Pillow Case

We recently began remodeling the bedroom shared by my two youngest daughters, ages 8 and 12. My 8 year old needed a pillow case for her favorite pillow, so I sewed this one up for her.

Tension and Stitch Length (when sewing denim)

When using denim thread. My machine sews much better when I up the tension. This is especially true if I'm using the same heavy duty thread in the bobbin as well. You'll have to play with it on your machine to see what looks best. Test it out on a scrap of fabric that is the same or very similar to what you'll actually be sewing on for your project.

Just remember where the tension was to begin with and set it back there after you are done!

 

Here are examples of how the stitches look at different stitch lengths. For top stitching I always use a long stitch length. I just think it looks better and shows up better.

Ruffle Front Skirt

This is one of my all time favorites that I've made.

Dark blue jeans with striped panel, ruffled at the bottom in back and ruffled panel in front.

 

 

 

 

Paneled Circle and Half Circle Skirts

Circle skirt made from jelly roll strips that were pieced together. I then cut out the panels from this "fabric" that I "made" and added the black and white polka dot ruffle and heart applique.

 

 

Circle skirt made from men's button down shirts. Again I sewed together scraps to make "fabric" and cut out some of the panels. Some of the other panels are from the shirt fronts, some from the shirt backs.

 

This one is a half circle skirt made from two of my no longer wanted dresses.

 

Ice Skating Skirts

Made these for my little girls to match the shirt/vest combos for ice skating.

 

Panel Skirts

I made these skirts for myself using the top of a pair of jeans (dark one) and a pair of shorts (light one).  Legs off of several other pairs of jeans were used for the panels.

 

Rosey Ruffle Skirts

I made these for my girls. Basic jeans to skirt. Then added the ruffle and the denim roses.