Hi, it's Nienke again, sending a post to you from my tiny Dutch island! I realised I love to work along a theme, so after my series of pocket tutorials, including how to add a patch pocket, how to add inseam pockets and how to add hip pockets to pants or skirts, I am now on a sleeve modification craze... So, after my tutorial on how to create gathered sleeves, today I made a ...
How to Sew Gathered Sleeves
For those of you who have read more of my posts or my own blog, it won't be a surprise that I like basic patterns and projects, I guess it's my Northern European style. However, though I love clean lines and uni fabrics, a little girly touch can add just a bit of extra cuteness to a simple sew. So today I have a tutorial for you on how to modify a regular sleeve pattern to ...
How to add patch pockets to any pattern
Hi, it's Nienke again, with another tutorial on pockets! After my posts on how to add front pockets and how to add inseam pockets, I'm here today with a tutorial on how to add patch pockets. Patch pockets are pockets that are not really integrated in a pattern piece, but sewn on. This has the advantage that they can be placed anywhere and are a versatile design element. To ...
How to add inseam pockets to any pattern
A while ago, I made a tutorial on how to add pockets to pants or skirts. However, sometimes you don't want your pockets to be visible, or that way of constructing doesn't work well for the pattern because it is gathered or constructed in a different way. Then, the solution might be inseam pockets! Inseam pockets are - as the name says - pockets in the seam of your garment and ...
How to sew Halloween drawstring bags?
Remember my post on zipper pouches last month? Well, another favorite of mine are drawstring bags. Just like the zipper pouches, they can be used for anything and everything and are a super fast sewing project. So, to get in the mood for Halloween and all other Fall festivities, I decided to make some drawstring bags to package Halloween candy in, for Trick & Treat. Of ...