Our Covid-19 Adventure

Our Covid-19 Adventure

Our Covid-19 Adventure: Where have we been? As promised in the previous post, I am giving an update of our Covid-19 adventure from the perspective of This Guy Sews. As most of you are aware, we are currently nearing the end of a global pandemic. It seems so long ago...
Fiesta Frock by Blank Slate Patterns: A Review

Fiesta Frock by Blank Slate Patterns: A Review

This is the third year in a row I’ve made my daughter a birthday dress. You can read my posts about the first one How To Make A Jumper Dress and the second one How To Make A Tiered Peasant Dress. (Also, I have a post about the most Essential Items for the Sewing...
Best Sewing Machine For Beginners: A Buyers Guide

Best Sewing Machine For Beginners: A Buyers Guide

What to consider when buying the best sewing machine for you… The day finally came. My sewing machine, the Kenmore 1560 that I learned to sew on, stopped working. Every time I would start sewing, it would get tangled underneath the needle plate. I changed my...
Making a Tiered Peasant Dress and Pattern Review

Making a Tiered Peasant Dress and Pattern Review

My daughter’s birthday again raised desires of dressmaking (specifically a tiered peasant dress) deep in my soul. She turned 5 years old this year and is maturing faster than she is aging. I wish we could put a load of bricks on her head to keep her from growing...
How To Fix A Sewing Machine: Kenmore 1560

How To Fix A Sewing Machine: Kenmore 1560

In this post I’m going to teach you how to fix a sewing machine (you can read more about my machine here) . I was getting ready to start another project and discovered my Kenmore 1560 sewing machine would operate mechanically, but the light didn’t work....
Welcome to This Guy Sews!

Welcome to This Guy Sews!

Welcome! Learning to Sew Finished quilt top I am starting this blog to document my progress as I learn to sew. I took a sewing class with my wife at our local library. We made several projects including a basic pin cushion, a doll, a bag, and some bean bags. After...