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Flared Petal Sleeve Tutorial
Flared Petal Sleeve Tutorial
Hi my friends! I’m back again today with another Hack Your Pattern installment. In today’s post, I will show you how to take a regular sleeve pattern and modify it i...
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How to Sew a Lined Shacket
Hi! I’m Valérie, a mom of three, and I’ve been passionate about sewing for almost six years. I started because I wanted to create clothes that fit my children’s body shapes, but I quickly f...
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Ruffle Puff Sleeve Sewing Pattern Hack
Ruffle Puff Sleeve Hack
One of my favorite (and one of the easiest) ways to change up a top or dress is by modifying the sleeves. I do it pretty often on tried and trues, new patterns, you name ...
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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...
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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’...
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Mash Up Time! (Day to Night & Puff Sleeve Pattern)
Hello, I am here to show you how I made my Puff Sleeve Bodysuit into a bodycon dress using the Puff Sleeve Peplum, Dress, & Bodysuit Pattern and the Day To Night Pattern.
Its quite easy and ju...
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Turn the Patch Hoodie into a Sweater Dress
Hi there! This is Manda, and I am so excited to tell you about this hack of the Kids Patch Hoodie! Today I have a tutorial for you on how to adjust this pattern into a Sweater Dress. While testing...
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Discovery Tee Hack - How to Use Woven Fabric
Hello sewing friends! Did your sewing journey include a few detours where you bought all sorts of fabric you probably aren’t using today? Mine did! From delicious looking quilting cottons to heavy ...
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Let's Talk About Adding Tiers (And a Waistband...)
Hey! It’s Sarah from Sew Salty and Free! I want to share you a really cute way to fancy up the Sunny Day Tunic/Dress. We’ll look at how to add an accent piece to the waistband and create a self-dra...
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Flounce Up the Fall in Love Sweater
Hey ya’ll! I am excited to share a fun and unique “hack” that I’m lovin’ right now! It involves a FLOUNCE!
I know many of you are saying, “I can’t wear those. They make me look heavy”. Well, I am ...
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Thrifted Cardigan to Holiday Dress – Refashion Plus Two Pattern Mashup!
Despite having a LOT of clothes and nowhere to wear them right now, I really enjoy time spent on my two favorite hobbies – sewing and thrifting! I am an AVID thrift store hunter, particularly for s...
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Around the Block - Straight-Fit Guide
Hi! I’m Elliott from The Little Robin’s Nest! A lot of y’all have seen my post about beginning my journey transitioning from female to male, if you haven’t, then welcome! The cool thing about this ...
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Sugar n' Spice Poncho Hack: Adding a Curved Hem
Every season has its own charms. And yes, I love summer, but I like autumn just as much! The nature that colors so beautifully, the sun rays that pop up and most of all ... time for a whole new war...
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Be Invincible & Urban Legs Pattern Mash
Hey Ellie and Mac readers! Jessica here, back again with another blog post. I usually blog over on the Let's Go Hobby Blog. You can check out my Ellie and Mac posts by clicking HERE.
I have writ...
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Bookclub Top Nursing Hack #2
When The BookClub top was released, I instantly thought I could hack it into a nursing top... in three different ways!
You can read about the first way HERE (link this word to the first hack: https...
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Changing Seasons: Mashing & Upcycling
It's that time of the year again! A new season waits for us and with it a new wardrobe, especially if you have kids! They grow up so fast… It's hard to keep up with them!
Autumn is around the co...
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Back-to-School Pencil and Paper Outfits
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,...
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Adding an Extra Skirt Layer to the Rachel Skirt
The Rachel Skirt was the first pattern I ever sewed. I decided to teach myself how to sew while I was pregnant with my now 6-year-old daughter. I used knit, but I developed prenatal carpal tunnel. ...
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