Over the past 9 years of sewing garments, I’ve made a few free patterns. I thought it would be fun to do a little roundup, and hopefully it will be a helpful resource too. If you click on any of the titles of the patterns, it will take you to the pattern page or to the page that tells you … Continue reading “Free Sewing Patterns”
I’ve had plans to make the Duplantier Dress (sizes up to 58.5″ bust & 60″ hip) since the pattern was released in 2022, but I think because of the princess seams, I put it off for as long as possible. I’ve already conquered altering princess seams for my low bust, but I think I just wasn’t up for the extra … Continue reading “Elbe Textiles – Duplantier Dress (Low Bust Adjustment Tutorial)”
This Cris Wood Sews Envelope Dress (zero waste pattern!) didn’t fit very well at 35 weeks pregnant, but it’s perfect now — nursing zipper and all! I used a 14″ zipper, but it definitely didn’t need to be that long for the front center seam (10″ would probably work fine). I just sewed the zipper in first and then did … Continue reading “Envelope Dress (Nursing Friendly)”
I decided I needed a nursing friendly house dress at around 7 months pregnant. I still had plenty of my favorite knit fabric left over from the LA fabric district and black 12″ invisible zippers, so I got right to it! This is the Santa Fe Top by Hey June lengthened to be a dress (no maternity adjustments). I love … Continue reading “Nursing Friendly House Dress”
This is the Mira Dress by Fibre Mood, and I love it! I even loved it so much that I made another one that you can see down below. I bought the pattern when Fibre Mood wasn’t including seam allowances, and I thought my brains were going to explode, but thankfully Fibre Mood has added the seam allowances now, so … Continue reading “Mira Dresses”
If you’ve followed what I’ve made lately, you know that I’ve been favoring the more over-sized garments. I honestly just really like things that don’t cling to me, and since my body runs warm, I tend to get hot/sweaty easily (tmi?). Even as I look at my fabric stash, every project I have planned is over-sized (at least for the … Continue reading “Lou Box Dress 1 + Crinkle Rayon”
I feel like I have had the inspiration for this dress (shown below) on my Pinterest board for an eternity, but it’s probably only been a couple of years. The inspiration dress is from the blog Polienne, and it’s a vintage dress that she found at a thrift store. Polien is a style & travel blogger from Belgium, and I … Continue reading “Shelby Dress”
I’m so excited to share this dress today because it turned out exactly that way I hoped! Don’t you love when that happens? I used 3 different patterns to make this ‘frankenpattern’ dress (fitting since it’s almost Halloween!). This dress was inspired by a dress I pinned years ago (photo below), and when I saw this fabric I knew it … Continue reading “Ace&Jig Inspired Dress”
If you can’t already tell — I LOVE this dress! I made a dress really similar to this one last fall (McCalls 7534), and I’m not sure if people were huge fans of it. It might have been because the fabric I chose was pretty bright, but that’s okay, because I STILL love that dress! I was excited to make … Continue reading “Magnolia Dress by Deer and Doe”
I am so excited to share what Sara from The Sara Project and I have been working on for the last few months! We are hosting a Hinterland Sew-Off! We wanted to team up and do something fun that would include the sewing community and get everyone excited to make a pattern together. The Hinterland Dress by Sew Liberated was the … Continue reading “Hinterland Dress + Sew-Off Announcement!”
