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Industry NewsMarch Sewing Trends with Kelley
Join us as we take a look at online sewing trends…
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February Sewing Trends with Kelley
Join us as we take a look at online sewing trends…
January Sewing Trends With Kelley
Sewing for cold weather … What’s popular now? What are you sewing this month?!
Tips for How to Hem Circle Skirts
Michelle from Falafel and the Bee gives you her best tips for hemming circle skirts. (Get ready with that iron!)
The Lucille Top Tutorial
Aimee Cook is the owner and designer behind Aimee’s Victorian Armoire and the Aimee’s Victorian Armoire shop. She recently published a book with nine vintage-inspired patterns. Vintage Pattern Book features fashion from the 1940’s and 1950’s, inspired by vintage pieces. Aimee has a free excerpt from the book for you, with one of the nine patterns in the book. There’s a giveaway too!
How to Fussy Cut a Bodice
Dana Egbert from The Freckled Pear gives her best tips for how to fussy cut the bodice of your next dress! Dana tells you how to avoid unfortunate design placements, and how to account for pintucks, etc. Let the sundress sewing commence!
All The Essentials Tote Tutorial
Kristi McDonough from Schnitzel & Boo shows you how to make this handy tote for all of your “essentials.” It works for busy parents, and it’s a handy bag for just about everyone with errands to run and things to tote!
Favorite Spring-to-Summer Wardrobe Indie Patterns
Kristi McDonough from Schnitzel & Boo is here with her favorite Indie patterns for a handmade spring-to-summer wardrobe. What’s on your list? What’s your next must-sew pattern?
Versatile Knit Dress from Sewing Happiness
Learn all about Sanae Ishida’s new Sewing Happiness book and learn how to make the Versatile Knit Dress. There’s a giveaway too!
10 Bright + Cheery Spring Sewing Tutorials
What are your favorite things to sew when good weather, new blossoms and longer days make their debut? Here are 10 favorite bright and cheery spring sewing tutorials…
Floral Day Dress Free Pattern + Tutorial
Do you love vintage style? We have a free pattern from Gertie’s Ultimate Dress Book, plus a chance to win a copy of the book!…
Cotton Socks from The Modern Natural Dyer
Learn how to dye the Sock Hop! Cotton Socks in this excerpt from The Modern Natural Dyer by Kristine Vejar. There’s a giveaway too!…
Smitten Mittens Tutorial
Jilly Hollmann shows you how to make your own custom-fit mittens out of scraps of fleece… It’s easy!
Handmade Holidays Nov. 2: Accessories
Add a little something to your favorite holiday outfit, or make several extras for friends this year. Jennifer Ladd found some of the very best accessories for your holiday gift giving!
10 Easy Garments to Sew: Free Tutorials
Our Teach a Friend to Sew series continues! Last week’s merit badge was for a garment. You can sew a garment– any garment!– and enter to win a new Pfaff sewing machine. Check out some of our favorite easy clothing tutorials…
How to Sew a Quick + Easy Dress Waistline Seam
Deborah Moebes of Whipstitch is back with a Quick + Easy Dress Waistline Seam tutorial featuring her Flip Flop Dress. If you want to make multiple garments at a time– or if time is of the essence– this approach looks lovely from the outside of the dress, and gets the job done efficiently and well…
The Summer Purse Free Pattern + Tutorial
Amy Barickman from Indygo Junction is back with a free Summer Purse PDF pattern excerpt from her new book, Vintage Notions: An Inspirational Guide to Needlework, Cooking, Sewing, Fashion and Fun. There’s a giveaway too!
Comino-Inspired Top Free Pattern + Tutorial
Sara from The Sara Project was inspired by a cute, comfortable top from Anthropologie to design this pattern for you! Feature your favorite print and pair with your favorite skinny jeans for a go-to fall look…
How to Sew a Cuff Placket
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Super Online Sewing Match II: Round Five Wrap-Up
Take a look at the final coats in the Round Five challenge of the Super Online Sewing Match II. Who will win the Grand Prize , a Janome Skyline S5 Sewing Machine and the Janome 1110DX Pro Serger?!
