Patterns
Here you’ll find tips and tutorials related specifically to Megan Nielsen patterns.
For other sewing tips & tutorials, and projects not specifically related to my patterns, visit our DIY Tutorials page.
Tutorials you might find helpful when making your own Banksia top (MN2102):
Do you need help with a specific stage of constructing your pattern? Try these posts from our sewalong:
- Preparation
- Pattern Alterations: How to turn the pattern into a dress
- Pattern Alterations: Altering bust dart height
- Pattern Alterations: Bust adjustments (FBA and SBA)
- Pattern Alterations: Lengthen the sleeves
- Pattern Alterations: Drafting different collars
- Pattern Alterations: Alter the pattern for stretch fabrics
- Sewing: Darts & Seams
- Sewing: Basting & Placket prep
- Sewing: Collars
- Sewing: Collarless version
- Sewing: How to sew a placket
- Sewing: How to sew a placket the easier way
- Sewing: How to sew a faux placket
- Sewing: Leaving the placket off
- Sewing: Flat sleeve insertion
- Sewing: Sleeveless version
- Sewing: Long sleeved version
- Sewing: Hemming
- Sewing: Dress version
- Sewing: Jersey version
Tutorials you might find helpful when making your own Darling Ranges dress (MN2001):
Do you need help with a specific stage of constructing your pattern? Try these posts from our sewalong:
- Project preparation
- Pattern alterations: full bust adjustment
- Pattern alterations: full bust adjustment discussion of alternate methods
- Pattern alterations: small bust adjustment
- Pattern alterations: lengthen the bodice
- Pattern alterations: raise the neckline
- Pattern alterations: add darts to the back bodice pattern piece
- Sewing & construction: Bodice & darts
- Sewing & construction: Skirt & pockets
- Sewing & construction: Attaching the skirt & bodice
- Sewing & construction: Placket & Neckline
- Sewing & construction: Sleeveless version
- Sewing & construction: Attaching the sleeves
- Sewing & construction: Hemming
- Sewing & construction: Ties & beltloops
- Sewing & construction: Closures
Hi,
I really like your blog its really cute. Im new to pattern cutting and something that im having troubles with is sleeves, please can do something to show how to design a sleeve. It will be much appreciated :)
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