Savvy Sewing with Kendrah

Sewing Classes in Henderson, NV

2011-10-20T14:28:00.000-07:00

Sewing classes coming soon to Henderson, NV

We have moved from Savannah, GA to Henderson, NV. As soon as I get settled in and get my sewing studio up and running I will be starting classes.

Adult workshops: Available in 1hr-2 1/2 hr classes

Vintage Apron, Mini Quilt, Shopping Tote, Cosmetic Bag,Handbag, Skirt, Cuffs, Snack bag

& many more options

Children’s after school classes: Ages 7 and up

Learn the basics: a series of 6 one hour classes

During this series student will learn the parts to thesewing machine, how to thread and wind the bobbin, how to straight stitch andhow to zigzag stitch. The first class will be spent learning the machine bypiecing scrap fabrics together. The remaining classes will be spent designing, cutting, sewing andembellishing a purse, mini quilt, apron, or skirt. (other options available depending on age)

Crash Classes: Available in 1 to 1½ hour classes

ActivityBag, Super hero cape, king or queen crown, apron, kids cuffs

Slipcovering in Savannah.

2010-01-22T16:16:00.001-08:00

So here is my new rack card for slipcovers in Savannah, ga. I have realized that by not having a retail storefront in Savannah the slipcover orders do not come in as often. But if I was to pick a season for slipcovers I would say this is it. Everyone wants to start getting there homes ready for the spring and summer. I went a few months without any big orders but as soon as the holidays passed the phone calls started. I am currently working on two chairs and a sofa. And have another sofa and chair order lined up. I will post photos soon!

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2009-11-08T14:49:00.001-08:00

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Children's Clothing Savannah, GA

2009-11-08T14:23:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that we will have samples of all are clothing and accessories ready for home trunk shows starting soon along with a packet of information for the hosts. If you are interested in hosting one please let me know. If you live in Savannah, GA and its surrounding area and would like to have a children's clothing trunk show at your home, I will gladly come set it up and be available for questions throughout. And if you are out of town I will send a package with samples, order forms and fabric swatches. Or shop now at kendrahloo.com

Bibs, Skirts, Aprons

2009-11-08T14:13:00.000-08:00

I have finally updated my shopping website adding some new items.
Kendrahloo Kids clothing is offering custom children's clothing in Savannah, GA.
Here is a picture from Novembers First Saturday on River Street Savannah, GA
showing the new bibs, skirts and animal aprons!! All of which are available online now.

First Saturday on River Street

2009-08-02T08:54:00.000-07:00

First Saturday on the river in Savannah, normally a great show to do but this one turned in to an extremely hot one with rain showers all afternoon. I must make sure to bring a fan to the next show! I just added all the items I had at the show on to my website, so check it out.

New monster shirts and onesies
so cute!!

Southern Living Article

2008-12-18T11:08:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to tell everyone to keep an eye out for a slipcover article in Southern Living. It all started with a phone call about 2 years ago, saying they saw an article "SCAD alumna sews a successful career in Savannah "that was written in the campus chronicle about me. They told me they wanted to stop in and check out my store and ask me some questions. Which they did a few weeks later, then about a year after that they called again and said the wanted to feature me in an article about slipcovers. They wanted to know if i had a client that wouldn't mind if they came and did a photo shoot of their slipcovers. I instantly thought of one of my best clients Diane of Mermaid Cottages in Tybee Island. Which i would highly recommend if ever visiting Tybee Island in Georgia. I had done probably over 50 slipcovers for her and she had two beautiful houses right next door to each other that could be easily photographed. So in March of 2008 they came from Southern Living and did a 2-3 day photo shoot. We were told the article should be out sometime in the beginning of 2009, and can't wait! So keep your eyes open.

