I am sewing up a few summer things and this sundress is one of the favorite things that I have ever made. I drafted the free pattern last year and it goes from a girls size 3 to a girls size 8. I sewed up the size 6 last year for Hannie and I sewed up the size 8 this year. It is a bit big but I would rather go with a bit big so she can wear it all summer long. ... View the Post
4 Patch Rag Bag Tutorial
Hello! Today we have a 4 Patch Rag Bag Tutorial for you. We shared it a month or two ago over at Riley Blake Designs and today we are bringing it back home to Simple Simon! Hello! Today I get to share with you how to make a 4 patch rag bag. It's one of the first things that I learned how to sew and years later I still love and make them often. They are perfect for cute, ... View the Post
Easy Fabric Bookmark
Do you need a fast and simple gift? Well, these easy fabric bookmarks are a little handmade touch to go with a store-bought book as a gift and are so cute sticking out of the side. And I love them because they won't damage a book! They are perfect sewing project for any age and are also a perfect scrap buster for tiny pieces of fabric that you have left-over from other projects. Hannie helped me with this one and the only part I did was the top-stitching (mostly because she had a friend ... View the Post
How to sew a KNIT pencil skirt…or at least how I do it…
Today is all about how to sew a knit pencil skirt in just a few easy steps! This week we've been having a pencil skirt making sew along. On Monday we gave you all the instructions for how to create a pencil skirt sloper using your own measurements and then yesterday we gave you instructions for how to cut your fabric and sew up your pencil skirt. But yesterdays instructions were for fabrics like cotton, denim, and wool. So what if you are like me and want to make yourself a pencil skirt ... View the Post
Pencil Skirt Sew Along–Sewing Up Your Skirt
Today is Day #2 of our Pencil Skirt Sew Along and we are going to focus on sewing up our skirt. You should have your skirt sloper drafted and then your paper pattern traced on top with ease and seam allowances. In case you missed how to draft your pencil skirt on Monday, head to the Skirt Drafting Tutorial HERE. And now we are ready to cut our fabric and sew up our skirt. Step 1: Place your skirt front on the FOLD of your fabric (making sure the skirt is on grain). Cut ONE skirt ... View the Post
Pencil Skirt Sew Along: Drafting a Skirt Sloper
Today we are going to draft our pencil skirt sloper. If this is your first time drafting a flat pattern to your measurements....you are going to love the fit. Because it will be drafted to your specific measurements, it will fit like a glove, no matter what size you are. You may need to adjust the side seams or the darts (we are using standard measurements for darts) but we will show you how to do that at the end. For our pattern we are basically taking our own measurements and putting ... View the Post
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