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Tofino Question: Making The Pants Without Contrast?

By on May 22, 2013 in Patterns

A question came up and I thought the answer might be useful to many of you. It’s regarding the contrast fabric for the Tofino Pants. As you can see on the envelope back, there’s fabric requirements listed for both main fabric and contrast fabric. So what is the contrast fabric used for? The contrast is [...]

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How Do You Make Your Sewing Projects Look Less Home-Made?

By on January 14, 2013 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Happy Monday, everyone! A while back, Lora left an interesting comment about her fear of having her sewing projects look home-made, and not the good kind of homemade. Here’s what she said, in her words: I had a block of time (years) where I sewed very little while I worked and went to school. I [...]

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“I love your patterns, but I’m not a pear shape!”

By on December 3, 2012 in Patterns

As the Sewaholic Patterns line grows, this question comes up from time to time. What if you love the look of a pattern, say the Cordova Jacket, but you’re not pear-shaped? Can you still make the pattern? The short answer: of course you can! Think of it this way – us pear-shaped women buy patterns [...]

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Will there be a Sew-Along for the Renfrew Top?

By on February 16, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

I’ve been asked a few times whether or not there will be a Sew-Along here for the Renfrew Top pattern. At this time, I’m not planning to do another sew-along. It’s been a lot of fun doing sew-alongs on the blog, and thanks to everyone that has participated so far! I’ve really enjoyed leading the [...]

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Minoru Jacket Q & A

By on November 1, 2011 in Patterns

What an amazing response to the Minoru Jacket announcement yesterday! A ton of great questions came up and I thought I’d put all of the answers together in one post so it’s easy to read. (And if you have a question about the pattern that’s not already mentioned, please leave a comment and I’ll find [...]

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