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Sewing the Talvikki Sweater
Sewing the Talvikki Sweater by Named Patterns, a tutorial on raising the armhole to make a less oversized sweater.


A Romantic Neighborhood Sweatshirt
Add a ruffle and back bow to give a feminine touch to the Neighborhood Sweatshirt.


Sewing an Heirloom Afternoon Tea Blouse
Hi Everyone, I am over on the Oliver + S blog today with a tutorial on using heirloom methods to sew an Afternoon Tea Blouse! The Afternoon Tea Blouse is one of the new patterns from Liesl and Co . It has these wonderful lace insets that are just perfect for using heirloom methods! For the blouse, I used lace insertion and entredeux to form my fabric for the lace strips and have a full tutorial on how I put it together. The Afternoon Tea Blouse pat


How to add a Shirt Tail Hem and Sew a Layered Sweater!
When Liesl sent the Advisor's Circle the sketch of the Neighborhood Sweatshirt, we were all excited to try it. Normally, a sweatshirt...


Serging a Great Neckband
As you know if you have been reading my blog for a while I am a big fan of knits and especially of smocking on knits. Sewing knits isn’t...


Welcoming Fall with a Great Shirt Dress!
The weather is turning cooler here and to help make that transition into Fall I finally took my own advice and made myself a Shirt Dress!...


Sewing a French Skirt
The other night I fell down the rabbit hole of French Sewing Blogs ( a very fun way to spend an evening) and I spotted the November Skirt...


Adding Tucks to the Classic Shirt
A tutorial on how to add tucks to a classic shirt pattern.


The Chai Tee Dress and Tunic!
Hi Everyone, I am over at the Oliver + S website again today! I have a tutorial on how to extend the Chai Tee into a tunic or dress. This...


The Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt
Hi Everyone! Today I am over at the Oliver + S blog participating in the Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt Sew-Along. I love my Extra Sharp...


Making a Pattern Your Own!
As sewists we are fortunate. We are sewing during a time when there are tons of creative and wonderful sewing patterns available to us....


Adding a Touch of Smocking to an Adult Garment
How to alter the Alice sewing pattern from Tessuti Fabrics to add smocking.
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