Cascade Duffle Coat Inspiration
We can’t wait to see our challengers’ coats from the final round of the Super Online Sewing Match II! Here are some favorite Cascade Duffle Coats from the online sewing community…
How to Sew a Double Fold Hem: Video Tutorial
Allie Olson from Indiesew shows you how to achieve better double fold hems in this informative video tutorial…
How to Match Plaids When You Sew
Jennifer Beeman from Grainline Studio has lots of tips for how to match plaids in your sewing, a skill that can make a big difference in the professional look of your finished product. It’s almost plaid season!…
Super Online Sewing Match Round FIVE: Duffle Coat
Round Five is the FINAL round in our Super Online Sewing Match II! Although the kids put their hands over their ears and say, “La, La, La!” if we mention it, fall is right around the corner. We’re looking forward to welcoming some cooler weather with fall sewing, and the Cascade Duffle Coat pattern from Grainline Studio fits the bill!…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Rnd FIVE Contestants
Round Four in our Super Online Sewing Match was the toughest round yet for our judges. They had to eliminate one contestant, allowing three final contestants to move onto the fifth round. The sewists are each competing on such a high level, with top notch sewing skills and beautiful finished items. Find out who moves closer to the Grand Prize Package!…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Round FOUR Wrap-Up
Our challengers completed Round Four in our Super Online Sewing Match. We have just one round to go to determine who will win the Grand Prize Package, a Janome Skyline S5 Sewing Machine and the Janome 1110DX Pro Serger! Take a look at the sewing and see who you think should move onto the final round of the match…
Carolyn Pajamas Inspiration
As our final four contestants work on their Round Four Challenge we’re looking for Carolyn Pajamas inspiration! Here are some favorite versions…
Challenger Question Round FOUR
Learn more about our Super Online Sewing Match contestants in our Round Four Q + A. We asked to see the best thing they’ve ever sewn…
Super Online Sewing Match Rnd FOUR: Carolyn Pajamas
We’re down to FOUR contestants for our Round Four Challenge in the Super Online Sewing Match II! This time our challengers will sew the Carolyn Pajamas from Closet Case Files, a tailored pattern with lots of variations, designed for chic lounging! We’re looking forward to seeing how each of our four sewists interprets this pattern. Which details will they will incorporate?– Piping? Shorts? Cuffs? Learn more about the pattern…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Rnd Four Contestants
Competition in Round Three of the Super Online Sewing Match II was intense, and our judges had their work cut out for them this past weekend. As we progress in each round it’s increasingly difficult to make those tough decisions about who should advance…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Round Three Wrap-Up
Here are all of the Round Three Caravan Totes for our Super Online Sewing Match II! It’s exciting to see different personalities and styles reflected in each contestant’s choice of fabrics, details and more. A bag thrown in the mix after two garment patterns was a fun surprise, and we’re interested to hear what our judges think after their weekend deliberations…
Challenger “Question” Round THREE
See where our Super Online Sewing Match II contestants sew! Check out their sewing spaces…
How to Choose Summer Fabrics
Rachael Gander from imagine gnats shares her expertise, telling us how to select the right fabrics for summer sewing. Learn all about chambray, rayon challis, swimsuit fabric, double gauze and more…
How to Expand the Waist on a Sewing Pattern
Jenny Rushmore of Cashmerette is co-founder of the Curvy Sewing Collective and designer of the Cashmerette Curvy Sketchbooks. Jenny is here to show you just how easy it is to expand the waist on a sewing pattern! There are just a few simple steps for a better fit, every time…
Super Online Sewing Match Round THREE: Caravan Tote
Our Round Three Challenge is the Noodlehead Caravan Tote! We can’t wait to see what our six remaining contestants can do with this pattern. This means you can now make any bag and enter it in the Community Match…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Rnd THREE Contestants
