Once in awhile, someone will ask me a sewing question and sometimes I get to turn their question into a blog post. Such is the case with Rosemary’s question. Rosemary asked how to shorten a d…| The Daily Sew
There was a time I would wear whatever I made even if fabric puddled up on the garment in some places or it was too tight in others. I made it, I was going to wear it. The same went for ready to we…| The Daily Sew
It would be nice, or at least a lot simpler, if the way to hem pants was the same for every type of pant. Of course it isn’t, and the technique isn’t even the same for the same pants if…| The Daily Sew
This post is all about how to move the shoulder seam forward because when a shoulder seam is too far back, even just a little, it’s uncomfortable and creates draglines that nobody wants. Moving the seam line forward to match your shoulder is going to give you a better and more comfortable fit. This video […] Read more...| The Daily Sew
This post is about how to relocate a bust dart, but this method works to relocate a waist dart as well. Darts on patterns are all too often not placed where you need them. And when this happens the…| The Daily Sew
This post is one in a series about getting a better fit from your patterns through simple pattern adjustments. The Small Bust Adjustment, aka SBA, is needed when the garment is too loose across the…| The Daily Sew
This post is one in a series about getting a better fit from your patterns through simple pattern adjustments. The Full Bust Adjustment, aka FBA, is one of the most common adjustments women need to…| The Daily Sew
Sewing on a button. My dad might say, “There’s a right way and a wrong way” but really, if you got that button reattached, with thread, then you succeeded. You “sewed”…| The Daily Sew
