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How To Lay Out Pattern Pieces For Sewing Success

February 28, 2017 by Katrina 16 Comments

The way you place your pattern pieces on your fabric is very important. This is another step in making sure the clothes you sew don’t look homemade. Placing your patterns on your fabric incorrectly can lead to your garment fitting poorly. Find out the 4 things you need to do during pattern layout that will eliminate some sewing and fitting headaches. Read the blog post now or pin it to save for later.

I told you the 3 things you should do to your fabric before you cut. Now that your fabric is ready to be cut, it’s time to lay out pattern pieces. If you want to avoid homemade sewing results, your pattern pieces must be placed on your fabric correctly. If pattern pieces aren’t cut straight, they […]

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3 Things You Need To Do Before You Cut Your Fabric

February 14, 2017 by Katrina 12 Comments

Fabric preparation is very important. It can mean the difference between having a garment that looks homemade and one that beautifully handmade. Find out what 3 things you need to do before you cut your fabric. Read the blog post now or pin it to save for later.

  Sewing a beautifully handmade garment doesn’t start with the sewing. We know that the fabric we choose has to work with the pattern, or our garment will look homemade from the start. But after you choose the right pattern and fabric, preparing the fabric for cutting needs to take place. Today, I’m going to talk about […]

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15 Sewing Tools You Need For A Complete Starter Toolkit

October 13, 2016 by Katrina 21 Comments

As a sewing beginner, you don’t have to have every sewing tool ever sold in your toolkit. Depending on what type of sewing projects you start with, some sewing tools you just won’t need right away. You can add tools to your sewing kit as you need them. So what sewing tools should you start out with? This blog post will tell you about 15 sewing tools that will give you a complete starter toolkit. Read the blog post now or pin it to save for later.

As a sewing beginner, you don’t have to have every sewing tool ever sold in your toolkit. Depending on what type of sewing projects you start with, some sewing tools you just won’t need right away. You can add tools to your sewing kit as you need them. So what sewing tools should you start out […]

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How To Make The Best Use Of Your Sewing Time

September 20, 2016 by Katrina 18 Comments

Sewing time can be hard to come by, so you want to get as much done in that time as possible. I show you 2 ways - Make a plan and group like tasks together. I also give you 3 printables to help you make the best use of your sewing time that you can download. Read the blog post or pin to save for later.

It’s hard to find time to sew. If you’re like me you could sew all day, every day. Or at least every other day. But that crazy thing called life just won’t let you. Our daily responsibilities demand our attention and time. So when we do get that special time to sew, we want it to […]

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Adding Seams in Patternmaking, Lesson 3

June 21, 2016 by Katrina 17 Comments

In Lesson 3, the final lesson in the Patternmaking Plain & Simple Series, I show you how to use darts to add seams to your sewing pattern. Practice this patternmaking method by downloading the worksheet and extra video tutorials. Read the blog post and watch the video tutorial on adding seams in patternmaking or pin to view later.

In Lesson 1, we learned how to manipulate or move darts using the Slash/Spread and the Pivot Method. In Lesson 2, we learned how to combine darts to create new designs using the same methods. (If you haven’t looked at the tutorials for Lesson 1 and 2, do that now and come back to this […]

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Free Tutorials & Worksheets to Help You Sew For Your Curves

May 31, 2016 by Katrina Leave a Comment

This is a library of free sewing & patternmaking resources for curvy women who sew. This sewing library is digital so you can and more resources will be added. Find out how you can get access.

Hi Everyone! This is just a small interruption in my patternmaking series to let you know about something I created just for you. In fact, it was my patternmaking series that made me realize I needed to create this for you. “What is it”, you ask? It’s a library of free sewing resources that I’ve created […]

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Combining Darts in Patternmaking, Lesson 2

March 17, 2016 by Katrina 14 Comments

In Lesson 1, I talked about the importance of darts when making your own patterns and I showed you how to manipulate or move darts using 2 methods – the Slash/Spread Method and the Pivot Method. (If you haven’t looked at the tutorial for Lesson 1 and done the work, I suggest you do that […]

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Importance of Darts in Patternmaking, Lesson 1

March 2, 2016 by Katrina 51 Comments

The thought of making your own patterns can be daunting. After all, it looks complicated at times. I remember wanting to learn patternmaking so bad, before so much information was available on the Internet. Actually, before the Internet existed. (How did we ever live without it?) I knew one person who knew how to make […]

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5 DIY Dress Form Tutorials for Solo Fitting

November 21, 2015 by Katrina 4 Comments

A dress form can be a life saver when you have to do fittings for yourself, by yourself. Especially if it’s a duplicate of your body and shape. But a custom made dress form is expensive. Unless you make it yourself, that is. And according to the Internet, there are many different ways to make […]

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20 Mistakes Sewing Beginners Make

October 31, 2015 by Katrina 55 Comments

Hello Everyone! In September I went back to the basics of patternmaking with 2 posts on budget-friendly patternmaking tools. This month I want to deal with sewing by helping my sewing friends, who are beginners, avoid some time and money wasting situations. Sewing is one of my favorite things to do, and I want it to be one […]

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Recently, I had to fix a gaping neckline on my pattern. I’m always reluctant to mess with my neckline because I don’t want my shoulders or armholes to be affected. So this time I decided to take the excess from both my front and my back neckline. Today, I’m going to show you how to make a gaping neckline pattern adjustment on the front and back neckline.

How To Make A Gaping Neckline Pattern Adjustment

Lengthen or shorten pattern alterations are some of the easiest to do. They should also be the first alteration you do, before you make any changes to the width of your pattern. Lengthen/shorten lines are the best place to change the length of your pattern.

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Sewing pattern instructions have a lot of information in them. While the amount of information can be overwhelming, the pattern instructions are there to help you through the process of sewing that particular pattern. On the blog, I go through each part of the pattern instructions (10 areas to be exact) and explain them.

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