New shopping website! Kendrahloo.com

2008-12-18T10:52:00.001-08:00

I have now launched a new shopping website kendrahloo.com
Showcasing our Unique handmade children's clothing, handbags, vintage inspired aprons, and home accessories. The site also Features a Design Your own section! Where you can pick your fabric , your design and alter it to fit your needs. Then I will custom make your item just for you! After many mishaps with designers and technical difficulties with the savvy sewing website, I had to change the domain name so I could build a whole new site. The kendrahloo site will still sell all of handmade children's clothing, unique bags and home accessories which were available at savvy sewing. And will easily let you design your own item! I am pleased to say that this new site is now up and running and fully working!! yeah!!! So make sure to check kendrahloo out.

Married!

2008-12-09T19:20:00.000-08:00

Well I am now officially married!!

Now that everything has calmed down maybe I will have time to write more.
The wedding was a blast. It poured rain, so we had to have the ceremony inside but it was beautiful, short and sweet!! I woke up the morning of with no voice and ended the night with a fever. But we still had a great time and couldn't of asked for anything else. The party was a hit, the food was great and the band (Bottles and Cans from Savannah) was amazing. And the kids danced all night!

Boys Sew Too!

2008-07-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy lately teaching and sewing. It seems like everyone is in a big hurry and needs there orders done within a few days. Which is nearly impossible while running a retail store, starting an online store and having a full load of students and
ohh yeah, having the soon to be step kids in town.

But check this one out, very multi talented !!!!!

Rollerblading at the skate park!

Sewing a bag out of Biker Babes for his mom!

Sewing Like Crazy

2008-06-04T16:52:00.000-07:00

We finished up the busy school season and summer has hit. The town turns into a ghost town as soon as the SCAD students leave. And with the extreme heat less tourist are walking the streets. So we have plenty of time to sew! We completed a bunch of reversible pants last week, which we now have posted on our website. They are so much fun. These pants to the right are made out of Amy Butler fabrics. I love all her prints and she now has solids to go with them! We hope to soon make some
t-shirts to go with the pants. This week we cut a million tote bags, I hope to have them finished by the end of the week. I did get to complete one of my special bags.

I love it when I have time to actually sit down and create something unique that we haven't done before.

Reversible Dress Part 2

2008-04-17T18:51:00.000-07:00

Today we worked on the reversible dresses.
We started by stitching one side seam

Then we made the reversible ruffle. I recently bought a ruffling foot for my Kenmore sewing machine and I love it. It saves so much time
and makes a perfect ruffle.

After we made the ruffle we attached it
to the bottom of one layer of the dress.

Then we sandwiched the ruffle in-between the two layers
and stitched along the bottom of the dress
and along the top from the open side seam
to the other open side seam.
We clipped the curves so everything will lay flat when we turn it.
We then reached in between the two layers and pulled the side seams on the right to meet the side seams on the left. We lined up the armhole seam and the bottom seam and stitched around leaving a 3" opening to turn everything through.

We turned it right side out, pressed it and hand stitched the opening closed.
Today in the time between customers we were able to finish three of the dresses.
Aren't they cute!

Reversible Dress

2008-04-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

We start by laying both fabrics on top of each other. Making sure the folded edges line up. We then placed the pattern on top, pinned it in place and then cut through all layers.

We love the Fiskars spring scissors, they are much easier on your hands.

After the dress was cut out out we decided we wanted to add some ruffles so we cut three (2" tall by the full width) strips of each fabric. We started prepping each fabric for sewing by presseing one of the strips in 1/2.

Check tomorrows post for the quick and easy way to finish the dress with hardly any hand sewing! And the final product.

Tuesday April 15th

2008-04-15T18:06:00.000-07:00

Today we started 6 reversible a-line dresses we decided part way through cutting that they were a little to simple so we are going to add some ruffles. We also started a custom order of a pair of reversible pants. Here is the stack of funky fabrics we got to work with. It consists of some Amy Butler fabrics and Alexander Henry.

We Will Be Posting Soon

2008-04-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

We will start sharing are sewing adventures soon!
Whatever we are working on at the shop.