It’s my pleasure to have Debi of My Happy Sewing Place here today to share some tips for working with non-printed vintage patterns. Recently I bought a 1946 Hollywood pattern and was a bit startled to open it and find such a lack of markings on the pattern! After reading Debi’s post I’m sure you’ll [...]
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Guest Post: Tasha’s Fancy Pockets!
Hi everyone, I’m Tasha from By gum, by golly! I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Rochelle while she’s on her WWII reenactment adventure. I thought I’d talk about a little project I did recently that could easily fit into the “make do and mend” wartime spirit. It’s not a tutorial exactly, but I’ll explain [...]
A Super Easy Way to Trace and Sew Darts
I previously shared some tips on my method for darts (here and here), but I wanted to repost it so it’s easier to refer back to! Darts are really essential for a great fitting garment, but the traditional way of tracing and sewing them can be really intimidating. For YEARS I was limiting myself to [...]
Make a Mood Board in Photoshop
Photoshop is an amazing tool for designers and bloggers, but it’s also a huge program that’s pretty intimidating at first glance. I’ve been using Photoshop as an amateur since 2005 and I’m still not even close to mastering it! BUT! It’s not hard to learn the basics. I’m going to attempt to walk you through a tutorial [...]
Sarai’s Tips for Hazel
This week in Sew Colette 2.0 we are working on our muslins for the Hazel dress. If you follow Erin and Sarah’s blogs as well as mine, this post is going to be terribly redundant. Sorry, but we all wanted to share Sarai’s awesome tips for getting started with the Hazel! Take it away, Sarai! ————- [...]