Who is progressing to Round Three in our Super Online Sewing Match II? Find out what our judges had to say…
How to Modify a Basic Bodice to a Yoke
Tanya Whelan of Grand Revival Designs has a new book out, Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time: The Ultimate Dressmaking Guide. Learn all about the book (with pattern combinations so you can make over 200 different dresses!) and check out Tanya’s tutorial for modifying a basic bodice into a yoke…
Super Online Sewing COMMUNITY Match Update
We want to see photos of the tops, dresses and more you’re sewing for the Super Online Sewing COMMUNITY Match! We added a link-up tool to make it easy to add a photo of your latest entry, and to encourage everyone to hop over to your site for more details. Remember, you can sew through August 28th and enter to win lots of different prizes. You don’t need to sew the same pattern as our challengers; so far we’ve had both a top and a dress challenge, so you can sew any top or any dress to participate…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Round TWO Wrap-Up
See what our Super Online Sewing Match II challengers did with the Marianne Dress challenge in Round Two! Who will continue on to Round Three?…
Marianne Dress Inspiration
Check out some favorite versions of the Marianne Dress, our Round Two Challenge in the Super Online Sewing Match…
How to Choose Swimsuit Fabric
Seamstress Erin gave us lots of helpful Swimsuit Sewing Tips, and now she’s back with a video on How to Choose Swimsuit Fabric! What’s stopping you? Find a style and fit that suits your personality and your body… (Pictured: Our swimsuit tutorial. Link inside.)
Challenger Question Round TWO
Learn more about our Round Two Contestants in the Super Online Sewing Match. We asked them: “Why do you sew?!”…
Boho Leather Fringe Bag Tutorial
Samantha from Handmade by Mrs. H is an independent pattern designer, living in Wales, UK. Samantha specializes in bag sewing patterns and also runs the Sewing Patterns by Mrs. H Etsy shop. She designed this Leather Fringe Bag to take you through all of your summer adventures on into fall. You can use leather or “pleather,” and pop a favorite print in for the lining. Add a little Boho/Coachella vibe to your summer look!…
Super Online Sewing Match Rnd TWO: Marianne Dress
Announcing the Round Two Challenge in our Super Online Sewing Match… It’s the Marianne Dress from Christine Haynes, designed for knits!
Super Online Sewing Match II: Rnd Two Contestants
See who is moving to Round TWO in our Super Online Sewing Match, and read what the judges had to say about the challengers’ Sutton Blouses…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Round ONE Wrap-Up
Round One is complete! The ten challengers in our Super Online Sewing Match II are done with their True Bias Sutton Blouses, and now present them to you and to our judges. Our judges are tasked some very difficult decisions. In the next two days they will evaluate submissions based on sewing quality, fit and style, and they must (gulp!) eliminate two challengers in this round. See what our challengers made!…
Super Online Sewing Match II: Quick Facts
Get the latest Super Online Sewing Match links in one handy spot… Here’s all you need to know.
Challenger Question Round ONE
We have ten challengers in our Super Online Sewing Match II, busily sewing away on their Sutton Blouses. It’s fun to get to know the contestants as the challenges progress, so we ask them a question during each round. First we want to know: How did you learn to sew? (Let’s hear it for the moms, grandmas and aunts out there, plus 4-H and home economics classes!…)
Sutton Blouse Inspiration
Let the games begin! Check out some of our favorite Sutton Blouses, the Round ONE Challenge in our Super Online Sewing Match…
How to Create a Side Seam Slit (on any garment!)
Our challengers are sewing away on their first Super Online Sewing Match II challenge, the Sutton Blouse! Kelli from True Bias was our Grand Prize Winner in the first Super Online Sewing Match, and now she has a thriving business with popular garment patterns for women and children. Kelli’s Sutton Blouse design features side seam slits, a nice detail that can elevate garments from standard to special. Kelli shows you how to create a side seam slit below; follow her lead and the Sutton Blouse will sew up in a breeze!
