The simplest design-change – or pattern hack – you can make to the MariaDenmark Rachel Wrap Dress (apart from shortening it into a tunic or a top) is to make it ”faux wrap” or no-tie-wrap. This simply means, making a version that doesn’t have ties. Instead of ties,...
How To Easily Change The Neckline On Your pattern One of the really easy tricks to getting the most out of your sewing pattern (such as the free Kimono Tee pattern, you get when you subscribe to the MariaDenmark Newsletter) is to make small design changes to the...
Sometimes you just want to find a good way of removing bust darts from a pattern. Maybe you have been doing a full bust alteration and end up with a dart, you really don’t want in a t-shirt pattern. Or maybe you have a dress pattern for woven fabric that you...
Are you worried that downloadable PDF patterns will be tricky to print, horrible to assemble or just be a really bad draft? If so, you are not alone. I get questions and hear statements like this when I teach and in my mailbox every week. And today I’m going to...
I have been dreaming of making the Paula Pleat skirt in leather since I made the first sketch. But since I don’t have much experience sewing leather, I haven’t got around to actually make it. Now Pauline from Pauline Alice made this absolutely fabulous...
Today I’m showing how I fitted this skirt (Charlotte Skirt by By Hand London) – and especially how I made sure it camouflaged my full tummy. Read it right HERE at the By Hand London blog! It’s all part of the Sewing Indie Month!
