Day 5: Almost finished! Today’s job is to work on buttonholes and buttons. I strongly recommend using the buttonhole attachment for your sewing machine, but I know that isn’t always a possibility! To use the buttonhole attachment for your machine, refer to your machine’s manual. We also have lots of helpful buttonhole/button tips here. If you want to use your…
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Day 4: Today we’re going to knock out our sleeves! This includes all sleeve pieces – plackets, binding, ties, cuffs, etc., as well as attaching our sleeves to the dress. Sleeveless/Flutter Sleeve: No sleeve pieces needed, but you *will* need 1.2″ single fold bias tape. OPTIONAL: Flutter piece x 2 TIP: start bias tape on back side of arm hole…
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Day 3: We’re halfway through our Reese Sew-a-long! I hope you’re hanging in there okay ๐ Today we’re going to be constructing and attaching our collar pieces, and hemming our garment. In today’s video, I’m doing a traditional collar, but I’ve included some tips below for the military style ruffle collar. Traditional Collar: Four fabric pieces total – one collar…
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Day 2: Today is Day 2 of our Reese Sew-a-long! As I mentioned yesterday, daily steps are a little more involved with this pattern so that we can get it all knocked out! Each step is broken down a bit more below, to hopefully give you as much guidance as possible. Bust Dart: NOTE: You can also do this prior…
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Hi everyone! Who’s in the mood for some pattern-mashing fun? Do you have a movie that has made its mark in your mind and just stuck with you? I have several. One of them is Only You, a romantic comedy featuring Marisa Tomei and a baby-looking Robert Downey Jr. Even though the story is cute and fun, that’s not the…
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Reese in both Women’s and Youth is so perfect for fall, and really not as difficult as it might seem! The days/steps are a bit longer this week, compared to many of our knit sew-a-longs, but it should all still be doable! As usual, I’ll build in some catch-up time at the end ๐ I’ll be sewing up the dress…
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Love Brenda? Love Tess? Hate sleeves? Well, then Arizona is PERFECT for you! With the boutique-feel faux-placket like Brenda, and a fit similar to Tess, Arizona is the tank we are loving for this summer! Arizona is a semi-fitted faux button-up knit top with a binding finish. It’s drafted for knit fabrics with at least 50% stretch and good drape…
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One of the greatest benefits of sewing for yourself is dreaming up creative ways to bring your own fashionable vision to life! The designers at Made for Mermaids do an amazing job of drafting patterns that you can easily customize and sharing the knowledge you need to make that happen. One of the most asked questions in the Made for…
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Hi, Iโm Katy and I am going take you through a list of useful sewing terminology that will help you sew up Made for Mermaids amazing patterns. Whether you sew for fun or are a professional, knowing and using the right terminology shows you know your stuff! A Applique – comes from the French word โappliquer,โ which means to apply…
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Hello Mermaids!ย It’s swim season! Since my daughter really likes to wear swim shorts, I hacked the Lucy shorts and Sabrina underwear. ย This is a simple and practical hack that I love making for myself too! For Supplies you will need: swim knit for the main shorts (Lucy) and for the “lining” (Sabrina) 3/4″ swim elastic for the waistband You…
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