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Hi Sewing Friends, It’s Sarah from Sewingfun101. One of the reasons I started to sew was so that I could create beautiful clothing that fit my body shape, personality and style. My sewing journey s...

How to Finish Curves with Bias Binding Hi friends! Lakeisha, again, from Sincerely, Shantelle and on this blog, I’m sharing with you how to get great results with Bias Binding. Do you find curve...

✂️ Lined Harper Everyday Jacket Hack – Elevate Your Handmade Wardrobe Hi friends! I’m Jacqui—also known as the Mad Sewing Scientist—and I’ve been sewing for several years with a love for garment se...

Hi Sewing Friends, It's Sarah from Sewingfun101. I am so excited to be sharing another tutorial with you! When I'm not blogging you can find me in front of my sewing machine, stitching up yet anoth...

Choose Your Own Adventure Pattern - Sarah Wide Sleeve Sweater Hi! My name is Devorah and I love to sew! I’ve been actively sewing for five years and now have a wardrobe that might be more than 80...

Sewing with Stretch Fabrics – a Beginner-Friendly Guide Hi, I’m Em, you may have seen me around on the Ellie and Mac Facebook group.  I love sewing all sorts from bags to clothes, but my speciality...

Adding a Woven Ribbon and Bow to the Sadie Bubble Skirt Lately I have been keen on incorporating vintage style clothing into my wardrobe. True vintage patterns are often difficult to work with as t...

Reinventing a Vintage Look: The Fit & Flare Dress Sewing Pattern with Ellie & Mac Fit & Flare Dress (c.1956) Hi Sewing Friends, The 1950’s were a particularly wonderful era for fashio...

Some time during high school my son decided that he did not like jeans and would only wear cargo pants. As he grew taller but not wider, finding clothes for his lower half became a difficult task, ...

Flared Petal Sleeve Tutorial Hi my friends! I’m back again today with another Hack Your Pattern installment. In today’s post, I will show you how to take a regular sleeve pattern and modify it i...

Hi! I’m Valérie, a mom of three, and I’ve been passionate about sewing for almost six years. I started because I wanted to create clothes that fit my children’s body shapes, but I quickly f...

When you've found a beautiful sewing pattern, just know you can do much more with it than the original design! This blog will show how you can recreate my favorite hack: the cropped, fitted rash gu...

Hello sewing friends! I’m super excited about this blog post because this project is my first sew since packing up the sewing room in late July for the family move (so for about six weeks). Sewing ...

I am totally obsessed with Bishop sleeves! They are so romantic and dramatic all at the same time! The good news is that Ellie & Mac sleeves, for the most part, are interchangeable. The Bish...

Hello, I am here to show you how I made my Puff Sleeve Bodysuit into a bodycon dress using the Puff Sleeve Peplum, Dress, & Bodysuit Pattern  and the Day To Night Pattern. Its quite easy and ju...

Hello sewing friends! Did your sewing journey include a few detours where you bought all sorts of fabric you probably aren’t using today? Mine did! From delicious looking quilting cottons to heavy ...

Hello everyone! When you read this blog you for sure saw the great new Oversized Tee pattern! It’s a versatile pattern with many options and it also includes three crop top lengths! I can hear you...

Hey! It’s Sarah from Sew Salty and Free! I want to share you a really cute way to fancy up the Sunny Day Tunic/Dress. We’ll look at how to add an accent piece to the waistband and create a self-dra...