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I really like the Word of the Year exercise. My 2020 word of the year did not come as easily as in the previous year. Last year’s word was CREATE and it felt like it came to me. This year I had to actively seek it out. Probably because I …
We are super grateful to the pattern designers and sponsors who are making Sew My Style 2020 possible! Pattern links lead directly to the patterns if the pattern is currently online. Some are still in development, so if the link only leads to the main designer’s site, that pattern is not …
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This sleeveless Rhapsody Blouse from Love Notions is the last pattern I made before moving out of my sewing studio! It was basically still summer in Los Angeles up until this past weekend (when it was 84°F or 29°C). So when it was time to make a cute blouse for …
The SMS20 leadership is comprised of a diverse group of intermediate to advanced sewists with unique influence in the online sewing world. Leaders will post several times throughout the year and were responsible for helping choose the patterns and sponsors for 2020. We also have a team of featured bloggers …
October’s Project Sew My Style’s theme is denim jacket patterns. It’s Kingston vs Stevie month! Meaning, the patterns we’ve chosen for the month are the Rebecca Page Kingston and the Style Arc Stevie. *Housekeeping: there are affiliate links in this post, and I received this pattern for free as a …
The Hey June Handmade Phoenix Blouse was one of the two patterns for September’s Project Sew My Style challenge. It had also been on my to-do list for quite some time. What better time to make it than during this interminable summer? *Housekeeping: there are affiliate links in this post, …
This post was updated on May 21, 2021. Among some of the best patterns for quilting cotton are actual wearable garments. Wait, sewing clothes with quilting cotton?! Is that allowed??? Uh, yes! Yes! YES! Quilting cotton isn’t usually what people consider for making clothes. It’s stiffer than typical garment fabric. …
When you shorten or narrow a skirt, you save a bunch of fabric! Or, if you’re short on fabric, either is a good way to get a similar look more efficiently. Today I’m going to use the Project Sew My Style pattern of the month, the Chalk & Notch Orchid …
How do you make a flannel shirt fail? It’s been unseasonably cold again in Los Angeles, so making a flannel shirt in early May made perfect sense. Failing at making a flannel shirt sucked really hard, though. *Housekeeping: there are affiliate links in this post, and I received this pattern …
