This free baby burp cloth pattern makes the contoured, extra thick burp cloths new moms ask for again and again. The PDF downloads instantly in A4 and US Letter, three cloths fit on a single fat quarter, and each one sews up in about 10 minutes. It is one of … Continue reading
Of all the folk dress in this series, traditional Ukrainian clothing rewards a sewist most. The Spanish, French and German posts were largely about silhouette. Ukraine is different. The garment is the simplest shape in Europe, four rectangles and two gussets, and every ounce of the work went into the … Continue reading
Lace has been called the fabric made of air, and once you have looked closely at a fine piece you understand why. It is mostly holes, held together by thread so fine it seems impossible that human hands made it. For hundreds of years lace was worth more than gold … Continue reading
It is the question we are asked more than any other, on almost every pattern we publish. The pattern runs to a size 18 and you need a 22. Or it starts at a size 8 and you are a 4. Somebody always asks, and the honest answer has always … Continue reading
This is one of the most popular patterns we have ever published on So Sew Easy. This cute wrap dress pattern is fun and easy to make, and it looks great on. The front has a cross-over bodice with pleats, there’s a straight skirt and an optional elastic waist, with … Continue reading
Say traditional Mexican clothing and most people picture a white blouse with red roses round the neckline. That blouse is real, but it is a small corner of a very large room. Mexico has dozens of Indigenous peoples, and many still weave and wear what their communities wore long before … Continue reading
Here we are again with the question that keeps this series going: when you spend more on a sewing tool, do you sew better and faster, or do you just enjoy the shopping? Today it is the sewing iron. I pressed for years with whatever lived in the laundry cupboard, … Continue reading
If you have ever pulled on a favourite pair of jeans or buttoned up a crisp pair of chinos, you have already met twill fabric. Twill is the workhorse weave behind so many of the clothes we live in, yet a lot of sewists are not quite sure what it … Continue reading
This free leggings pattern is not a set of fixed sizes. It is a method for drafting your own, to your own measurements, so the fit is yours and nobody else’s. Take your measurements, drop them into our free spreadsheet, draw the pattern once, and you can run up a … Continue reading
More than 40 free apron sewing patterns in one place: full and half aprons, cross back and pinafore styles, kids aprons, vintage ruffles, garden and BBQ aprons. Continue reading
If you have ever squeezed a baby blanket at a quilt show and refused to put it down, chances are you were holding minky. This plush, silky fabric has taken over the baby and quilting world for good reason: nothing else feels quite like it, it wears like iron, and … Continue reading
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