This tutorial was created for Patterns for Pirates.Knowing how to properly sew curves makes a huge difference in giving your garments a more professional finish! There are different techniques, whether you are sewing a convex or concave curve… think neckline versus bust. At the core, the key is all about eliminating bulk and resistance so your curves can lay as designed.Clip The SeamsThe ...
Over the past year, I've been writing a lot of tutorials for pattern hacking. Pattern hacking? Whether you call it by this term or another, if you sew, you've likely made changes to a pattern to express your own unique style. You've hacked a pattern! I personally love these assignments because they really help to stretch my imagination and creativity. Do I fail? You betcha! Do I succeed? ...
Every now and then, I indulge in a brain dump here on the blog. This is one such moment... I was recently interviewed for a publication. The magazine wanted to know more about my original sewing inspiration. Without hesitation, I responded, "Betty & Veronica!" I remember the moment as clearly as though it happened yesterday... it was the mid-80's... I was reading an Archie's Girls ...
Confession time… My guilty pleasure is 90’s alt/grunge music. I know it’s mostly angst-filled, immature, and largely out-of-tune, but it is totally my jam!! So, when my sweet guy texted me to ask if I’d like to go to a Bush + Live concert, those giddy, teenage girly butterflies filled my stomach and I turned the music up a little bit louder!! Naturally, I’ve been thinking about ...
I didn't expect to totally fall in love with Patterns for Pirates latest release, the Women's Loggers, but P4P knocked it out of the park again with a design loaded with options. {ICYMI, Loggers are the love child of leggings and joggers...} After making a pair of loungewear shorties and a pair of full-length pants from the pattern, I couldn't shake the vision of swim shorts for paddle-boarding. I ...
