Hi everyone, I got a question from a reader yesterday that I thought would be great for you all to chime in and help answer. I think we’ve all had to fix this problem at one time or another. Here is her email: Hi Linda Thank you for your blog! I am working on my…
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Thank You!
The WordPress annual report just showed up in my inbox. I am speechless. There were over 290,000 visits to this blog in 2013! That’s about 800 per day….incredible! And you are reading this blog from 179 countries all over the world… (from some countries I have never heard of)…..even more incredible! Thank you to each…
Read MoreShould You Charge A Minimum Fee For Alterations?
I get asked this question alot. Should you charge your customers or friends a minimum fee for alterations? Well, let’s take an example. This morning, I found a bag on my front porch. Inside was a pair of workout pants: The customer called to say that there was a hole in the seam at the…
Read MoreHow To Alter a Top With a Low Neckline
Have you ever tried to alter a blouse that was lower in the front than you were comfortable with? It can be a little intimidating to try and figure it out. I have a frilly blouse here that needs this alteration and I hope after reading all about how to alter this top with a…
Read MoreSewing With Treadle Machines in Africa
My family and I just returned from an amazing, life changing trip to Zambia, Africa! It is a trip we will never forget. Our daughter, Michelle, works for an orphan ministry called Every Orphans Hope. We wanted to go and see her working first hand and help where we could. There are 11 orphan homes…
Read MoreTeaching the Mamas How to Sew
Updated January 2021 Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I will be in Zambia, Africa, for the next two weeks! Last summer, as many of you helped raise money to buy the mamas there each a sewing machine, God was impressing on my heart that I should be the one to…
Read MoreHow to Alter a Top With an Elastic Hem
You’ve seen these blouses everywhere: They’ve got elastic around the bottom edge of the top. Many women don’t like how they look when they wear them because they look poufy and make their hips look too big. When they don’t fit well, they pass up the idea of buying them because they think it will…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Ruining a Garment
Here’s another good question from a reader… Judy wrote: My question regards mistakes. I’ve never destroyed anyone’s item (thank goodness!) but I’ve always been afraid of messing something up, especially an expensive item, like a prom or wedding dress. Have any of you ever made an error like this? If so, what did you do? Here’s…
Read MoreOh Mama!
I thought you might like to see what some readers to this blog contributed to last summer. If you missed the original posts, you’ll find the first one entitled Sewing in Zambia and the second one called Update on Zambia. Our daughter works for an orphan ministry in Texas called Every Orphan’s Hope. There are…
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How to Choose Boning for Your Dress
Each day, I receive many emails with great questions and today I thought I’d post one I received yesterday as well as the answer to it. Here’s the question: Hi Linda, I am making my daughter’s strapless wedding dress. I used the fabric store feather weight boning for the muslin corset. We got it fitted very…
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The Sewing Garden 