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- EP 20: 3 Cozy Knit Fabrics to Sew for Fall From Easiest to More Challenging.
I know that cooler temperatures are on the way even if the weather hasn’t gotten the message. We want to be prepared when that cooler weather arrives. I also hear from many of you that you are afraid to sew with knit fabrics. Cozy knit fabrics are some of the easiest knits to sew, so into today’s episode I am ranking 3 cozy knit fabrics for you to try from easiest to one that is more of a challenge. If you are a beginner to sewing with knits, the first two are definitely beginner friendly and the last one is for those of you who have a little more experience sewing with knits. So with that, let’s delve in and Get Cozy!
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
EP 18: Successfully Purchase Fabric Online Using This Key Metric: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-with-confidence-sewing-fabric-sewing-patterns/id6786780019?i=1000791067992
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
16 min - EP 19: How to Find Focus and Support for Your Sewing Journey
Do you struggle to find time for your sewing practice or the focus to finish your sewing projects? Have you ever wished that you could finish that project for a beloved child or even yourself? I can’t give you more hours in your day, but in today’s podcast, I have a story about a sewing legacy and a possible solution to help you get the support you need.
Enrollment is currently open for the Sewing Circle, our online sewing membership community. If you would like to be part of a supportive sewing community to enable you to expand your sewing skills, confidently sew clothes that you and others would love to wear, and be encouraged in your sewing practice, I invite you to check out the Sewing Circle. You can find all the details at: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/sewingcircle
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
11 min - EP 18: Successfully Purchase Fabric Online Using This Key Metric.
Help - I want to purchase fabric online but how do I know I will receive something that I love? I understand - we have all been there. We want to feel the fabric, see how it drapes, feel the weight in our hands. But the reality for many of us is that we don’t have a local fabric store, or if we are lucky enough to have one, this time around it doesn’t have what we are looking for. Online may be our only option so how do we make an informed decision so we end up with a fabric that we love? I have many tips to offer when it comes to purchasing fabric online, but today I am going to explain the key thing that I look for that consistently helps me to successfully purchase fabric online.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Enrollment for the Sewing Circle, our online sewing membership community will open in a few days. If you would like to be part of a supportive sewing community to enable you to expand your sewing skills, confidently sew clothes that you and others would love to wear, and be encouraged in your sewing practice, I invite you to check out the Sewing Circle. You can sign up for the waiting list and can find all the details at: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/sewingcircle
The Fabric Swatch Template: https://pinkhollybush.myflodesk.com/fabricswatch
EP 17 Four Go-To Woven Fabrics for Fall that You Will Love to Sew: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-with-confidence-sewing-fabric-sewing-patterns/id6786780019?i=1000789734641
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
15 min - EP 17: 4 Go-To Woven Fabrics for Fall that You Will Love to Sew
Have you had your first pumpkin spice latte yet? Are you noticing the cooling temperatures and a few changing leaves? Have you picked up your mums? Here in Connecticut it is still warm but Fall is definitely on the way - the temperatures are cooler and I am not opening the windows when I get up. . But maybe you live in an area where Fall is still a long way off. Well today I am thinking Fall even if the temperatures are not cooperating and I have 4 easy to sew woven fabrics for you that will help you through the transition even if you live in an area where it won’t feel like Fall for quite a while.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Ep 9: 3 Tips to Help Pick Quality Cotton Fabric for Your Next Sewing Project: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-with-confidence-sewing-fabric-sewing-patterns/id6786780019?i=1000778667924
The Free Sew With Confidence Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
14 min - EP 16: Finally Getting to a Fabric Store? Make the Most of Your Visit With a Little Pre-Planning.
Do you have a fabric store near where you live? If you don’t and then you had the opportunity to finally visit a fabric store, were you able to take advantage of the opportunity? Did you have what you needed with you to make decisions in the time you had or did you get 50 miles down the road and remember the 10 things that you should have picked up? Here in the US, most of us don’t have a nearby fabric store so when we can physically get to one, it’s important to make the most of the opportunity. With a little pre-planning we can do just that. Let’s dive in
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Fabric Store Checklist: https://pinkhollybush.myflodesk.com/llml12zjzt
The Free Sew With Confidence Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
17 min - EP 15: Assess Your Style so Your Next Sewn Garment is One You Love!
How do you decide on the next sewing pattern or fabric that you are going to sew for yourself? Do you pick the pretty fabric and then it never gets sewn? Do you just go with the latest pattern that your favorite sewist is showing on instagram? Maybe you love a particular type of garment and you always sew that type? Do you sew for the special occasion, or for your everyday life?
Don’t get me wrong, I love sewing for the special occasion, but the goal of this podcast is to help you sew garments that you love and want to wear often, so in today’s episode, I have 8 questions for you to ask yourself to help you choose the next garment you are going to sew for yourself so it one that you love and wear often
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
The Free Sew With Confidence Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
EP 5: Understand the 3 Types of Ease to Sew a Garment You Love: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-with-confidence-sewing-fabric-sewing-patterns/id6786780019?i=1000776727498
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
14 min - EP 14: Favorite Sewing Machine Feet to Take Your Sewing From Homemade to Polished
Did you know that Bernina and Husqvarna manufacture over 100 specialty feet for their sewing machines and that Pfaff, Babylock and Janome make at least 60. Did you know that there is such a thing as a twin welting foot for the sewing machine? Typically only a small number of feet come with your sewing machine so you can spend a small fortune on additional feet. But having the right foot can help you achieve accurate sewing and make your garments look more polished.
Now if you are someone who regularly applies double cording to your home dec projects then a twin welting foot may be worth it, but for the rest of us who are primarily sewing garments, which are the feet that probably didn’t come with your machine that are worth investing in? In today’s episode I am discussing the feet that didn’t come with my machine but that I reach for almost every time I am sewing a garment.
