During my return to bag making this year there is one pattern that kept peaking my interest—Grainline Studio’s Portside Travel Set. After seeing so many amazing versions pop up on my Instagram feed and taking a deep dive into #portsidetravelset for even more inspiration, I knew this pattern had to be on my must sew …
Over the years my sewing career has taking me in all different directions. I started out as a quilter and quickly expanded my horizons into small home dec pieces and bags/purses. I continued to evolve and left most of this small-piece sewing behind for my new love, garment sewing. After years away, this spring I …
Looking for the perfect dress to add to your handmade wardrobe? How about one that is two dresses in one? Sew Liberated’s Metamorphic Dress is probably one of the most versatile sewing patterns we have found. Not only is this dress fully reversible, it also features two unique looks in one go-to garment. On one …
Summer is here and it seems like we won’t be escaping the warm weather anytime soon. In efforts of making the most of it and keeping cool we are are comparing six indie shorts patterns to help you pick the right one for your style and fabric. These six fit into three main categories which …
Welcome Summer Sewing! To get ready for this season we narrowed down the list of indie patterns to our top picks to sew and wear for summer. These include six versatile patterns that are functional, stylish and will make great additions to anyone’s warm weather wardrobe. Sew one to fill a void in your existing handmade …
Me Made May and my cousin’s wedding coincided this year and I knew it was the perfect chance to make something fancy! I had a few parameters to help me plan out my wedding guest outfit: No dresses, it had to be simple, and it had to be comfortable. After much back and forth and …
With so many amazing jackets and outerwear showing up on the runways for this year, I have been longing to sew a trench coat to add to my handmade wardrobe. With the pattern picked out (Deer and Doe’s Luzerne trench) I just needed to find the perfect fabric…should it be a classic neutral solid? Or …
