You guys! My newest pattern, Isla, is here!! Isla is designed for knit fabrics and has a fitted bodice with a gathered skirt attached at the natural waist to make...
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As I get ready to launch my Isla sewing pattern for knits, I thought it would be nice to point you to some knit sewing resources here on my blog!...
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All of my PDF sewing patterns for women's garments are now available in print-at-home and large-scale format for printing at a copy shop. I haven't seen much discussion or explanation about copy...
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I bought some dusty-blush colored rayon tencel twill from IndieSew a couple months ago (it's out of stock now, womp womp) and immediately started seeing the color everywhere. I think...
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Last week I posted this photo on Instagram to show off the new Ellesquare pincushion that Karen gave me for my birthday, and I got so many comments asking for...
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I'm so excited to be a part of the Observer fabric blog tour today! I'm showing off this lovely voile indigo-shibori print from my dear friend April Rhodes' latest line of fabric...
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There are lots of ways to sew a bias binding to finish a garment, so I've put together a series of tutorials to walk you through three of my favorite options! You'll see...
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I'm pretty excited about this one! I love to hack patterns, and the simplest hacks are sometimes the best hacks. Since releasing the Gemma sewing pattern last month, I've wanted...
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Look!! Jess made this awesome flowy Gemma tank out of Field Study rayon which I would steal but it's not my size. I am also coveting her hair. Moving on. She used the...
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This is the third and final tutorial in my bias binding series. Many of my women's sewing patterns, including the Gemma tank shown in this post, use bias binding to finish the neckline and armholes. There...
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This is the second tutorial in my bias binding series. Many of my women's sewing patterns, including the Gemma tank shown in this post, use bias binding to finish the neckline and armholes. There are...
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I've been excited to share a few bias binding tutorials with you ever since I released my Gemma tank sewing pattern (which also happens to be the tank shown in these...
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Hi hi!! Happy Friday! I just wanted to let you know that I'm a guest today on Vickie Howell's CRAFT-ish podcast. Vickie has had a successful career as an author,...
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Making your own bias binding is something that is so easy to do! A number of my sewing patterns, including Washi, Ruby, Josephine, and my most recent pattern, Gemma, use bias binding to finish...
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Check out this lovely linen Gemma with a contrast binding that we whipped up while Jess was in the studio last week! Using a different fabric for armhole and neckline bindings is a great...
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