Just about at the finish line for our Hudson sew-a-long! It’s been a quick week, that’s for sure. It’s been so fun watching your hoodies come together the last few days! Today we’ll tackle the cuffs and waistband. In the video, I’ll show you two simple ways to prep your cuffs/bands! Either option will work just fine on Hudson 🙂…
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Hudson Hoodie Sew-a-long: Day 5
Hudson Hoodie Sew-a-long: Day 4
We’re sewing up the side seams of our hoodies today! The cooler weather I was experiencing earlier this week was a total false alarm, by the way. Back to burning up, today! 🙂 Today’s step is super quick and easy! We are just closing up our side seams. Only two days left, and then we’ll have tackled the Hudson Hoodie!…
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Hudson Hoodie Sew-a-long: Day 3
We’re halfway through our Hudson Hoodie sewing! It never seems as tedious when we only have to tackle a little bit each day. Just joining? Grab your copies over here, and then head to our FB SAL group! Our only job today is to attach our sleeves! SO quick! My biggest suggestion for attaching sleeves is to match the sleeve…
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Hudson Hoodie Sew-a-long: Day 2
Listen, all this talk about sweatshirts already this week must have worked because I was downright COLD tonight, for the first time in months. Ok, so maybe it was just a coincidence, but I am here for it all the same!! We’re heading in to Day 2 of our Hudson Hoodie sew-a-long. Don’t have your copies yet? Grab them over here!…
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Hudson Hoodie Sew-a-long: Day 1 + Lining Hack!
I’ve been so excited to start the Hudson Hoodie sew-a-long! I’m hoping if I sew enough hoodies this week, fall will finally arrive! It has been getting cooler at night at least, but I’m still not sure I’m ready for a hoodie! Don’t have your copies yet? Grab them over here! This month’s sew-a-long is sponsored by Q|A Fabrics, Thread…
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Nevaeh Hacks
The Nevaeh patterns are our newest release! It’s extra special because it is our first release to include our three new sizes (Ruby, Lilac, and Navy), AND we’ve included metric and imperial charts in all three patterns! With TONS of options, it’s the perfect transition piece as we head in to fall! Many of our testers are still sweating…
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Knit Binding 101
We see so many requests for help with binding on necklines, straps, etc, and with the release of Nevaeh, we knew it was time to come to your rescue! Truthfully, it is not as difficult as it seems, as long as you take your time and are precise with your seam allowances! Unfortunately, there are no “shortcuts” for neat and…
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DIY Halloween Costumes
Can you believe it’s already OCTOBER? I know some of you have already had to crank your heat up, but it’s still a billion degrees where I am, so I’m certainly not sad about the arrival of fall. With any luck, the weather will catch up soon so I can enjoy all of my fall favorites! My kids are not waiting…
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Penelope Hacks
Our new Penelope Princess Seam Dress is here! We know some of you are always on the hunt for new sleeve options, and Penelope definitely delivers! Choose from regular (short, half, or long) sleeves, puff short sleeves, banded bishop sleeves, or ruffle sleeves! There are also two hem lengths. Penelope is great in cotton lycra, sweater knit, double brushed poly,…
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Penelope Full Bust Adjustment
FULL BUST ADJUSTMENT ON THE PENELOPE PRINCESS SEAM DRESS Hi, I’m Dana Cole, Chief Chicken at The Slippy Chicken Company, and I was asked by Megan to do a little blog post covering how to do a Full Bust Adjustment on the Penelope princess seam dress, which has just been released by Made for Mermaids. I have to say that…
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