini stitching5 Comments

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…

How To Alter a Dress Without Taking Out the Zipper!

By: Linda June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

Alterations, Bridalaltering a dress that has gathers at the waist, how to alter a dress that has rouching around the zipper, how to alter a dress with rouching, how to alter a dress without removing the zipper, how to make a dress fit better, how to make a dress fit tighter, how to make a dress fit tighter at the waist, how to shorten the bodice on a dress, how to shorten the bust on a top or blouse, how to shorten the middle of a dress or top8 Comments

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

By: Linda December 15, 2020March 26, 2021

Basic Skills, homewarediy gift for pet's names, diy pillow with names, diy your pet's names on a pillow, farmhouse diy pillow, how to make a farmhouse pillow, how to make a pillow with pet names, how to sew a farmhouse pillow, pet name pillowLeave a Comment

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!

By: Linda May 1, 2020February 10, 2021

Alterations, BridalAlterations on a budget, DIY alterations, DIY bridal gown, DIY Bridal Gown Alterations, DIY no sew bridal gown alterations, DIY no sew wedding alterations, DIY pandemic bridal gown alterations, DIY pandemic wedding dress, DIY pandemic wedding dress alterations, DIY quarantine bridal gown alterations, DIY quarantine wedding dress, DIY Quarantine WEdding dress alterations, DIY wedding alterations, DIY Wedding Dress, Duct tape your hem, How to alter your bridal gown on a budget, How to Alter Your own Wedding Dress, How to alter your wedding dress on a budget, How to Fix your wedding dress, How to Sew your own wedding dress, How to take in your wedding dress, Pandemic Wedding Dress, Quarantine Wedding Dress, wedding alterations on a budgetLeave a Comment

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…

A Quick Christmas Gift Idea!

By: Linda December 18, 2019November 30, 2020

Basic Skills, UncategorizedEasy cookie recipe, easy cookie recipe from a cake mix, gnome, holiday gift ideas, how to make a gnome, how to make a quick Christmas gift, how to sew a simple gift for Christmas, how to sew an easy gift for Christmas2 Comments

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…

How to Hem a Kimono

By: Linda March 24, 2019February 7, 2021

Alterations, HemsAsian garments, cherry blossom, how to DIY a kimono, how to repair a vintage kimono, how to sew a Japanese kimono, how to sew a kimono, how to sew a robe, how to sew a silk kimono, how to sew a vintage kimono, how to shorten a kimono, Japanese kimono, Japanese robe, silk kimono, vintage kimonos8 Comments

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…

How To Hem a Dress with Tulle or Netting

By: Linda June 20, 2018March 27, 2022

HemsBride's magazine, hemming a sheer dress, how to cut netting, How to cut tulle, how to DIY a net skirt, how to DIY a tulle skirt, how to hem a bridesmaid dress, how to hem a dress made out of netting, how to hem a prom dress with tulle or netting, how to hem a sheer skirt, how to hem a skirt made out of netting, how to hem a tulle dress, How to hem a tulle skirt, how to hem a wedding dress made of tulle or netting, Southern Weddings magazine22 Comments

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…

How To Put Gussets in Pants or Shirts

By: Linda January 29, 2018February 22, 2021

Alterations, Bridaladding extra fabric in crotch, DIY adding fabric to the crotch of pants, diy extra fabric in pants, DIY Gussets, DIY Gussets in Pants and shirts, DIY increasing crotch area in pants, gusset plate, high waist, how to add fabric to make a shirt bigger, how to add fabric to make pants bigger, how to add fabric to make pants fit better, how to add in gussets, how to make pants bigger in the crotch, how to make pants bigger in the seat, how to put gussets in slacks, how to put gussets in the crotch area, how to put gussets in the under arm area, how to put in gussets diy, how to sew gussets in pants or shirts, how to sew gussets in the crotch seam, how to sew gussets in the under arm area, how to sew in gussets, how to shorten the rise in pants, putting a gusset in jeans, sewing heavy jeans, sewing over heavy denim33 Comments

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…

This is Luke!

By: Linda January 5, 2018March 29, 2021

Alterationshow do I find sewfordough website? how do I find sewfordough blog?, how to figure out how much to charge for your sewing business?, how to figure out pricing for your sewing or crafting business, how to figure out what to charge customers, how to price alterations, how to set prices for sewing, How to start a sewing business, Sew For Dough, Sewfordough is now the sewinggarden, what happened to the Sewfordough website?4 Comments

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,…