Contemporary Sewing Patterns for the Modern Maker
Hi everyone, Faith here, and I am so happy to share another tutorial with you. Today we are going to sew a patch pocket for the Mini Darling Ranges Dress! Patch Pockets are created by attaching a pre-cut piece of fabric and sewing them, like a patch, to the outside of a garment, instead of constructing inset pockets (pockets that are sewn through a narrow opening inside the garment).
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As you have probably noticed if you’ve been following for a while, I love pockets and I love to include ALL the bonus options in my patterns. So of course when it came to the Opal pattern, I had to include a bonus pocket option ;) I have been absolutely obsessed with the idea of making a pair of extended pocket Opal Pants and I am thrilled to tell you the reality of wearing them is as wonderful as my dream. Giant pockets are SO convenient! When I walk to school to pick up my kids in these I don’t need to bring anything else, I just throw my phone and keys in my ridiculous pockets and I’m off!
Hi everyone, Faith here. I hope that you are all doing well. In the last tutorial we covered how to add sleeves to the Mini Darling Ranges using the sleeve flat method. I really hope that you all enjoyed it, because today we are going to create ruffle sleeves to add to the sleeve that we sewed in the previous tutorial. Flouncy, frilly ruffles add a touch of fun and femininity to any garment, making it such a popular statement piece in fashion.
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Are you ready for this? Birdie loves her polka dot Mini Darling Ranges dress and she can’t stand still she is so excited! My girls have been so incredibly patient during the development phase of Mini Darling Ranges. I can’t even tell you how many samples they had to try on, how many fit photos were taken. For Birdie she kept falling in love with samples that she couldn’t keep yet as we were still using them. This dress was one of those samples. When Birdie tried it on in the development stage she absolutely fell in love with it and wanted to wear it immediately. But we hadn’t taken photos for the website yet. Remember when I told you the rules for sewing for kids?? This time we had to make sure we had our product images for the website before Birdie could wear her dress, and the poor kid did not take it well. She was desperate to wear it. So you can imagine the second she got the go ahead she was all over it! There was jumping, twirling, flossing and general overflowing pure joy – as you can see from these photos!
Hi, I’m Faith. I’m an island girl (Jamaica) living in the south (Atlanta, Georgia). I am so happy to be a part of Megan Nielsen’s blogger team. Let me share a little snippet about myself. I am a wife and mom who loves to sew and spend most of my time with my husband, kids, and my sewing machine. I learned to sew at a young age, and picked it back up in 2012 after serving in the military for nine years. Sewing heals me and keeps me sane in this crazy world. I am looking forward to sharing Megan’s beautiful creations, great information, and tips with you all as you sew in love.
Today, I’m going to take you through a little tutorial to help you with the sleeves of your Mini Darling Ranges dress! There are two basic methods for attaching sleeves: sewing sleeves flat and sewing set-in sleeves. The difference between the two is that for the set-in sleeve method, you must sew up the garment’s bodice and sleeves before you insert the sleeve. For the sleeve flat method, the sleeves and bodice side seams must not be sewn before attaching the sleeves. Today, I am going to show you how to insert sleeves using the sleeve flat method.
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