"I really loved this jacket for a woman.  But ... I wish someone more creative than me could figure out a way to do something like this so the resulting product could be gifted to a MAN.  I have an elderly brother-in-law who finds…"

"Knowing the WHAT (what is understitching) and the HOW (stitch so the seam allowance is attached to the facing fabric close to the seam line) isn't enough.  This video supplies the necessary WHY.  If we don't know why something is…"

"Gees!   I just figured out the message thing ... so forget the "friend" request.  LOL  I wanted to offer you some fitting/pattern adjusting advice.  Nancy Zieman is a long-time Public TV sewing show host. …"

"Hi, Beverly.  I think you are probably the closest (geographicall speaking) to me of all the members on the Member Map here.  Sounds like we might be of similar age -- I'm old enough to be a grandma but never had kids so I'm…"

"Besides the expensive narrow little sheets of Dritz tracing paper that you can buy at your local fabric store for about $4 (5 individual 3" X 19" sheets in separate colors), check out your local art supply store for what they call…"

"WOW!!    I've been sewing for almost 50 years.  I've watched countless hours of TV sewing shows.  I've collected many sewing books and sewing magazines so I have a personal "reference" library. …"

"I'd pick out a special female person in my circle of family and friends, think about what would most delight them as a surprise sewn gift, and create the most fabulous thing I could dream up for that person from the best fabrics, trims, etc. so…"

"This post will be wonderful for someone who learns best by SEEING it done.  But it won't benefit the person who learns best by reading or hearing something explained nearly so much as it does the visual learner.  That's a…"

"Every commercial company has standard body measurements for chest, waist, and hip for each SIZE pattern it makes.  Take the 8 year old's measurements.  Compare them to the measurements on the pattern size chart that the company…"

"Shawn -- see if any of the videos at http://sew-whats-new.com/video/sewing-a-zipper help you with your problem  I plugged "zipper AND video" into the search box for the Sew-What's-New site to find that hyperlink but there…"

"The lady's blog is located at http://www.fashionsewingblog.com/sewing-pattern-markings. ; It's a very short "text" with good "pictures" of the pattern markings that she talks about on the video. "

"For those who want to know how wide to cut the bodice -- consider the WEIGHT of the fabric you want to shir.  If it is really light and floaty fabric, the elastic bobbin thread will probably be able to "shrink" the breadth of the…"

"For beginning sewers, it is important to stress that STAY STITCHING works best when you use a shorter than normal stitch length.  You want to STABILIZE the fabric weave/knit where there will be a curved seam so, when you do stitch the…"

"This is NOT a "just for children" idea.  Anyone who goes to the gym (or other activity) and doesn't want to carry along a purse could use this cuff idea to stash their driver's license, house key, and car key where no one…"