In Fitting Fashion

This week I’ll be showing you how to find the balance lines on the In-House Patterns Ellen pants. If you’d like to follow along with your own version of the Ellen pant pattern you can find the pattern...

This week we’re going to look a little closer at the rear view of our pants and discuss the full and flat seat fitting issues. These are what I like to call companion fit issues because the solutions ...

Pants are notoriously difficult to fit. Common knowledge in the garment sewing community for sure, and a sentiment that has most likely caused many to not even bother trying to sew pants. So let’s see...

Your First Steps to a Better Fit

If you’ve completely given up on sewing pants, you can be sure you’re not the only one. Fitting pants is not easy, fast or fun for most of us, but just in case you wa...

When do you feel most inspired to sew?

For me, the motivation is usually sparked by a change in seasons, a special occasion, an unsuccessful shopping experience or travel plans. I recently had a burs...

If you’re on my email list you already know that this week I’ll be showing you how to find the balance lines on the In-House Patterns Ellen pants. If you’d like to follow along with your own version o...

Last week we talked about invisible darts on bodice patterns. If you happened to miss that video tutorial, take a moment to go back and watch, I think you’ll find it an interesting perspective on the ...