Hi sewing friends! Today we want to show you how to draft a swing top from your favourite basic tee shirt pattern. This is a super quick and easy hack for our Renfrew Top. The result is a tee with a really casual breezy fit great for warmer months or layering in winter. Here is some []

Heres a great pattern adjustment to have in your arsenal: the full bicep adjustment. Also known as a full arm adjustment. If your sleeve fits snugly, this is how you can adjust the width. The method that Im showing below is from the excellent book Fit For Real People (highly recommended!). Im starting with the []

Ive had this idea for a Saltspring camisole hack for a while now. When I like a pattern, I tend to imagine a million different versions and hacks. I love making the most of a pattern I love! I first made a tank top variation of the Saltspring dress a few years back. I loved []

The Fraser Sweatshirt is one of those quick, easy, and satisfying projects. It sews up in a flash and doesnt take up a lot of fabric! I think the trickiest bit in this garment is sewing the set-in collar for View C. It can be a bit tough to get nice, clean corners with knit []

Our Dunbar Top has a really cool knit binding finish. It looks super professional, and it stretches and moves nicely so that you can work out without worrying about popping stitches. There are many ways to sew a knit binding as a neckline or armhole finish. I particularly like this method because all raw edges []

Gussets!!! Theyre kind of intimidating right? Weve had some requests for a tutorial on sewing the gusset in the Pacific Leggings, so I am here today to do just that! Ill outline our technique for inserting a gusset into these leggings, step-by-step, with loads of photos and some extra tips and tricks. Lets do this. Start off []

The back zippered pocket on the Pacific Leggings is one of the best features. Leggings and yoga pants rarely have pockets, and if they do its the small card-size pocket along the waistband edge. Not super useful, and definitely not secure. The Pacific Leggings are designed for practicality with a nice big back pocket. This pocket []

Today I have a tutorial using the Pacific Leggings pattern. It has interesting details, yet its still quick to sew. (And theyre very comfortable to wear.) One thing I wanted to demonstrate is how to sew stretchy, professional-looking seams on your Pacific Leggings. You can sew regular seams with a stretch stitch or narrow zigzag, or sew all []