, , ,

How to decide how much fabric to buy

, , ,
How to decide how much fabric to buy

Hello sew-friends! In today’s YouTube video, I’m answering one of the questions I’ve been asked most over the years – How do you know how much fabric to buy? I’ll be sharing my magic number for buying fabric, my best tips for deciding how much fabric you’ll need even when you don’t have a pattern in mind and the sewing supplies that I always stock up on.

I’ve been sewing for about 25 years now and have learned what works best for my sewing habits and the things I like to make. The more you sew, the better you’ll be able to estimate how much fabric you’ll end up using too. But in the meantime, read on and watch the video for my best tips to get you started.

, ,

Five tips for designing your own Tasi Robe and Jacket

, ,
Five tips for designing your own Tasi Robe and Jacket

My new Tasi Robe/Jacket draft-it-yourself pattern is (I hope) the first in a series of draft-it-yourself patterns. I love that the style of pattern is accessible to all people, teaches about pattern drafting and gives the maker (that’s you!) the power to customize the design.

This draft-it-yourself pattern will walk you through each step of designing and drafting your own custom fit pattern. You choose the proportions you’d like and we give you the formulas to draft all the pattern pieces. If you’re new to designing things, it can be a little tricky deciding how much ease you like and the proportions that work best for you. So, for today’s blog post, I’m going to share a few tips for how to design the Tasi for you preferences.

, ,

Three easy steps for sorting fabric scraps

, ,
Three easy steps for sorting fabric scraps

As a follow up to the virtual I Love my Fabric Party a couple of weeks ago, I thought I’d share how I go about sorting and organizing my fabric scraps. While I’m working on a project, I tend to just throw all my scraps into a basket and ignore them for a few months. Then, when the basket becomes particularly unsightly, or I have some motivation to tidy up, like the virtual party, I will set up tackling the scraps. In this video, I share some ideas on what you can do with your scraps, how to sort through them efficiently and share tips for how to store them later.

Day 8 #memademay2024 My favorite outfit of the month (so far). 💙 Today I paired my #SewDIYMiri tank top in a striped cotton with denim #landerpants. I love how the cropped tank looks with the high rise pants and exposed button fly. I'm offering 20%
Did you see the latest post on Sewing With Numbers? Sewing With Numbers is my new Substack project where I explore pattern drafting and math. ✖️ ✂️ ➕ If you enjoy problem solving and formulas or are just curious about how basic pattern drafting work
Day 7 #memademay2024 Wearing some older makes today and two of my own patterns. 🤗 All of these were made more than five years ago and wearing them kind of feels like hanging out with old friends. ✂️ Color blocked #AliSweatshirt (pattern by me) ✂️
Day 6 #memademay2024 Feeling under the weather and not wearing much me-made today so I thought I’d share my last day finished project. 🤗 This is the #marjorieslingbag by @heyjunehandmade I bought this pattern when it was first released and I&
Day 5 #memademay2024 A cold and rainy movie day. 🌧️ Wearing grey #gingerjeans, a grey #seamworklenny (again) and a plaid #cheyennetunic #sewingtall #memademay #memadeeveryday
Day 4 #memademay2024 Went to a flower themed spring sewing meet up today 🌻💛💐 I was very happy to wear one of my favorite dresses, a hacked version of the #jessicadress with red piping. And because it was cold and rainy today I swapped in my cowboy
Day 3 #memademay2024 Todays forecast was for the high 60s (and it will be cold and rainy this weekend) so I thought I could get away with wearing a dress. I even added a thin turtleneck underneath for extra warmth. But by the afternoon I added sweatp
Cart (0)