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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! :D

As soon as it came out, I knew I had to have it. And I had the perfect fabric for it.
Except. That I only had 3 yards- just shy of the recommended yardage- and being 5'10”, I was going to need every bit of it.

So what's there to do, but improvise? ;) I knew I still wanted a sleeve that was light and airy, and would compliment the style of the dress, but what?

An open sleeve! And since ¾ sleeves are my jam, that's the length I went for. I had never done an open sleeve before, much less without a pattern and no actual sleeve piece to go by, so I decided to give it a try with the sleeve from the Autumn Spice Top(another favorite), as my base. And it worked! It worked perfectly!! And it worked using the smaller scrap pieces I had left over from cutting out the rest of the dress! So without further ado, let me show you how you can recreate the look

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 your top stitching was on point and it just really feels good! Then you go to take a selfie and look in the mirror and find wrinkles? And not the kind on your face, because those are totally different and I'm not going to tell you any great secrets to prevent that, because that's just part of life. But sleeve wrinkles, when you aren't expecting them, those can almost be worse! Only because you know there was probably something you could have done about them, but what?

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 may need to be done on your end.) ***Always make a muslin of your garment when adjusting any pattern***

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 do that using the Autumn Spice as a base. Here’s the one I created…. My friend didn’t even notice the zip until I pointed it out to her!!!

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 requests for how to move the knot to the side of the shirt. Have no fear….it’s actually easier than you’d expect.

First, you’ll cut your back bodice piece out like normal. For the front bodice piece you’ll just cut it straight across. Do not cut out the knot section of the pattern.

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 bummies style romper with an elastic casing waist by mashing it with the Cape Cod.

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 something new! Of course I have to share that, because maybe you would like to do the same!

Scrap- Bustin' DIY Hanging Kitchen Towel

Do you ever contemplate, What am I going to do with all these scraps? I know I do. I am not one to waste, especially if its a favorite fabric print. I was fishing round on the web on creations I could make with scraps the size of a fat quarter or less, and low and behold I found the perfect all season craft located on Pinterest. “Jackpot”...Not only could I use up my scraps, but I could make gifts for any occasion. You can gift these for house warming gifts, Christmas presents, birthdays, Teacher Appreciation or Anniversary. I plan to make many of these for my kitchen to reflect the changing of seasons and holidays.

This scrap-bustin' do it yourself craft is a hanging kitchen towel. With this quick step by step tutorial you will be able to sew a kitchen towel with a tab at the top that can be used to fold over and attach to a drawer pull, oven door or towel rail. These hanging towels are perfect, the hanging tab allows the towel to stay in place. Let's have some fun!

How To Reverse Coverstitch for Decorative Effect

Hi everyone! Today we’re looking at how to Reverse Coverstitch for decorative topstitching effect on your clothes! I’m using the Kid’s Joggers, one of my favorite patterns and always my go-to for fun hacks like this. For this tutorial, we will be using a coverstitch machine. If you don’t have one, don’t worry!

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. While neckbands are a quick
and neat way to finish a knit garment, I find that sometimes I desire a
different look for the finish. This was the case when I made my first Breezy top.
I decided I wanted to omit the neckband, but I did not want the bodice
lined either, because I was using French Terry. A facing was the perfect
compromise, and I have used this technique in various other patterns
since.

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 these screenshots:

I came across these while testing for the High Hopes Dolman Top by Ellie & Mac.
Immediately I was reminded of one of the previous tests I participated in, that of the Lucky Girl Top by Ellie & Mac.

Moto Patch Hack: How to Add a Moto Effect to the Kids Joggers

Hi crafty friends!! Today I want to show you how to get this awesome moto look on your kid’s joggers! Lucky for us, there are already sweet color-blocking pattern pieces included, so we just have to create the moto look on the fabric. Here is how I created mine!