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Happy Mother's Day to all the Sew Like A Pro™ sewing moms!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO AN AMAZING SEWING MOM! I'm delighted you are part of my Sew Like A Pro™ community. Thank you for being an integral part of the magic that helps

7-day Latin dance dress design challenge, April 29 - May 5, 2021

Latin and Country dresses

April 20, 20214Comments

7-Day Latin Dance Dress Design Challenge

Are you tired of wearing costumes that are not made for your body shape and size? Learn how to design a Latin dance dress that flatters your womanly figure. Join the 7-Day

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

April 13, 20210Comments

Tips for Sewing Ballroom Dance Practice Wear

It is time for a closet tour featuring lots of ballroom dance practice wear, all handmade by one of my sewing school members, Carol. Join me as I tour the leotards

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

March 9, 20210Comments

How to Cut Stunning Lace Applique Motifs

Lace appliqué motifs make beautiful embellishments for dance and skate costumes. Of course, I am a little biased towards ballroom dance and country dancing costumes, Salsa dance, Argentine tango dresses, ice

stretch fabric DOs DON'Ts ballroom dancing ice skating costumes

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

January 14, 20210Comments

Stretch Fabric DOs and DON’Ts for ballroom dancing and figure skating dresses

Choosing the right stretch fabrics for a ballroom, Country or skate dress can be nerve wracking. Fabrics can make or break your costume – and your confidence. I learned that

Ballgowns

January 11, 20210Comments

Free 4-Day Dancesport Ballgown Design MasterClass

FREE 4-Day Dancesport Ballgown Design MasterClass! January 21 - 24, 2021 Learn how to design figure-flattering Smooth and Standard ballgowns for Dancesport and Country that flatter your womanly figure. Get live, online training

fabric stores for ballroom dancing costumes, figure skating dresses

Sewing Tools & Tips - all dress styles

January 5, 20218Comments

55 Fabric Stores Around the World

If you sew dance or skate costumes, you know how crucial reliable fabric stores are. Most ballroom dance and figure skating dresses require lycra or a similar stretch fabric for the

dance dress couture inventory, dance dress consignment shop

Must-Know Dress Tips - all dress styles

December 8, 20200Comments

Ballroom Dance Dress Consignment & Boutique Store

How and where to sell your ballroom dancing dresses is a question I have been asked many times over the decades. The primary two options are to sell the costume

add sleeves rhinestoned necklace Smooth dance ballgown Bree Blevins

Alterations - all dress styles

December 1, 20200Comments

Add Sleeves to a Dancesport Ballgown

Want to transform the look of your Dancesport ballgown? Add sleeves or an accent focal point such as a large rhinestone necklace. This gorgeous black Smooth dance dress featured in today's

design a dress, Tammy Arriola Sew Like A Pro dressmaker, Latin dance dress, ballroom dance costume, red fabric flowers

Latin and Country dresses

November 3, 20201Comments

How to Design a Dress for Competitive Ballroom Dancing

How to Design a Dress Have ever tried to design a dress for competitive Country, Line dance or ballroom dancing? Then you know how difficult it can be because there are

Women's Skating dresses

October 6, 20200Comments

Morticia Addams Inspired Black Lace Figure Skating Dress

. . Remember Morticia Addams from The Addams Family? The original television showed played for only two seasons beginning in 1964. Despite a short television life, the show inspired a loyal following for

Teresa's personal blogs

September 26, 20208Comments

Working The August Complex Fire Camp in California

It is four thirty in the morning and fire camp rumbles with sounds. Firefighters come and go in the predawn darkness, their boots smacking on the hard ground. Generators hum noisily,

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