How to Add a Ruffle to the Monday Morning Dress

How to Add a Ruffle to the Monday Morning Dress

Hello everybody, Ilse here from @Sewsewilse. I’m glad to be back on the EAM Blog! These days I can’t have enough dresses! Summer is in full swing and nothing is so wonderful to wear loose and flowy...
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South Shore Romper & Wrap Skirt Pattern MashUp

South Shore Romper & Wrap Skirt Pattern MashUp

I’m not really much into rompers, but after seeing all of the lovely South Shore Rompers in the Ellie and Mac FB group, I had to get this pattern.  I decided, though, that I want to add a skirt to ...
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South Shore Romper + Breezy Mashup

South Shore Romper + Breezy Mashup

Hi gang! This mashup happened because I recently sewed up the South Shore Romper for a client and she absolutely loved it. I am personally not a romper kinda girl mostly because I don’t look forwar...
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Neckband Perfection

Neckband Perfection

Hi friends! This is Lakeisha from @Sincerely, Shantelle and today we are going to chat about neckbands. All Ellie and Mac patterns come with a pattern piece for the neckbands, but oftentimes we see...
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Discoverer Tee Hack: Adding a ruffle

Discoverer Tee Hack: Adding a ruffle

Hi everyone, here is Lesley alias Frullemieke from the blog https://frullemieke.blogspot.be again.Today I’m gonna show you a little hack on the Discoverer Tee Pattern, I’ve added a ruffle to it.Her...
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Oasis Swimsuit Hack

Oasis Swimsuit Hack

Cut your pattern and fabric according to instructions from E & M’s Oasis swimsuit pattern, except for pattern piece “Front Bodice”. This piece will no longer be cut on the fold because it will ...
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Adjusting your neckline

Adjusting your neckline

Hi! This is Marieke again. How often do you look at shirts and dresses in a store or at Pinterest and you think: I can make that too! And you can! That’s so cool about sewing, to make what you love...
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Top 5 Sewing Must Haves

Top 5 Sewing Must Haves

There’s something about the fresh spring air and the promise of warm weather that always seems to bring new sewists about and I just love that! There is so much to learn when it comes to sewing and...
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How to adjust the length of the Beach Crop Top

How to adjust the length of the Beach Crop Top

Hello there! It’s Melissa again and I have a modification for the kids Beach Dreaming Crop Top pattern (affiliate link) I wanted to share with you. This is one of my most favorite Ellie and Mac pat...
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Learn how to hack an open sleeve to the be dreamy dress sewing pattern by Ellie and Mac Sewing Patterns

Be Dreamy Open Sleeve Hack

Hello Everyone! I'm so excited to be able to share with you my Open Sleeve mod for the Be Dreamy dress! You know, the dress with endless possibilities, that looks so good on every body type! :DAs s...
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Sleeve Fit 101: Types, Wrinkles, Directions and More

Sleeve Fit 101: Types, Wrinkles, Directions and More

Have you ever made a shirt and thought it was just about the most perfect thing ever! And you put it on and feel super good about yourself because it fits and the color is pretty much perfect and y...
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Learn How To Create This Pinspiration: Using The Strawberry Kisses Romper

Learn How To Create This Pinspiration: Using The Strawberry Kisses Romper

Hey all! If you have seen my Pinspiration Hack from the Spring Challenge. I’m going to share to all y’ all how I did it.  The pattern sizes I used were a 5 width and 4 height. (So some adjustments...
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Autumn Spice Nursing Hack

Autumn Spice Nursing Hack

Easy? Putting a zipper in? If you’re like me…… zippers freak you out and they do not seem ‘easy’.But I’ll let you into a little secret. They are SUPER easy! And I’m going to show you exactly how to...
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Twist it Up Hack: how to move the knot

Twist it Up Hack: how to move the knot

Well hello my fellow sewing enthusiasts! I’m Sam and am excited to share a fun little hack with you today. The Twist it Up Top came out recently and, while it’s really cute, we’ve had several reque...
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Be the Leader Romper Hack

Be the Leader Romper Hack

I am a sucker for baby rompers! Now that summer and warmer weather is approaching, I’m all about romper sewing! Today I wanted to share with you a quick hack to turn the Be the Leader into a bummie...
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How to use the Duchess Pattern for making a Bomberjacket

How to use the Duchess Pattern for making a Bomberjacket

When I was sewing the Romper for my daughter I wanted to make a little jacket too for creating a ‘cool’ look. So I started thinking…. And it was pretty easy to change a couple of things to create s...
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Swapping Bands for a Facing, a Finishing Technique Tutorial

Swapping Bands for a Facing, a Finishing Technique Tutorial

Hey y’all!! It’s Lakeisha from Sincerely, Shantelle, again. Today I’m sharing with you a technique to help transform the neckline of ANY Ellie and Mac pattern. Many of them come with neckbands. Whi...
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High Hopes Lucky Girl Mash Up

High Hopes Lucky Girl Mash Up

Pinspiration, ever heard of? Pinterest, so many ideas, and so little time …These days I keep quite a few screenshots of items of clothing that I like. I keep them as inspiration. I recently took th...
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