Sewing on Binding - Part 2

Ok, so this week I'm going to show you a binding that I use for lightweight fabric such as voile, knits, silks etc.  It is still a beautifully finished binding but it will be a lot quicker than the binding I showed you in Part 1 last week.

This dress is part of my Audrey Lane range of dresses for beautiful women.  It is made from the softest voile and to keep the light look and feel I made the binding the same as what I'm going to show you below.  The binding has been done around the neck and the sleeve hem. 

Let's get started!

Cut your binding on the bias (the same way I demonstrated in Part 1) 3.2cm/1 1/4" wide.  

Fold bias binding in half and iron.  

Attach your binding to the right side of your garment and sew together .6cm/1/4" stretching the binding ever so slightly.

Overlock/serve/zigzag stitch the edge.

Then top stitch close to the edge of the garment and binding on the right side and iron flat.

And here's what it looks like from the underside.

And that's it.  Easy Peasy!

Next week I'll show you how to do a binding that doesn't require it to be cut on the bias.

HAPPY CUSTOMER INTERVIEW #2 - Taya Dunkin

Each week I interview and showcase one special little 1 Puddle Lane happy customer.  This week I'm talking with Taya Dunkin.



Hi Taya, what a pretty name.  How old are you?  Hi my number is 4


Where do you live?  I live at my house

What do you like to do during the day?  I go to Kindy and play with all my toys

What's your favourite food, Taya?  My favourite food is chips

What's you least favourite food?  My not favourite food is vegetables

Do you have a favourite colour?  My favourite colour is pink

What's your favourite pastime?  My favourite things to do is make-up stuff and pick flowers

Do you have any pets, Taya?  I have a pet cat, a big dog, another dog and another dog (Wow, Taya you have a lot of pets)

Who is your favourite person and why?  My favourite person is Mummy cos I love her (hehehe! and Taya's mum didn't even prompt her)

What annoys you?  Birds pecking on me annoys me (Oh! dear)

What is your favourite 1 Puddle Lane outfit and why?  I love them all as the mirror tells me I'm pretty in them (too cute!!)

And last question Taya, what do you want to be when you grow up?  I want to be a pet doctor when I grow up so I can make all my pets feel better.

Thank you so much Taya for letting me ask you lots of questions.  I love your mirror...maybe I should get one like that too.



Next week......we will be featuring Taya's little sister Maddie.

If you would like your daughter featured in my Happy Customer interview please email me at 1puddlelane@gmail.com

NEW DIRECTION FOR 1 Puddle Lane - and lots of fun!!!

I'll keep you in a little more suspense and announce on Monday about this exciting and new direction I'll be taking my little biz.  BUT in the meantime I'd love to share with you something fun that's going to be happening on my blog every Tuesday.

I'll be expanding on my Happy Customer feature and will be interviewing them to give you a little more insight into my Happy Customers.  Each week I'll be featuring one little customer and finding out a bit more about them and what they love to do, what's their favourite food etc.  I'm really excited about this feature on my blog and I really hope you love reading it too!

My first interview on Tuesday will be with my very gorgeous model Gabriella and letting you in on her life a bit more and what she loves to do.

If you would like your little one featured in my Happy Customer interview email me at 1puddlelane@gmail.com and I'll send you out some info!