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Hey! It’s Sarah from Sew Salty and Free! Back to school definitely looks a lot different this year for a lot of families. Whether we’re doing virtual online, homeschooling, doing a hybrid schedule,...

Hi everyone! Today I am going to share a hack on the free curved hem pocket tank. I love the look of this tank and how it is perfect for athletic wear. I walk my dogs every morning. Between carryin...

Hello everyone. I’m Vanessa from Mom Of 5 Trying To Survive and I’m so excited to be with you.  Today, I want to show you how to make your own tags for your sewing projects. If you make clothes, ba...

Hello! I’m Aimee, also known as the Sewing Scientist, here to bring you a new blog post for Ellie & Mac. This blog contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through them, I will receive ...

Hey, it's Nellie from Sorry About the Mess. Have you seen the Book Club top? It has this great color-blocked V shape across the front, back, and sleeves. This is a beautiful top, but if you need ...

Hi everyone, Cheryl here.  I am so excited to be a guest blogger here at Ellie and Mac and I am glad you can join me!  I am a stay at home mom of three busy toddlers, a 3 year old son and twin gir...

Hey there, it’s Melissa again and this time I want to talk about the modifications I recently made to the sleeves on the kids’ Discoverer Tee. This pattern is one both of my kids' love. This last t...

Hello fellow sewists, I’m AnCa from Flaxfieldsewing.I really love deep necklines!  Fortunately Ellie & Mac fully meets my wishes with many of their patterns! I made the low neckline variation o...

Hi there! This is me, Manda, again. It has been a while since my last blog, and I am happy to be back! Today I want to talk to you about how to secure your serger tails. When you are sewing with ju...

Hello sewing friends! It's me, Nellie, from Sorry About the Mess, again. Let's talk a moment about patterns and how they fit. I'll be honest, I have yet to find a pattern for ANYTHING that fits me...

Hey friends, I’m here today to share with you a recent project that I undertook, which was to beautify my craft space. I, as many of us do, share my craft space. All of my craft and sewing supplies...

See that pic above? Ya...that’s my scrap pile. I have a really hard time throwing any scraps away because I see so much potential. I’d hate to throw something away that I could incorporate into a...

If you follow along with my blog, Seams Sew Lo, you may have noticed, I do not usually sew with stripes. Okay, it is more, I almost never sew with stripes.  Part of the reason I never sew stripes i...

I recently showed you all my summer-inspired (or should I say pinspired?) 24/7 top, but during my searches through web shops I naturally came across more inspiring items of clothing ... Among other...

Anticipation- is excitement, waiting eagerly for something you know is going to happen. -Dictionary I can not say enough about this amazing pattern. It’s a bodycon style that is flattering on any f...

Hi, here I am again, Marieke.This time I want to show you how to sew nice pockets in your dress, pants, skirt and so on.I often read comments from people that they avoid adding pockets because they...

Hi everybody! It’s Heather Fletcher from @Fletchersewing. I’m going to show you how easy it is to add inseam pockets to the Be Active shorts pattern.  First, find a pocket pattern piece that you l...

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...