Also referred to as a “modern silhouette” (who made that up?) the boxy woven top is now ubiquitous on every sewing and sewing pattern site. As great as they are sometimes they need to be more fitted to balance an outfit. my top is Lisette for Butterick pattern #B6182 which I reviewed here. That center bust dart is […] Read more…
Going Sleeveless: How to Lose the Sleeves of a Kimono-Style Tunic
There is nothing wrong with Liesl + Co’s Cappucino Tunic pattern. It’s cute. It’s easy to sew. The instructions are clear. However, there is something wrong with my Cappuccino Tunic. It’s probably the wrong style (or size) for me but the stiff fabric is making it worse. (and the first thing I thought when […] Read more…
Daily Hacks: How to Store Interfacing to Find it Quickly
Interfacing Recognition and Retrieval Do you know what interfacing you have, right now, in your stash? Can you grab a specific type of interfacing with the speed and efficiency of a Hostage Rescue Unit? I mean, my way of storing interfacing was basically a crime scene. Each piece was fighting for its survival, mixed up in […] Read more…
The Quickest Gift Bags You’ll Ever Sew
You’ve made cookies for your child’s teacher, the postal carrier, and the dental receptionist who was able to find an appointment for you at the last minute. Now, how are you going to give them the cookies? A plate of cookies requires a lot of cookies to make it not appear skimpy. You don’t want […] Read more…
How to Sew a Maxi Skirt; Step by Step
Let’s Make This Skirt (Part 1 of this post showed how to draft your maxi skirt pattern. You can find that post here) This skirt is a straightforward kind of sewing project. The pattern is made for woven fabric, such as linen, twill, denim, basically most any bottom weight fabric. However, because it does gather […] Read more…
How to Draft a Maxi Skirt Pattern
Maxi Skirts are the new yoga pants. They’re easy to wear and they’re comfortable. But maxi skirts, well, this maxi skirt, at least is better than yoga pants because it has pockets. Pockets! If you can use a tape measure you can draft your own pattern in under an hour for this easy to sew […] Read more…
Travel in Style: Sew an Easy Shoe Bag
You don’t have to store your possessions in plastic shopping bags just because you’re living out of a suitcase. You can bring those nice little touches of home on the road with you, with no extra weight or bulk. This simple linen drawstring bag is perfect for keeping your second pair of shoes away from your […] Read more…
The Quick Way to Hand Embellish a Knit T-shirt
When I was writing about the different types of decorative patches I thought of Alabama Chanin’s embellished knitwear. I know, I know; they aren’t patches, their applique so I didn’t include that idea in the Eight Easy Ways to Make Your Own Patches post. However, I couldn’t not include it on the site. Alabama Chanin designs feature […] Read more…
Eight Easy Ways to Make Your Own Patches
There are two sides to patches besides the front and the back. There are the real patches, the work horse, practical, I got a hole that needs covering patch and then there’s the strictly fun, I have no purpose other than decoration type of patch (which I suppose technically should be called applique) Both types of patches […] Read more…
Free Pattern: Sew a Super Deluxe Drawstring Backpack
Sign up here for The Daily Sew’s Newsletter & Get Your Free Pattern and Detailed Instructions. As my embarrassingly large fabric stash suggests, it is often hard to decide and commit to making some fabrics into some thing. To cut into that fabric. To give up all the other possibilities of what that fabric could become. […] Read more…