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  • Tips & Tricks: Estimating Yardage

    We get a lot of questions along the lines of "I have the ___ pattern and I want to do a contrast ___. Do you know how much yardage that will take?...
  • Carolyn Friedlander Weekend at Fancy Tiger Crafts

    I know most of you are just here for the garment sewing tips, but I really think my knitting and quilting combine with garment sewing to make me ...
  • Papercut Patterns Kochi Jacket

    When you've been in the indie pattern business for a while, as I have, you start to get to know many of the other pattern designers and eventually...
  • Fall '18 Sewing Inspiration and Plans

    I've been thinking a lot about how I wanted to organize my fall wardrobe plans in a way that wasn't overwhelming and didn't set me up for guarante...
  • My Fall '18 Knitting Plans

    I've got the windows open at home while I work and that can only mean one thing - it's time to plan my fall knitting & sewing! This is pretty m...
  • My Uniform Tunics and Cardigan

    While I often knit and sew garments to wear together I've never made two garments that were designed to go together. Enter the Uniform Tunics &am...
  • Mending - Do You or Don't You?

    So I know we all sew, that's why we're here, but how do you all feel about mending? Personally I find it a bit soul crushing and I'm not sure why....
  • Strategic Backtack Placement

    Do you ever think about where your backtacks go when sewing? Or do you just start wherever when you sew things like hems? I'm a huge fan of strat...
  • My Felix Dresses

    Pattern: Felix Dress Fabric: April Rhodes for Art Gallery Fabric Content: Rayon Size Made: 8 Necklace: Tiro Tiro Shoes: Bryr Clogs It's been a ho...
  • Felix Sew-Along: Hems

    Alright, today is the last day in the Felix Sew-Along and we'll be hemming our dresses! Hemming the dress is pretty much exactly the same as hemmin...
  • Felix Sew-Along: Sleeveless

    Today we'll be using a bias facing to finish the armholes of the sleeveless version of the Felix Dress. If you've done this before or followed our ...
  • Felix Sew-Along: Sleeves

    Alright, if you're putting sleeves on your Felix Dress, today is for you! If not, just sit back and wait for our next post. The instructions in the...