Category Archives: Fun Stuff

September is National Sewing Month!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Luv2Sew

Celebrate National Sewing Month by entering the Reuse, Remake, Restyle contest!  Have you repurposed or upstyled a garment recently?  Made pajamas from a pillowcase?  In honor of National Sewing Month, the American Sewing Guild and the Sewing and Craft Alliance … Continue reading →

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Thread Spool Storage Solutions

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Luv2Sew

Instead of sorting through the thread scattered all around our workspace, Havel’s Sewing wanted to get organized.  We’ve got spools in jars and spools in our sewing kit, but we needed a nice, tidy solution that keeps the thread neat and … Continue reading →

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Beautiful, Bountiful Buttons!

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Luv2Sew

Closures are important components of any garment, but are often an afterthought when it comes to getting creative with your handmade wearables.  Whether you use the buttonhole function on your sewing machine or the Ultra Pro II Seam Ripper & … Continue reading →

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Favorite Fabric Silhouette Projects

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Luv2Sew

We have a fabric obsession here at Havel’s Sewing. Like others who are fabric obsessed, we often purchase a yard here or a yard there of fabric we like, but we have no idea at the time what we’re going … Continue reading →

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Fun & Fresh Hand Embroidery Patterns

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Luv2Sew

We’ve seen a lot of traditional hand embroidery patterns here at Havel’s Sewing. We’re not knocking ’em, but we wanted fresh and contemporary patterns to apply to our current batch of bibs and onesies and tea towels (oh my!). We … Continue reading →

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