Contemporary Sewing Patterns for the Modern Maker
There are certain items of clothing that are honoured with the title of “staple”. A good pair of blue jeans, a classic white button-up, black heels which take you from day to night. I’m rounding out my wardrobe staples with the help of my new Eucalypt dress: a classic, sophisticated tank style dress with the added benefit of comfort! For this post for Beginner Sews, I’ll take you through my journey sewing Eucalypt!
Hello everyone! It’s Nastasia here to share an easy and fun hack to change up the the Cottesloe swimsuit pattern. I love the look of this simple swim pattern, but it’s also fun to make a few easy changes for more of a statement look! In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a tie to cinch the bikini top and also how to add ties to the bikini bottoms.
If you find yourself in the crossover 14-20 sizes and are struggling to choose between the Cottesloe and Cottesloe Curve patterns, I thought it might help to provide a bit of visual comparison between them! Today I’ll be sharing a diagram comparing a size 18 from our 0-20 range shown in beige, to the size 18 in the Curve range as shown in pink. As there are a number of pattern pieces I have only shown key pattern pieces for an overall snapshot of differences.
This is it! Today we will finish our Reef Shorts and complete our set by going through how to sew the shorts hem! Note: I will be showing you View B as View C is a simple hem turned 1/4” (6mm) twice and stitched. [Read more…]
It’s time for the next step in the Reef shorts sew, the shorts’ waistband! Let’s get started! [Read more…]