I made matching swimsuits for Clementine and me. I designed the floral print and had it printed on the sport lycra from Spoonflower.
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This tutorial shows you how to add an elastic casing to the back of Trillium. The pattern is normally sewn with six lines of shirring across the back, but if you prefer an alternative to shirring, this post is for you!
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We’ve changed the name of our Washi pattern to Trillium! Read about the details of this change, why I feel strongly about this decision, and the new name in this post.
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This year MMM has unfolded into a fun personal challenge: instead of sewing new things, I looked for inspiration from the myriad homemade items that I wear on the regular and realized I could put together a handmade rainbow. I decided to wear my me-mades more or less in rainbow order, and I used the hashtag #sewmyownrainbow to gather them all up.
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Now that we’ve launched our updated Washi pattern, I wanted to show you the wonderful versions our testers made!
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The long-awaited Washi update is here! I'm beyond thrilled to announce that our beloved Washi dress & top sewing pattern is now available in our extended size range, and with new bodice pieces for fuller busts.
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A new Washi pattern is coming soon, and in this post I answer your questions about the update and what has changed for this classic pattern.
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We’re on the final steps to complete our Rose Pants! Today we’ll attach the waist band, add elastic to the back waist, and hem our pants.
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It’s Day 4 of our Rose Sewalong and today we are going to pleat and sew inseams and outseams.
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Welcome to Day 3 of the Rose Pants sewalong! Today I’m covering Steps 2-4 of the pattern. In these steps, you’ll sew the center crotch seams and attach the pockets.
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It’s Day 2 of our Rose Sewalong and today we’re talking about how to cut and prep your pattern pieces!
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It’s Day 1 of our Rose Sewalong and today we’re talking about how to print, assemble, and trace your pattern pieces!
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Spring is usually a time when I’m inundated with sewing energy, but personally, I need a bit of sewing motivation right now, and I’m guessing some of you do, too. I’ve got two sets of already-cut-just-waiting-to-sew Rose pant pieces that are currently beckoning from my to-sew pile, so while we work behind the scenes to finish up our Washi pattern update, I thought it would be fun to have a Rose sewalong!
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A new collaboration with Patternsy to offer printed Rose pattern pieces in my shop!
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