Ever wondered how to make ruched sleeves? If you love playing with texture, ruching is one of those sewing techniques you should try. It creates beautiful gathers that distribute a lot of volume in a concentrated area making for a distinct kind of look that designers love to incorporate. In this quick tutorial, I’ll show…

A fun t-shirt hack for you today: here’s how to make a flutter sleeve t-shirt. I love flutter sleeves in the summer. Flutter sleeves are such a pretty look! Bonus: if you are like me and burn, a flutter sleeve can be a good way to cover your arms but still get some much needed…

Today I’m showing you how to sew puff sleeves and add some more girly in your tops and dresses. Puff sleeves are a classic style that is having a little bit of a comeback these days. Make them up in a drapey fabric, and you’re sure to add some elegance and classic style. Did I…

I’m always looking for ways to add something extra to a basic t-shirt. My logic? A ruler + your favorite t-shirt pattern + a few minutes to make an add-on pattern piece is faster than a new pattern. With that in mind, I’m showing you today how to add a drawstring cowl to a t-shirt….

Today it’s all about how to sew a henley. If ever there’s a t-shirt style I keep coming back to, it’s the classic henley.  The front placket gives you a chance to use some nice buttons which can add some detail to a plain t-shirt.  And if you’re suddenly sweating over the thought of sewing…

On today’s bill is a maxi dress refashion. I’m always up for a good refashion, and maxi dresses have a lot going for them. Mostly a whole lotta fabric, both in width and length. This makes an old maxi dress that’s hanging out in your closet a GREAT candidate for refashioning. On the refashion scale,…

It’s always a little intimidating to start thinking of how I’m going to go after my own challenge, and this year’s Day and Night Dress Challenge has been no different. For this year’s twist, I found a neglected ponte dress and went on a color adventure. Wearing a sleeveless dress year round A sleeveless dress…

Winter is upon us and this is the time of year that I start loading up the layers in a vain attempt to keep myself warm. So today I’m going to show you how to make this DIY ruffle sweater. It’s an easy pattern hack meets girly style! Let’s get hacking! DIY ruffle sweater For…

The light was filmy, and the woods around me positively technicolor.  Elaborate spider webs lay untouched and moss grew wild.  I half expected a gnome to jump out and yell, gotcha.  It was not the place that I first imagined my Sew Over It Penny dress in this rather tropical Lady McElroy fabric to take…

The Day and Night Dress Challenge 2018: Elizabeth Made This It feels like a big responsibility to kick off my own challenge!  I admit I’ve been dragging my feet on getting this written.  Perhaps it’s a little bittersweet seeing all this time of planning and hard work I’ve put in organizing The Day and Night…

This lace back sweater was calling my name!  It was one of those moments when I saw something and had to make it immediately.  And I’m going to walk you through how you can make your own lace back sweater.  A little background… It all started with my mailbox.  For an unknown odd reason, the…

Ever since my husband and I started watching Doctor Who 3 years back, we’ve kicked around the idea of cosplay.  Though we’ve enjoyed all the Doctors and companions, Rose and the 10th Doctor have easily been our favorites.  Maybe it’s the fact that we both have similarish coloring to Billie Piper and David Tennant that…

Summer still lingers here so I’m catching up on writing up the last of my summer projects before I move on into my fall makes.  Earlier in the summer, I picked up a few t-shirts at the thrift store for refashions.  One of them, you already saw me re-make in my Split Flutter Sleeve hack…

Have you ever found yourself inspired by childrens’ clothing? I’ve been on a bit a spree lately sewing these sleeveless shoulder frill tops for my daughter.  This particular one is Ottobre 3-2017-2.  Ottobre must love the little shoulder frills too because there’s a variant of the same style in every size range in this issue….

Of course I was going to make something for The Monthly Stitch’s Pattern Hack week for Indie Pattern Month.  Pattern hacking is quickly becoming a favorite sport. The particular dress that I had in mind for this challenge I’ve had on my must make now docket for 2 years.  It’s inspired by Boden’s Alice dress…

Here’s all of my videos for the zipper ruffle tank. I explained a bit how I made mine in my last post, but here you can see my whole process. DIY Zipper Ruffle Tank videos In the first video, I’ll show you how to alter your pattern. Part 2 shows you how to construct the…

Recently, Melissa challenged me to a round of Who Made It Best.  For this challenge, I’m making this zippered ruffle hack of Straight Stitch Design’s Greenwood Tank. Who Made It Best is a friendly challenge hosted by Melissa of mahlicadesigns where she pairs up with a fellow blogger and they sew the same pattern to…

Now that you’ve read about my Colors of Flags Challenge makes, check out Episode #2 of Pattern Hacker.  You can see my full process for this DIY One Shoulder Ruffle Dress.  I’m slowly working the kinks out of my videos and looking forward to more of these types of videos.  I’ve really enjoyed producing all…

When Renata announced the Colors of Flags Challenge, I knew I wanted to participate.  Not only do I really admire Renata and want to support her, the 4th of July is probably my favorite non-religious holiday.  How can you not love a holiday that combines fireworks with BBQs and drippy ice cream sandwiches?  Plus Rachel’s…

All of my t-shirts have been slowly wearing out, so at the moment, I have t-shirts on the brain.  You know what that means, right?  It’s time to dust off my Pinterest boards and get to hacking.  This linen split flutter sleeve tee started as a search for something to do with linen knit, and…