Sewing patterns for women
Today on the blog we welcome the lovely Cassie, who made the Abi Jumpsuit and wrote a detailed pattern review. I love a good jumpsuit. They are classy, stylish and usually pretty comfortable to wear! It’s effortless to just throw on one garment and look put together from head to toe. When I saw the Abi jumpsuit pattern and read it was for knit fabrics, it was a must sew!!! Let’s take a look at the Abi pattern and the details included. The Abi pattern is packed with options and ...
Hello! I’m Nicki, the maker behind SewUprising and a comfort enthusiast. Today I’m here to share a super easy, yet dramatic, curved hem facing tutorial! I used the Meg dress as my base for this hack but honestly this would work well for any dress with a straight hem line and takes only a few more minutes to sew up than a standard hem. Personally I love the Meg dress because of its loose fit and how well it sews up in the drapey-lightweight fabrics I love in the summer. I love a good curved ...
Hi it's Tasha from @sewing.life.adventures here to show you my latest sew from AK patterns. I made the Lisa dress pattern but with a few changes based on fabric selection and personal style. My supply of woven fabric is still pretty low and I didn't have enough to make this dress, so I opted to follow the tutorial on the blog on how to use jersey fabric to make this pattern. The one change I did make from the blog tutorial was to fully line the bodice of my dress. To do this, I ...
Today on the blog we welcome the lovely Meredith, who made an Adriana Skirt. I have a confession. Though I have been sewing garments from over two years now, and though I grew up around sewing, I am afraid of inserting zippers. Especially invisible zippers. I get nervous about waviness and wonkiness, I worry I won’t match it up properly. So I have avoided zippers most of the time when sewing. But when I saw the Adriana Skirt I knew I needed it in my closet. So it was time I face my ...
Hi! I’m Cass (@CraftyProfessor on Instagram) and I’m excited to be sharing my first blog post for AK Patterns. In this post I’ll be showing you how I hacked the Sheona dress and top into a slightly cropped tank. Knit tanks are something my closet is actually a little low on, and this turned out to be a great scrap-busting project! I ended up making two samples for this post and it was so quick and easy to make and fun to wear. I hope you’ll give it a try and tag me so I can see your ...
Hi, I’m Laura a.ka The Specky Seamstress here with a hack of the Whitney Dress/Top for you. If like me, you love the wrap style but prefer the practicalities of a ‘mock’ wrap, this blog is for you. There’s no denying the classic nature of the wrap shape. There’s something feminine and elegant about it, and I absolutely adore the scallop edge of the Whitney. It’s a fun addition that means the dress can be great for work or play and a great canvas for lots of different print ...
Hi guys, I’m Laura a.k.a The Specky Seamstress and if you love pockets as much as I do, here’s how to add pockets to any dress with a waist seam and side seams! My love of pockets is no secret - it is one of the main reasons I learned to sew and one of the first things I mastered was adding pockets to side seam skirts. There are lots of ways to do it and I’m going to be showing you my favourite, but I will try to explain the others as we go too! I’ve used an overlocker/serger throughout the ...
Hi! I'm Kristin, and I am excited to give you a tutorial on sewing a fully-lined Meg dress. I purchased some pretty, drapey mystery fabric from a shopping trip to the fashion district in Los Angeles, but unfortunately the fabric is too transparent to wear without a lining. I knew it would make a perfect Meg dress, but I needed to make it lined. Fortunately, the Meg dress is a fast and straightforward sew, so it doesn't take much extra time at all to add a ...
Hi! It's Christine from @createandpray and today I'm sharing with you how I hacked the Meg top and all about my first experience working with AKPatterns. As I made my selection on what pattern I wanted to use, I kept in mind that I wanted a simple bodice where I can hack it to add some fun sleeves. I chose the Meg pattern because it was the simple bodice I was going for with an extended shoulders to give the illusion of a sleeve. It reminded me of this dropped shoulder top I saw ...
Ready for another tutorial in the Lisa and Kimberly Hacks series? In this post, we will show you how you can turn your Kimberly dress into a skirt! This, of course, applies to the Lisa dress as well and you can follow the same steps to turn any dress pattern you have into a skirt. So, let’s get started! The photos for this hack were very kindly taken by the lovely Whitney. Here’s what you’ll need: -your pattern -a piece of paper -pencil and ...
