Tutorials and techniques

I love a full gathered skirt. It’s dramatic and so vintage looking as its emphasize the small of the waist and hides the hips, but sometimes, if your fabric is …

I guess you’re looking forward to finish your Camí dress, no? Well, with today’s step, it’s going to be almost done and you’ll be able to try it and see …

When I went sewing machine shopping, I knew that one of the main feature I wanted was automatic buttonholes. I love that feature! So let’s make the buttonholes and sew …

When I first designed the Camí dress pattern, I spent a long time deciding whether I should make a classic shirt collar or a cute peter pan one. Well, you …

  As I have already made a tutorial on how to sew a shirt collar, here is the link to see it. The tutorial follows the exact same steps, I …

I hope you had a nice strong cup of coffee or tea this morning as today’s post is a tough one! Let’s begin! STITCH THE CUFF 1.Take your two cuff …

How is the Sew-Along going? You have been able to try your bodice now and we are now going to make the sleeves and set them in the armhole. This …

I love pockets for their practicality and the detail they add to any simple design. I thought it would be nice to add an optional pocket template for the Camí …

Today we’ll do some actual sewing, so grab your bodice pattern pieces and your fabric! BODICE FRONT DARTS 1.Take your bodice front piece and make sure you have transfered all …

Edit: I created a Camí Sew-Along flicker group so you can post pictures of your on-going project, show your fabric… But if you have any questions, better ask them here …

Have you found your fabric for the Camí Sew-Along? Well, you still have this week end to go shopping as today you are supposed to be making your muslin and …

Let’s begin the Camí dress Sew-Along with the fabric selection. The pattern specifies that you choose among cotton poplin, cotton sateen, linen, chambray, a cotton-silk blend or even a lightweight …