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Fixing the Timing on a Serger Model: Brother 1034D There is nothing more frustrating than trying to finish a project and realizing that your serger is no longer producing perfect stitches. You go...

Feel Pretty Skort Hack – Tutorial using the Ellie & Mac Feel Pretty Shorts Pattern By Candi Johnson | Sew In Love Couture If you’re a fan of the Ellie & Mac Feel Pretty Shorts, you're going...

Hi Sewing Friends, Have you ever wanted to sew your undergarments? Whether it’s for comfort, fit or style, Ellie and Mac has got you covered. In this tutorial I will show you how to modify the Nyec...

DIY: Puff Top Sleeve Heyyyy friends! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about ways to create more regular content here for you all, and I think I have finally found the solution! I am currently enr...

Hi everyone! It is Leonie with another blog for Ellie & Mac. It's been a little while since I last shared with you, and I'm excited to get back at it. This time, I will share with you multiple ...

Feel Pretty Shirred Waistband Hack Shirring has always been one of those things that intrigued me. Garments with the technique always look adorable, and it gives a little wiggle room in the even...

Hello Sewing Friends, Is there such a thing as too many bags? It seems that no matter how many I make, I simply must have more. Bags are the perfect accessory to my closet full of fabulous Ellie...

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...

Ruffle Puff Sleeve Hack One of my favorite (and one of the easiest) ways to change up a top or dress is by modifying the sleeves. I do it pretty often on tried and trues, new patterns, you name ...

Adding a ruffle to the Felicia Custom Cup Size Dress sewing pattern can give it a lovely, decorative touch. I used the mini cut line for my dress and I love how it turned out. Here’s a step-by-step...

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...

Hi sewing friends! I’ve been going through a bit of a woven phase lately, largely driven by all the gorgeous woven fabrics I’ve been seeing around – lovely linens, flowy gauze, delicious poplins…I’...

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, Vanessa here from Mom of 5 Trying To Survive. Today I’m going to show you how to add deep pockets to pajama pants. I added these pockets to my son's pajama pants, but you could do this to ad...

Hi there! This is Manda, and I am so excited to tell you about this hack of the Kids Patch Hoodie! Today I have a tutorial for you on how to adjust this pattern into a Sweater Dress. While testing...

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 ...