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10 reasons why your clothes look home made
How often have you heard “Why do my clothes never look store bought? What am I doing wrong?” and didn’t know how to answer? Today I’ll try to answer this question from my personal perspective – the...
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Introducing Rachel blouse
Today is the day of the big news! It is my pleasure to introduce to you Rachel blouse. Rachel blouse is a semi-fitted bow tie blouse with soft neckline pleats. It looks great in a variety of woven...
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How to do FBA or SBA on a blouse with pleats
I thought it would be wise to post a video tutorial about how to adjust Rachel blouse pattern for full or small bust. You know, pictures are great, but there is nothing like seeing it in action :) So...
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Perfect vs. Correct
Happy New Year to you! This time I decided to welcome the new year very differently. Instead of a grand celebration with fireworks, I went “bush”. I spent a few days in a very remote place, very far...
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Dresses for Angels
Some opportunities you have to chase, others chase you. I’m sure you know what I mean – those cases when everything lines up so perfectly, you know exactly what to do. This was one of those clear and...
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How Jackie coat pattern got better
One of the unexpected side effects of improving my patterns is that I am no longer satisfied with the look of my older patterns. My OCD nature can’t handle different fonts, line thicknesses, and many...
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The grand makeover of the “Garment ease”
It’s not a big secret that with the right tools, good advice and some determination success is pretty much guaranteed no matter what you do. I mean, have you tried sewing on a machine that is just...
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Jess jeans updated and on sale!
It has been raining here a lot and the urge to sew coats and jackets is rising, but I must stay focused. My patterns upgrade is in full swing and I just finished working on Jess jeans. That’s right,...
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Old school: The shoulder dart
Old sewing books are an invaluable source of information. I own many books, in paper and digital form, most of them are in Russian and Ukrainian. These books have been used to educate the generations...
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Old school: Narrow sleeves and elbow darts.
Today’s nerdy piece is about sleeves. Sleeves are probably one of most feared part of the garment, and the narrow sleeves are the worst, because there is no room to hide your mistakes. Recently someone...
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A smart house dress
Recently I read an article about how the way we dress has changed over the years. That these days comfort is above all and if only we could find that perfect kind of track pants that would be suitable...
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You are invited!
I like knowing what’s out there, especially if it is in any way sewing related. I browse through fabric stores, haberdashery, forums, but what I love the most is looking at other indie designer’s...
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Old school: A shoulder dart for nerds
In one of my previous posts I described a shoulder dart calculation method. It is, of course, one of many, and possibly one of the easiest. Today I’d like to tell you about another method, much more...
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It’s done!
I am so relieved and excited – a huge self imposed task has been completed – I have finished updating my patterns. At times I wondered – “Why am I doing this? Why is it so important to me?” And the...
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Ready for a change?
I have an idea. You might like it even, and I hope you do. It is not new, but in the world of indie pattern making it is rather fresh. I was going to write a long post about how the patterns are made...
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What you need to know about sewing linen shirts.
With summer pretty much here (we skipped spring this year), I needed some new summer clothes. Of course, I should have thought about it before the temperatures hit mid-30, but my summer fabric stash...
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Cargo shorts of doom.
Every now and again (roughly every 2 to 3 years) my husband arrives at my sewing room door with a pair of cargo shorts in his hands and a pleading expression on his face. I know what it means, this...
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What is DK-93?
Tools are my weakness. Especially if they are heavy, made of cast iron and impossible to break. I have been eyeing one of them for over 5 years now. Yup, I’m not a compulsive buyer when it comes to...
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A little more perfect.
I bring up the topic of fit once in awhile, as it is one of my favourites. We all say we love clothes that fit, but what do we mean by that? Do you like clothes following every curve of your body? I...
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Taming the waist
In my previous post I talked about fit – the difference between correct and perfect fit and why most of us will not like the clothes fit to perfection. I also showed you the bodice pattern I was...
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