Welcome to Day 2 of our Stella sew-a-long! Today is a pretty easy day. If you are doing the keyhole option, we will take a few minutes today to hem the opening! Remember, you can hem using a coverstitch machine, a stretch stitch on your regular machine, or you could even get a little creative and finish with a rolled…
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We are SO excited about this month’s Stella, Women’s Stella, and Dolly Stella sew-a-long! If you’ve sewn up a Stella before, you know it’s jam-packed with options; a v-back, keyhole back, off shoulder option, and a full back option. One of the questions we see frequently is how to hack the Stella pattern to be sleeveless. If you sew it up…
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We are LOVING the new Alice and Women’s Alice dress; every tester looked so stunning in the versions they sewed up for us. It was so fun to see their personalities come out in the styling, too. Alice features: separates or dress option boatneck or mock turtleneck necklines sleeveless, short, half, 3/4, or long sleeves flattering 1/4 circle skirt in…
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Sutton has been one of our favorites since it released, and now we’re adding a baby version! Baby Sutton comes in sizes newborn through 18-24 months, and includes all of the precious options that are included in the original Sutton. As an added bonus, we have a few adorable hacks for you! Some of these hacks can be used on…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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