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Style Your Swimwear - Create a Beachwear Capsule!

With the release of the Wave Rider Rash Guard Set & Swimsuit Pattern the big question that raises is: how do I style my suit for a day at the beach or the pool? The answer is: create your own ...

Wave Rider Hack: How to Make a Cropped, Fitted Rash Guard

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...

Flat Bum Adjustment - Do I Need It & How To Perform One

Sewing patterns are a base, and to get the best personal fit, you might want to make some pattern adjustments. Before you cut into your lovely fabric, you want to invest a little time in making a ...

Be Bold Dress Pattern Hack - Shirring the Waistline

Hi everyone, I’m Ilse from @sewsewilse from Belgium and I’m so excited to show you what I made, eeeeek!! Are you on team ‘knits’ or ‘woven’? Well, mostly I prefer woven fabrics but knits can also ...

Creating An Everyday Tee for Wovens

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’...

Pattern Hack - True Beauty & Be Captivating Dress Pattern Mash

Hello, my name is Debbie Groves and I am here to share with you another pattern mash blog post. My summers are extremely hot, so I love to go for patterns that have no lining but still give me the...

Create Paper Pattern Pieces Using a Projector

Hello! It’s Sarah from Sewsaltyandfree! I want to talk to you about making paper pattern pieces with your projector! That sounds like it defeats the purpose of the projector a little, right? But st...

My Favorite Fabric Shops

Hey ya’ll! Happy summer sewing, its Suzanne Todd again and I am excited to talk about – FABRIC!!! First, is there anyone of us who doesn’t love (hoard) some good fabric? Don’t judge me and I won’t...

My Top 3: Favorite Dress Patterns

Hi everyone! I’m Deborah, living in Belgium and a huge Ellie & Mac fan. Ellie and Mac has been one of my go-to pattern companies since I started sewing several years ago. They just have so much...

Staycation Skirt Hack Two-Ways!

Summer is in full swing here in California, and it is HOT! The thought of wearing anything constricting that doesn’t have room to flow is just too much for me to handle. This time of year, I live...

How to Sew a Tulip Sleeve

Hi Friends, I am Sequoia from SequoiaLynn Sews and today I have a fun sleeve hack to share. This adorable tulip sleeve is pretty quick to sew and it is a perfect addition to any of the fun, flirty ...

Top 5 Beginner Friendly Sewing Patterns - Part 1: The Everyday Tee

Hi friends, this is Diana here and today we're not really sewing. I am talking about my top favorite tops from Ellie and Mac. These are the easiest, trendiest, cutest tops you can sew and they are ...

Time to Destash and Organize Your Fabric Collection

If you are in the Facebook sewing community or on TikTok or Instagram I'm sure you've seen me around! I'm Kieara, a self taught sewist who's always sewing up the newest patterns! Well I have some e...

True Beauty Top Hack

In my previous blog I hacked the Urban legging and made a top from the True Beauty pattern. This time I will write about the top. I hope you like it! It’s an easy and quick sew and great for the s...

Awesome Pocket Tutorial: How to Add Pockets to The Oversized Tee

Hi there, nice of you to stop by. I'm Ilse, better known on Instagram as Sewsewilse where you'll find all my creations. Today I want to walk you through a really cool hack that I have implemented...

Creating a Gardening Tote Bag (with lots of pockets!)

Hi! I'm Jessica, a guest blogger on the Ellie and Mac blog today. You can usually find me over at my own blog on my website, Let's Go Hobby. I'm excited to write today about a fun pattern hack usi...

Zip Up the Puff Sleeve Top - Hack

Heyyyy, my friends! Lakeisha from Sincerely, Shantelle again with another hack for you. I wanna apologize to those of you who have been waiting a year for this one. Back in March last year, I had...

How to Add a Mesh Overlay

The Staycation Dress Pattern is one of my absolute favorites. I've been dreaming of making it in mesh ever since I first tested the pattern! But what to wear underneath to really highlight the flo...