Watts Sew Creative

08/26/2026

Bob Mackie’s original designs for Dolly Parton through the years

08/26/2026

Repair/mending day.

08/25/2026

Just a thought after what I see…

08/25/2026

Yes I’ve been collecting for the musical and will be shutting down in December to work on costumes.

08/21/2026

Forget a baby hem…I just can’t do it.
Narrow rolled hem…not my favorite.
All the rest are easy peasy.

Level up your garment finishing! 👗 Master these hem styles to give all your homemade clothes a luxury boutique look.
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08/13/2026

Oh…today in history

On this day, American inventor Isaac Merritt Singer secured a patent that would stitch the nation into the age of mass production. His 1851 sewing machine wasn’t the first—others, like Elias Howe, had paved key pieces of the way—but Singer’s foot-treadle, straight-needle design made sewing faster, sturdier, and accessible to ordinary households and workshops. Marking the 175th anniversary, it’s worth noting a hidden innovation wasn’t purely mechanical: Singer pioneered installment plans and in-home demonstrations, an early blend of technology and modern marketing that helped his machines spread worldwide.

The Singer machine reshaped work. It shortened the time to make a shirt from hours to minutes, supercharging ready-to-wear clothing and fueling the rise of the garment industry in cities like New York. It also transformed domestic labor—women could earn wages from home—and sparked fierce patent battles that led to one of America’s first “patent pools,” a legal truce that kept innovation moving. From factory floors to family parlors, Singer’s sewing machine stitched together a new consumer economy.

08/13/2026

Yvonne Lafleur has some of the most beautiful gowns! And some really f the best kept secrets to looking presentable.

08/13/2026

Please…
If you schedule with me and tell me it’s one item-please keep at one item.
If you need more done, just say so. I need to be able to schedule my time.

08/13/2026

I have openings for intake of alterations…

Friday August 28
Friday September 4
Friday September 11
Friday October 16
Friday October 23

Some of those dates only have 1 or 2 openings

Please remember that I normally shut down for the winter…Dec thru April

04/23/2026