Londa's Creative Threads

Nifty Necklines Booklet in TOP PRIORITIES Knit Tops series to the printer!

Londa’s Nifty Necklines for Knit Tops Building upon the basic techniques taught in my Booklet: Upscale Techniques for Knit Tops, these techniques will embellish your knit tops and T’s in a very fashionable manner. Besides that, this is FUN and OH – SEW $-saving!!!! These neckline embellishment techniques are given in an order from EZ…

LOVE is…a NEW Rotary Cutting Blade

WHY do I wait so long??? I am busy making the kits for my hands-on class at upcoming Original Sewing & Quilt Expo shows in Lakeland, FL, Schaumburg, IL, and Atlanta and I decided it was time for a new blade. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH….love to myself is my NEW Titanium Gold Blade! Treat yourself too… PS. …

Interesting Chain Store News

I receive a trade journal for fabric shop owners, FabShop News, that had a VERY interesting article in it called Chain Store Strategies by Meg Cox info in it that I thought you might find interesting…AND, I hope, encourage you to support your local small independent sewing/quilting store!!! WALMART 1. Stopped selling fabric at majority…

Londa’s 5 Minute Center Front Pant Zipper Application

First – my ‘soapbox’ – I think for women – whose tops lap right over left – that the lap on the trouser should similarly lap the same direction: right over left. That said….. IMPORTANT: Always buy a 9” nylon coil zipper – even if you desire only a 7” opening..you’ll see why”make sure center…

Fit of suits on the GOP Jan. 7 Debate

OK – politics aside……….and I fully realize that what I’m commenting on is inconsequential to the topics being discussed – which are all FAR more important. However, my fashion training encourages me to comment….. 1. Sen. Paul’s suits fit TERRIBLY at the neck – WAY too big – tonight and every time I see him.…

TOP PRIORITIES: Londa’s Upscale Techniques for Knit Tops Talking™ Instructions RELEASED

YEAHH!!!!!!!!!! ‘ Birthed’ a new product – and has it ever been FUN! This image is of both the front and back covers. With Pamela’s permission, , I’ve ‘piggy-backed’ onto Pamela Leggett’s #104 The Perfect T-Shirt Pattern, adding techniques from my years of sewing and teaching experience (AND recent learning!) and also cited other popular…

Man’s Tie transformed to Cell Phone/Ipod/Credit Card Pouch

I recently took a precious tie of my late brother’s and transformed it into a little pouch to carry a cell phone and credit cards for my dear sister-in-law. I think it took me maybe 30′! Be careful though – if you have an iPhone – you’d better use the WIDEST tie you can find! …

T-Shirt Embellishments…Design process BEGINS

OK – I’ve been collecting fabric, photos, ideas, trims for almost a year now – and over the last 2 weeks I have been immersed in making and embellishing T-Shirts. There are many great fashionable T-Shirts out there, but personally, I think the prices they’re asking are HORRENDOUS! Sew… here is my ‘stash’, ‘collection’, ‘resource…

Thanksgiving Centerpiece

I originally did this in 2008 – but am repeating it for my Thanksgiving Table. Wanted to share the idea…..from the ‘log’ of my Blog. Enjoy! Copied from a book – NOT original – but it was pretty neat – a squashy, flat pumpkin that I’d bought after seeing this idea back before Halloween.…

Londa’s ‘Coastal Curtsy’ Skirt Directions

One of the most exciting ‘fabric’ finds at the Houston Quilt Market was a booth devoted to the infamous ‘Ruffle Fabric’. Not that Ruffle Fabric is anything new, but these 3 things WERE new – at least to me and my associate/friend, Carol. two – 10” strips of this crosswise ruffle fabric matched and stitched…