Peyton is our newest set of patterns, and if you and your family are anything like our testers and their families, you’re going to LOVE them! Peyton is loaded with options. Our Youth Peyton includes a nightshirt or top length, banded or hemmed short sleeves, banded or hemmed long sleeves, and an optional chest pocket. Want to make the matching bottoms?…
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Adding Piping to Your Peyton Pajamas
Betty Sleep Romper Hacks
Our newest Lounge & Lace patterns are here! The Betty Sleep Romper and the Rita Robe go perfectly together! We have four simple hacks to give you a few different looks to your Betty Sleep Romper! Front Bodice Binding Hack The Betty Sleep Romper is super cute with the lace overlay, however adding a simple binding to the crossover…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Winners Announced!
Thanks to everyone for joining us for our Gable sew-a-long! I hope you were able to make a pair or two (or more!!) that you love. Our SAL winners for January are: CATHRYN LARKIN – Cathryn made several great pairs – so fun! SHE WINS A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO SURGE FABRIC SHOP, A $20 CREDIT TO MADE FOR MERMAIDS, AND…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Day 6 – Hemming
Woohooo! Today’s our last sew-a-long day! Our only step for today is hemming the leg openings. I used my coverstitch, but you can certainly use a twin needle or just a stretch stitch on your regular sewing machine. You can also serge the raw edges, and then stitch, to mimic the look that the coverstitch gives. We also had a…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Day 5 – Waistband
We’ve arrived at day 5 of our Gable sew-a-long! Today is just attaching our waistband, and that’s it! The video will only show an elastic waistband, but you also have the option for the enclosed waistband in the tutorial. We often see people ask if you can use JUST fabric for the waistband; if you opt to do this, your…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Day 4 – Inner Seams
Hey, hey! It’s day 4 of our Gable sew-a-long! Today we’re going to knock out the inner seam. There’s not much to it at all. I will say that it’s very important that you take accurate seam allowances, or you’ll end up having to ease your fabric in at this step. I recommend clipping the raw edges of each leg…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Day 3 – Center & Hammock Hack
Welcome to day 3 of our Gable sew-a-long! We’re halfway through our week already! Today we’ll be attaching our center piece and hammock pieces if you’re doing that hack! Attaching the center piece is super easy! Just make sure you clip at each end, then the center, and finally ease the rest in. It will not attach with a 1:1…
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Tess Hacks
Looking for your new favorite basic tee pattern? Tess & Tyler are the perfect ones to add to your collection! Even though there are lots of cute options included in the Tess patterns already, we have a few easy hacks for you to try out! Color Blocking Hack Color blocking can be really easy and add some fun details to…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Day 2 – Binding & Optional Fly
Today’s day 2 of our Gable sew-a-long! If you’re not doing the optional fly, you have a freebie day today; you’re welcome to work ahead, use the time to cut out additional pairs, or sew up something you’ve been putting off (I promise I won’t tell if you spend day 2 selfish sewing!!). Don’t forget: when you cut the fabric…
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Gable Sew-a-long: Day 1 – Measuring, Printing, & Cutting
It feels like it’s been ages since we had a sew-a-long, doesn’t it?!? We’re kicking off the new year with a sew-a-long for our popular Gable boxer briefs! We see LOTS of questions about a few steps in the Gable tutorial, so hopefully this sew-a-long will make construction (including the hammock hack) a breeze for you. This month’s SAL is sponsored…
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