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Raglan Shirt Button Placket Hack
Hey there, Kendel here! Today I am going to show you a fun hack to add a button placket to your favorite Raglan tee. The Going Home sweater (both kids and adults) and the Straight Fit Raglan will w...
Read MoreFlare out Discovery Tee Hack
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 ...
Read MoreGuidelines for Maximizing Your Time/Money at the Thrift Store
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...
Read MoreHow to sew an infinity scarf to complement your outfit
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...
Read MoreSecuring your serger tails
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...
Read MorePattern Grading SOS Part 1: Grading Kid's Pants & Hoodie
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...
Read MoreBeautifying a Shared Craft Space
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...
Read MorePattern Hack: the Going Home Sweater - Adding some Swing
Have you ever seen a shirt online..or out in the wild for that matter...and it just spoke to you. You thought “I have to recreate that”. One that you just can’t get out of your mind. Well that’s wh...
Read MoreScrapbusting With the Discoverer Tee
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...
Read MoreStripe Matching Using the Urban Legs Pattern
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...
Read MoreColor blocking with Anticipation
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...
Read MoreBe Active Shorts Pocket Tutorial
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...
Read MoreMoto 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 t...
Read MoreBoys Fall Mini Capsule
Hey everyone! It’s Melissa again. I noticed that I seem to sew a lot for my daughter and decided that I would take some time to sew some clothes up for my son. I almost always lean toward clothes w...
Read MoreRefashion The Unworn
Hello! I'm Diana and today I'll be sharing some ideas to shop your closet and refashion unworn items. If you're anything like me, there are two things we in the sewing community like to "collect": ...
Read MoreTatum Tank Hoodie Reinvented
Hey there, it’s Melissa again and this time I want to talk about the modifications I’ve recently made to the Tatum Tank (affiliate link). I absolutely love this pattern, as does my little guy, but ...
Read MoreMyth Vs. Fact In The Sewing Room
The art of sewing is often admired as a talent that only a few select can achieve. Often bystanders see it as a dying talent. However, most of this belief is due to myths that have been passed down...
Read MoreWild Wide Leg Pants Pattern Sew Along
This time I wanted to work on a pair of the Wild Wide Pants (affiliate link) for my daughter. I know this is considered a boy’s pattern, but someone was a little jealous after I made a pair for her...
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