Sew Houston

06/11/2025

Got a rare last-minute opening in an upcoming fashion camp

This camp is for kids 7+ who are interested in sewing a variety of projects including, a bag, pillows and stuffed animals, and a pair of shorts. Beginners are welcome, since classes are small, everyone can work at their own level and make projects that they are interested in. SUPPLIES: 1 yard cotton...

05/22/2025

05/21/2025

Sew Camps are sold out! So, I have added a 3-day camp in June.

This camp is for kids 7+ who are interested in sewing a variety of projects including, a bag, pillows and stuffed animals, and a pair of shorts. Beginners are welcome, since classes are small, everyone can work at their own level. SUPPLIES: 1 yard cotton for skirt or shorts 1 package waistband elast...

05/17/2025

Two dresses were finished in the shop today. Both turned out so cute. I only got a video of one. Its so pretty!

04/22/2025

Interesting

Save the date. The Quilters arrives on Netflix May 16th.
In this award-winning short documentary, men in a Missouri maximum-security prison design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts for foster children.
“The Quilters follows the daily lives of several quilters inside the sewing room at South Central Correctional Center, a Level 5 maximum-security prison in a small town two hours south of St. Louis, MO. …. From design to completion, the men reveal their struggles, triumphs, and sense of pride in creating something beautiful in this windowless, sacred space deep within the prison walls." ~ Netflix.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/K1j8RoIiMi8

04/20/2025

Happy Easter ✝️

04/19/2025

There’s a cute Red Eye Treadle on marketplace

04/13/2025

Busy ol’ day around the shop today

04/07/2025

04/06/2025

Classic

Swimsuit and Jacket, designed by Margit Felligi (United States, 1903 - 1975) for Cole of California, 1954.

From 1936 through 1972, Cole of California’s head designer was former theatrical designer, Margit Felligi. Felligi was responsible for many innovations in the swimwear industry, such as the use of Lastex fabric, nylon and spandex. She was known for her creative use of fabrics. And in 1965 she rocked the swimsuit world with her “Scandal Suit,” a daring one-piece suit with a plunging net front.

Read more about Cole of California in the VFG Label Resource vintagefashionguild.org/resources/item/label/cole-of-california/

Photo credit: LACMA; gift of Doris Raymond/The Way We Wore

03/28/2025

Getting in on the denim restyle trend. They are fun to make and I hope Sew camp girls will want to make lots of these.

03/08/2025

These are cool pants! ❤️✂️