Resources Mentioned:
The Free Sew With Confidence Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
EP 12: Achieve a Polished (Not Homemade) Sewn Garment With These 5 Tips: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-with-confidence-sewing-fabric-sewing-patterns/id6786780019?i=1000782630130
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
16 min - EP 13 Disappointed in a Sewn Garment? Try Saving It With These 5 Tips
You have worked late into the night to finish that garment that you have been sewing. Maybe you are trying to get it finished for the upcoming trip or special event. You finish up the last details, eagerly go to slip it on and rather than admiring your beautiful self in this new garment - you look in the mirror and its disappointment. The fit is fine - if that were the problem you would dive in and start working to correct that, but that isn’t the problem. It just doesn’t look like you pictured it. It doesn’t move the way you had hoped. It doesn’t really go with that other garment the way you had imagined. It just doesn’t meet your expectations. Now what? Is all lost? In this week’s episode I have 5 tips with a bonus 6 on how to hopefully save that garment and turn it into one you love
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
The Free Sew With Confidence Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
The Donny Shirt: https://fridaypatterncompany.com/products/donny-shirt-pdf-pattern?srsltid=AfmBOooY5imulAHjoxJ_OzNPqsQZJ579Ff6O_kuHpBlMKRBJz2cWChKP
Donny Shirt Review: https://youtube.com/shorts/onAVInf7XJU?feature=share
The Nova Coat: https://papercutpatterns.com/products/nova-coat?srsltid=AfmBOoru0j_BSVWw9Y0iqCsmmOCK-rrYxAvCVT7No2Q8WNSKJEdbJvPj
The Nova Coat Review: https://youtu.be/XdZX7qlHneE
Own Your Magic Dress: https://patternemporium.com/products/own-your-magic-fitted-dress-with-side-splits-wide-binding-sewing-pattern?srsltid=AfmBOor__3K_FtpF-CCXX87YGa41RCGetj9zyzGAxNu3m1dPkRSOiQIA
Own Your Magic Dress Review: https://youtube.com/shorts/oIgaHtA6Ijw?feature=share
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
15 min - EP 12: Achieve a Polished (Not Homemade) Sewn Garment With These 5 Tips
Do your sewn garments look polished? We all have different styles and preferences when it comes to how we dress and what garments we choose to sew, but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to look polished, even if that is just a simple jeans and T-shirt. In today’s episode we are going to cover 5 easy tips that you can incorporate in your sewing that will help you achieve that polished look whatever garment you are sewing
In this Episode I Mentioned:
The Free Sew With Confidence Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Related Episodes: EP 7 Sewing a Woven Top? 4 Things to Check to Ensure a Great Fit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sew-with-confidence-sewing-fabric-sewing-patterns/id6786780019?i=1000777683003
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
18 min - EP 11: Sew an Outfit Both Moms & Children Will Love With These 5 Tips
Do you want to use your sewing talents to sew a garment as a tangible demonstration of your love for those special people in your life? Maybe it’s a dress or shirt for that special child in your life. But the last thing you want to sew up an outfit and then have it just hang in the closet never getting worn by that child. I know personally I would rather they wear it and ruin it than it never gets worn!
Modern society has changed. Many of the garments that we used to sew for children don’t fit today’s modern lifestyle or aesthetic. Moms are often working full time. They don’t have time to iron. They are trying to do all the things and just get through the day! At the same time society has become less formal. Children often do not dress in fancy clothes and often are dressing themselves. Functionality and Practicality are the key for garments that fit today’s modern lifestyle. So in today’s podcast I have 5 Tips to help you sew a child’s garment that both moms and children will love!
In this Episode I Mentioned:
The Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Pink Hollybush Patterns: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/pinkhollybush-sewing-patterns
Other Resources:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Grab the Free Sewing Essentials Toolkit at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/toolkit
Sign up for the weekly newsletter at https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/newsletter
Interested in Smocking? Get the Free Get Started Smocking Email Series: https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/post/new-to-smocking-start-here
Ways to Connect with Lisa:
Join the Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewwithconfidencepodcast
Website - > https://www.pinkhollybushdesigns.com/
YouTube - > https://www.youtube.com/@PinkHollybushDesigns
Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/pinkhollybush/
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About Sew with Confidence | Sewing, Fabric, Sewing Patterns, Sewing with Knits
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Do you want to sew clothes but are worried that the clothes will look homemade? Are you afraid of wasting your time, money & fabric? Tired of sewing beautiful clothes that never actually get worn, but just hang in the back of the closet? Do you want to expand your sewing skills but are nervous about trying new techniques?
Welcome to Sew with Confidence! This podcast will help expand your sewing skills, provide guidance in choosing the materials for your next project, and help you confidently sew clothes that you and others will love to wear!
Hi, I’m Lisa, the host of Sew with Confidence and the owner and designer behind Pink Hollybush Designs, a line of sewing patterns for children’s garments. I have been sewing since I was a little girl and my background is in smocking and heirloom sewing. I’ve had my share of sewing fails - garments that didn’t fit, choosing the wrong fabric, and sewing pieces that just weren’t my style or appropriate for my life. I hate the thought of the time and money that has been wasted.
Through trial and error, along with many sewing classes, I have figured out how to sew with confidence. I discovered that choosing the right fabric and sewing techniques can make all the difference between a garment looking homemade or being one that you're proud to wear.
If you are ready to expand your sewing skills, confidently sew clothes that you and others will love to wear, and be part of a supportive sewing community, then fire up that sewing machine, dive into your fabric stash, join me, and let’s Sew with Confidence!
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