How to Add Stripes to Any Sleeve Pattern: Step-by-Step Color-Blocking Tutorial

How to Add Stripes to Any Sleeve Pattern: Step-by-Step Color-Blocking Tutorial

Here’s how to alter your pattern to include a stripe or two, or three. Let's get creative. Adjusting the sleeve pattern pieces: 1. Get your basic sleeve pattern (this would work with a set-in sleev...
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✨ Sewing the Ellie & Mac Batwing Dress: Cute, Flirty, and Surprisingly Easy ✨

✨ Sewing the Ellie & Mac Batwing Dress: Cute, Flirty, and Surprisingly Easy ✨

This ended up being such a cute dress pattern. I liked the tester photos I saw on the website, but after making it – I like it even more than I thought I would! The Pattern This sewing pattern is ...
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How to Sew 3 Gorgeous Fall Dresses Using Only Two Ellie & Mac Patterns

How to Sew 3 Gorgeous Fall Dresses Using Only Two Ellie & Mac Patterns

Hi friends! It’s Amy here again today. Today I am going to show you how to create some great Fall dresses by combining elements from Ellie and Mac patterns… and the great thing is you only need tw...
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How to Adjust the Handle Cut-Outs for the Warm and Cozy Slow Cooker Carrier Pattern

How to Adjust the Handle Cut-Outs for the Warm and Cozy Slow Cooker Carrier Pattern

Did you know that Ellie and Mac has a sewing pattern for slow cookers? It's called the Warm and Cozy Slow Cooker Carrier Pattern. It's such a great pattern to have if you want to transport your sl...
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Vintage-Inspired Sewing: Adding a Woven Ribbon and Bow to the Sadie Bubble Skirt

Vintage-Inspired Sewing: Adding a Woven Ribbon and Bow to the Sadie Bubble Skirt

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...
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Reinventing a Vintage Look: The Fit & Flare Dress Sewing Pattern with Ellie & Mac

Reinventing a Vintage Look: The Fit & Flare Dress Sewing Pattern with Ellie & Mac

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 fashi...
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