Let me introduce to you the latest instructional PDF we’ve added to our website, the Contrast Mitered Flange pillow. This pillow is easy to make once you understand the process. The instructions include photos with step by step directions for you to follow along with as you sew. Are you ready to get […]
What’s it like to attend a hands-on workshop with Donna Cash?
Do you a learn best in a hands-on workshop? If so, you may be wondering what it’s like to attend a workshop with Donna Cash. Photos are worth a thousand words, so let me show you a few. The bound zipper is a popular zipper technique I love to teach. It looks intimidating to some, […]
Zippers In Pillows course for The Workroom Channel
I love pillows. And I love inserting zippers in pillows. Invisible zippers, lapped zippers, zippers next to welt cord, bound zippers in pillows, and zippers as embellishments in pillows. Love them all! I love inserting them so much, it always surprises me when someone tells me they would rather close a pillow with hand stitching […]
Difficult Fabrics – Working With Pleated Fabrics
Have you ever had to work with difficult fabrics? If you’ve been sewing for any length of time, you probably have. You know the ones. The slippery fabrics that move around the table by themselves. Or the loosely woven fabrics that begin to fray the moment you begin cutting. Or fabrics with a nap, such as velvet, where special […]
How to sew a interlock stitch in drapery panels
When making multi width drapery panels, adding an interlock stitch at the seams will help keep the seams lined up as they hang. Without this stitch the fabric layers may shift making the draperies look untidy or messy. Here are a few quick and easy steps to add an interlock stitch to your drapery panels. Work from […]
Fabric Check-In Process
Fabric arriving at Designs by Donna is checked in and inspected as soon as it arrives. Doing so may avoid delays with the project if any flaws, inconsistencies in the repeat, or wrong yardage amounts are found upon inspection. And the same is true for drapery hardware received. There are a few things for you to check when your […]
Three quick sewing tips for efficiency in the workroom.
Today I have three sewing tips for you to use for more efficiency in the workroom. First of all you’ll need a few simple things in order to use the tips I’m sharing. 1. A thumbnail; 2. Blue painters tape; and 3. A magnet. Oh, and as these are sewing tips, you will also need […]
What do sewing thread and spices have in common?
What do sewing thread and spices have in common? Nothing really. Other than when your sewing thread and spices are organized it is easier to find what you are looking for, making you more efficient at what you are doing. As a workroom owner, keeping sewing thread organized by color and thread type helps me in more […]
