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DIY Underwear
DIY Underwear is a really fun and easy way to gain a bit of experience sewing lingerie and its sometimes delicate fabrics. This pattern is for the Rosy Ladyshorts published in the Cloth Habit blog. It is a beginner-friendly type of … Read More
Pencil Skirt Construction Part 2
Pencil Skirt Construction Part 2 includes: Constructing the Facing Back Vent with Mitered Hem Step 4: Constructing the Facing Stitch the Front Facing to the Back Facings side seams. You’ll have a one rounded Facing Piece. If you want to add a label … Read More
Cropped Jacket FREE Pattern and Tutorial
The Cropped Jacket FREE Pattern is an easy project that you can wear over any other garment. You can use it over a shirt or dress to work or you can also wear it to go out. This versatile piece … Read More
Pencil Skirt Construction Part 1
Pencil Skirt Construction Part 1 includes: Sewing the darts Installation of the Invisible Zipper Sewing the side seams Step 1: Sewing the Darts Make a small cut on your fabric to mark the dart notches. Awl punch your fabric on the dart mark … Read More
Kids Jacket FREE Pattern
The Kids Jacket FREE Pattern is perfect for boys or girls. This jacket is intended for sturdy knits such as French terry, Liverpool, and sweatshirt fleece. You have the option of making it fully lined and reversible with welt pockets. The … Read More
Hooded Coat Pattern FREE
The Hooded Coat Pattern FREE is a great addition to your Fall/Winter wardrobe. It is a double breasted coat with simple lines and you can close it with buttons. The hoodie is very convenient under the rain or snow. I … Read More
Children’s Party Dress Pattern FREE
This Children’s Party Dress Pattern FREE is for the Twas the Night Dress Pattern. This dress has a ballet neckline and shoulder sleeves. Deep back and fitted bodice. The skirt is knee length, fully lined and flared with an optional tulle … Read More
Pencil Skirt: Cutting & Preparing Your Fabric
In this post you’ll find instructions to cut and prepare your fabric to sew the Pencil Skirt. The MHS pencil skirt pattern has only 4 pattern pieces: Skirt Front, Skirt Back, Front Facing, and Back Facing. Fitting Before cutting … Read More
FREE Coat Pattern – Plus Size
This FREE Coat pattern was inspired by Chado Ralph Rucci coats and it can be made reversible. The pattern was published in the Russian website season.ru and is available in European size 48 (US size 20). It is a standout piece that … Read More
Free Pencil Skirt Pattern
This FREE Pencil Skirt Pattern is for a lined skirt with two darts on front and two darts on back. The waist is finished with facings and it has an invisible zipper and a slit. The pattern is available in US Sizes … Read More
DIY Chanel Style Jacket FREE Pattern
Sew a DIY Channel Style Jacket using this FREE Pattern. Original Chanel Jackets cost thousand of dollars, but the good news is that you can have your Chanel Style jacket for a lot less if you do it yourself. This … Read More
Fabric for Pencil Skirts
Fabric for Pencil Skirts: We suggest medium weight woven fabrics (they can have some stretch). Some examples are crepe, medium-weight cottons such as twill, linen, cotton/linen blends, denim or even suiting fabrics. Consider when you plan on wearing your skirt while … Read More
Yoga Pants for Mom FREE Pattern
The Yoga Pants for Mom is an easy and fun project! For comfort, the pattern is low-waisted and semi fitted. You can sew this pants in stretch fabrics (or maybe gauze). The color and style options are unlimited. Scroll down … Read More
How to Make a Pattern in Illustrator
Most independent designers use Illustrator to provide their customers a PDF copies of their sewing patterns. This tutorial explains step by step how to make a pattern in Illustrator. In this tutorial, the pattern in Illustrator is made based on a … Read More
Pencil Skirt Tutorial and Sew Along
Pencil Skirts are very narrow straight skirts; they vary in length and depending on the fabric you choose they can be very casual or very sophisticated. In this Pencil Skirt Tutorial you’ll find examples of different pencil skirt length and … Read More
Ladies Coat Designs: Trench Coat
A Trench Coat is a loose, belted, double-breasted raincoat/ coat usually in a military style. You can add details and use different fabric combinations to turn a classic trench coat in a very modern piece. Below are some Ladies Coat Designs that … Read More