Our new Ruby patterns are finally here, and they just might be the answer to your body-con dress dreams! First, if you haven’t, you HAVE to go scope out our tester album. I feel like we rave about how stunning they look in every.single.test, but holy moly! The Ruby tests were no joke. Ruby features top, mini, dress, midi, and…
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Ruby Hacks
Sage Hacks
I hope you’re already in our Facebook group so you don’t miss any of our bombshell testers in their new Sage dresses – they all brought the heat for real. Sage is our newest release at Made for Mermaids, and it’s the PERFECT dress for summer; whether you’re wearing Sage for a girls’ night out, or lounging poolside, it’s the…
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Betsy Bloomer and Baby Tai Hacks
It’s official – the new Betsy Bloomer and Baby Tai patterns are TOO MUCH for me. All these sweet babies, I can’t take it! Whether you’re sewing for your own little ones or for baby shower gifts, sewing to sell or just here to admire the squishy baby cheeks, we hope you’re as excited as we are about our two…
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Mila Hacks
Mila Beach Pants, Crops, and Shorts are the next set of patterns in our Resort Collection, and whew are they ever cute! Mila is available in Women’s and Youth sizing; they make a great addition for every day wear, beach cover ups, yoga pants, date night outfits, and so much more! Choose from short, cropped, or pants length. You can…
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Nadia No Show Hacks
Nadia is here and it’s such a simple, quick & fun pattern. You can choose from low, mid, or high rises in either a cheeky or thong option. You’ll love how quickly and professionally these come together. There are only a few seams, plus the crotch seam and liner are all enclosed – yay! We have a few hacks…
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Aria Sew-a-long: Day 8 – Winners Announced!
Thank you for joining us over the last week for our Aria SAL! Your finished products turned out beautifully 🙂 If you started but haven’t had a chance to finish, or if you are planning to tackle this project after life gets back to “normal” (do we know what that even is anymore????), the videos and blog posts will always…
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Nora Hacks
Nora is such a sweet, simple pattern, with a tidy binding finish and fun keyhole back option (though there is a closed back option, too). Nora’s sleeve options include sleeveless, short, half, 3/4 (excluding Baby Nora), or long sleeves! I know I can’t be the only one dreaming about mashing with sleeves from our other patterns, too. For women’s, length…
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Aria Sew-a-Long: Day 7
Yay! We’re finishing up our Aria sewing today! In today’s video, I’m cleaning up any stray threads and basting stitches, finishing the seam allowances for each tier, and hemming. It’s important to not serge off your elastic when you finish your seam allowances! I just run the raw edges through the serger with my knife disengaged, to make sure no…
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Aria Sew-a-long: Day 6
We are so close to the finish line! Today’s steps are admittedly slow-going, but whew, the end result is so rewarding! If you’re just doing one of the simple skirt options, you will only have one skirt/tier to attach. If you’re doing one of the tiered options, you will have two-three tiers to attach. In the video, I attach the…
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Aria Sew-a-long: Day 5
We’ve arrived at Day 5! Today’s sewing isn’t glamorous, and truthfully can feel downright tedious, but putting in the time and effort today will pay off in the next several steps. There are lots of different methods for gathering; we have lots of tips and info in our 101 blog post. We’ve found the most professional and even looking gathers…
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