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Willo Pattern Sew Along: Sewing Video Tutorial

Here it is, the last days of summer and I’m finally getting The Willo Pattern sew along video completed. It’s been a hectic few months of...

Fabric Buying Guide: best Fabric for the Madcap Jacket

Need some guidance to buying fabric for The Madcap Jacket sewing pattern? I've got a full guide to things to consider when shopping.

Sewing a Mitered Placket: Fast AF Mitered Placket Tutorial

The first time I saw this sewing technique for a mitered placket it BLEW MY MIND!!!! Obviously, I wasn’t alone...

Adding Darts Pattern Tutorial - Sew & Tell Patterns

You answered... I listened. And here we are with the first one! "How do you add darts where there are none?" Follow along and I'll show you.

8 Sewing Tips to Be a Badass Seamster - Sew & Tell Patterns

There are just some tricks that I think every seamster should know and implement in their everyday sewing ritual.

Ditch the pins: How to sew without pins

Probably the most heated subject in the game of sewing might just be sewing without pins… Of course I decided to make a tutorial.

One-Step Continuous Placket Tutorial: Video

I love an easy-to-learn sewing technique... Here's my quick One-Step Continuous Placket tutorial. A simple way to sew a placket.

Sewing a Rolled Hem Corner Sewing Tutorial - Sew & Tell Patterns

Sewing Rolled Hem Corners If you've ever sewn a rolled hem corner with a hemmer foot? Then you know they can get a little evil. The...

Back That Hem Up... Stitch Those Knits

What's up Seamsters! Back at it again with a little knit stitch tutorial. FYI... I love knits. They are super cozy and always forgiving. ...

A Big Fat Serging Question?

I'm going to sew the 1/2" seam allowance with my sewing machine and then finish off the seam with my serger. I'm new to serging, so do I...

Sew Along: Madcap Jacket Round Three

Damn... we made it! This is the final round of gossip for, personally, my favorite pattern, the Madcap Jacket. Maybe you flew through...

Sew Along: Madcap Jacket Round Two

What's up Seamsters! Glad you made it to the second round of my Madcap Jacket Pattern. I can't tell you enough how much I love this...

Sew Along: Madcap Jacket Round one

This jacket sewing pattern has been with me a LONG time. I have sewn one in just about every color knit I could find and even a tweedy...

Back that hem up... Rolled Hem Sewing Tutorial

Jenn here. Just wanted to run through some rolled hem options that come up a lot in Sew & Tell patterns. This is by far my preferred...