Fitting and shaping a princess seam Princess seams are wonderful! They look nice! Moreover, a garment with princess seams (such as The Little Basic Dress (MariaDenmark 409) or the Trench Coat in Sewing Life Magazine 1) is easier to fit because you can adjust the...
FITTING BY MERGING SIZES VIDEO AT END OF POST This is a great place to begin your fitting of sewing patterns! Even for beginners. You can use this fitting technique whenever you are working with a multisized pattern. It’s the place to start when you are sewing a...
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...
In this article I’ll show you – step by step -how to do a Full bust alteration (an FBA) on your Rachel Wrap Dress pattern. Why would you need a Full Bust Alteration, you ask? Well. That’s because sewing patterns in general (In general. There are...
As part of Sewing Indie Month, I have had the great joy of interviewing Betsy from Skinny Bitch, Curvy Chick Patterns. I was interested in working with Betsy because I love that she has specialized her patterns to fit a petite body type, and even has her patterns made...
