Jordan is our newest release for kids and adults!! Jordan is a great staple top pattern with loads of options! There are several different length options, multiple sleeve lengths (including sleeveless and thumbhole sleeves!), neckband or hood options, and lots of other optional features! Even though the Jordan patterns are already packed full of different features, we added a few…
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Jordan Hacks
Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 7
Woohoo, we made it to Day 7 of our Vivienne & Dylan sew-a-long! I hope you were able to make some new items that you (or the person you sew for) love! It’s safe to say my own kids are big fans of both Vivienne and Dylan. 🙂 I was also excited to use up these scraps I’ve been…
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Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 6
We’ve made it to Day 6, the end of our sewing days! Just a quick note – you’ll notice that the steps vary depending on which pattern you’re sewing up, since construction is slightly different. Working on Vivienne? Today we are hemming (and adding pockets if you’re doing that option; I did not include them on my Vivienne!). Working on…
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Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 5
Almost to the end of our Vivienne & Dylan sew-a-long! Today is Day 5. Just a quick note – you’ll notice that the steps vary depending on which pattern you’re sewing up, since construction is slightly different. Working on Vivienne? Today’s step is attaching both neck and arm binding! Working on Dylan? Today calls for a quick neckband! Note –…
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Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 4
It’s already Day 4 of our Vivienne & Dylan sew-a-long! Just a quick note – you’ll notice that the steps vary depending on which pattern you’re sewing up, since construction is slightly different. Working on Vivienne? Today we are attaching the side panels, and sewing our shoulder seams. You can use a serger for both steps, or a stretch stitch…
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Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 3
Welcome to Day 3 of our Vivienne & Dylan sew-a-long! Just like yesterday, you’ll notice that the steps vary depending on which pattern you’re sewing up, since construction is slightly different. Working on Vivienne? Today’s step is a little more time consuming than yesterday, but still not bad! Today we are gathering our skirt pieces, and then attaching our skirts…
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Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 2
Today is Day 2 of our Vivienne & Dylan sew-a-long! You’ll notice that the steps vary depending on which pattern you’re sewing up, since construction is slightly different. Working on Vivienne? Today’s step is quick and easy! We are going to attach clear elastic to the bottom of the bodice pieces. The elastic will get stitched to the right side…
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Vivienne & Dylan Sew-a-long: Day 1
Vivienne and Dylan are our sew-a-long patterns for this month! Don’t have your copies yet? Grab them over here! This month’s sew-a-long is sponsored by Thread & Grain, and of course, M4M and P4P. We also have a few more surprises coming this week so stay tuned!! Vivienne and Women’s Vivienne are both quick, knit patterns that are PERFECT…
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Tea Party Collection: Pippa Hacks
Pippa is one of the patterns in our newest collection, The Tea Party Collection! I just love the sweet and classic look of all the patterns in this collection, and I cannot get enough of all the sweet treats, our first felt food pattern!! Pippa is a classic style dress, with a bodice that hits at the natural waist….
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How to Make Bias Binding
I absolutely love adding a pop of contrasting colour for a circle hemline using bias binding like I did with this Sutton dress pictured above. It has so many great uses for clothing. But what exactly is it? And how do you make your own? What is Binding? Binding is a long strip of fabric used to cover raw fabric edges…
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