Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Why is learning to thread a sewing machine so important?


"Madame Stacie" my sewing students ask, "why can't you just thread my machine for me every time?" Well, my dears, the first thing you will need to do to stand on your own to feet while sewing is to become a master of threading your own machine.  I recently had a young man take lessons from me. He had his own machine for several months. He dreamed of becoming a famous clothing designer, but every time he tried to sew something it all went wrong. I had him bring his own machine over and I worked with it and found that it was really a wonderful machine! I spent a lot of time teaching him to thread his machine over and over again properly. We spent a week or so on a small project that turned out quite lovely. Once he got familiar with his machine and became confident in his threading ability, he was off to the races. Within a couple of weeks of learning to thread his machine he was getting commisson work from rap artists. Take the time to get machine threading down to muscle memory, and you too will be off to the races.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Sewing Lessons on Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcN9jrfjkJI&feature=youtu.be

As one can see, I am reinventing my Youtube Channel to teach sewing lessons.  Enjoy!

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

As promised I have the new sewing hack video uploaded this morning!  Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjxIh0Zesrg

Friday, August 2, 2019

Sewing Tutorial Easy Perfect Fit Waist with Elastic

This week on my Youtube Channel, TheFamousStacie!  Coming on Tuesday :)

Saturday, August 16, 2014

V-neck A-Line Knee Length Belted Magenta Dress

This is my first dress of my summer goal of 6 fun new dresses.  I didn't have to change much other than the sleeves.  The sleeve that came with the pattern was rather matronly so I took about two inches off the sleeve hem.


This dress is inspired by McCall's 3546 A.  I bought this pattern at JoAnne's when it was on their $1 Pattern Sale.

I went with a funky colored zipper to be cool and stuff.

And then went with a matching solid print along the neckline for a fun POP of color!

See now?  That's what I did along the v-neck.

I found the fabric at the haute fashion boutique: Hobby Lobby.  Ok, I live in Oklahoma.  Not a lot of options, we don't have a Fashion Ave in Bixby, OK.

It's been a fun dress to wear to church and to a fancy birthday lunch in Dallas at the American Girl Store with my daughter.

Fabric: Hobby Lobby
Pattern: McCall 3546 option A
Belt: Amazon
Shoes: Nude Wedges from Walmart (I get complemented on these Walmart Specials every time I wear them)
Sunglasses:  Rayban