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SIM: An Interview with Mari from Seamster Patterns

SIM: An Interview with Mari from Seamster Patterns @seamsterpattern @ddisciplines Use code SIM40OFF for 40% off PDF patterns!

I’m honored to share with you this interview with Mari from Seamster Patterns, the brains behind the entire Sew Indie Month! Today we get into the nitty gritty and find out what makes Seamster Patterns tick.

(To see other SIM posts from this year, check out Kate & Rose’s tutorial on turning Olive into a folkswear inspired top with a front zip, or my tutorial on Fehr Trade’s site on turning her PB…

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#fehr trade #interview #kate and rose #pattern sale #pdf #seamster patterns #sew indie month #tutorial

Ribbon and Zipper Olive Blouse Hack: A Tutorial from Kate & Rose

Ribbon and Zipper Olive Blouse Hack: A Tutorial from Kate & Rose @kateandrose #sewindie 40% off PDF-use code SIM40OFF

Today we have a special treat from Sew Indie Month. Kati from Kate & Rose is here to show a tutorial on how she made this amazing folkswear inspired Olivethat goes perfectly with her new Kinga skirt pattern. Kate & Rose patterns are folkwear inspired and she has several garment patterns along with many embroidery patterns. The patterns go well together and create a very cohesive look. Her style…

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#kate and rose #kinga skirt #ribbon #sew indie month #tutorial #zipper

Sew Indie Month #2 and Second Huge Bundle Sale! + discount code

Sew Indie Month #2 and Second Huge Bundle Sale! @seamsterpattern Use discount code SIM40OFF to save 40% on PDFs!

Remember Sew Indie Month from last year? That awesome month where many independent pattern companies got together and hosted a huge month of contests and sew-alongs? Well it is back! And this month it is better than ever. Before I get into all the details, everything related to Sew Indie Month is taking place over at www.sewindependent.com. Mari from Seamster Patterns(the genius engineer behind…

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#bundle sale #seamster patterns #sew indie month #SIM #women for women

Oona's Fat Quarter Challenge Reveal!

Oona's Fat Quarter Challenge Reveal! @oonaballoona @workroomsocial @devviepuu #drunkenfatquarterchallenge

Remember way back in March when I went to NY and partied with some awesome sewing ladies? During that trip, we told you about Oona’s Drunken Fat Quarter Challenge. Well the time has come for the big reveal!

To refresh your memory, this is what I started with:

And here is what I ended with:

Oops. I forgot to mention. This is the only way I can fit this garment at the moment. When the challenge…

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#carolyn #devra #Enter your zip code here #fat quarter #handmade by carolyn #jennifer #olive #oona #pregnant #rainbow #zombie

Surprise! and The Rambo Project

Surprise! and The Rambo Project @seamstresserin #ramboproject

Before we dig into The Rambo Project, I wanted to share a little surprise with you all! Yup, that’s me…sporting quite a baby bump for someone not due until November. This picture here is me and our little girl Clover Rose expected this November.

I know a lot of you already knew about my pregnancy because you were either with me while I was showing, or you were with me when I was trying to…

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#pregnant #rambo project #seamstress erin #surprise

Sewing Indie Interview with Sew Caroline

Sewing Indie Interview with Sew Caroline #sewingindie

Sewing Indie Month has almost come to an end…but not without one more post! Today I am posting an interview with Sew Caroline. She recently released several modern and comfortable patterns that are super cute and I was so excited to get to connect with her and learn more about her philosophy and design style. Now you can too! Here is our interview.

Which came first…love of sewing or desire to…

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#interview #sew caroline #sewing indie #sewing indie month

Olive Tutorials: Cutting the back on the fold and Facing the waistband

If you haven’t bought your copy of Olive, head on over to our shop where you can place your order! Also, you can visit the Olive page where you can see all the tutorials as they go live as well as download the cutting labels to keep your pieces organized, get inspired via our Pinterest and Flickrpages, whichever you prefer. And go ahead and tag your work with #lolitapatterns so we can find it and…

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#olive #Olive tutorials

Olive Tutorial: Adjusting the bust

Hi fit nerds! Today we’re going to talk about fit around the bust. When I made my first Olive, I made zero changes. I cut the size 8 and just stitched it up. Do you know how exciting that is for me?? It’s very exciting when normally I fiddle with patterns a lot.

The Olive blouse has princess seams. On view A, you have a neckline and an armhole princess seam to alter, as well as adjusting the…

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#adjusting the bust #full bust adjustment #olive #Olive tutorials #princess seams

Olive Tutorial: Working with lightweight fabrics plus serger tips

Hello lovelies! While Amity is in New York, I’m here sneaking around Lolita virtual headquarters getting some tutorials ready for you Olive lovers. If you haven’t bought your copy of Olive, head on over to our shop where, day or night, you can place your order! Also, you can visit the Olive pagewhere you can see all the tutorials as they go live as well as download the cutting labels to keep your…

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#fabric #olive #Serger tips

Sewing Indie-A Tutorial on Shirring with Elastic Thread Using Your Serger on Sewn Square One

Sewing Indie-A Tutorial on Shirring with Elastic Thread Using Your Serger on Sewn Square One #sewingindie

Wow that title was a mouthful! Sewing Indie continues with a tutorial I wrote up to share over on Sewn Square One’s blog. This tutorial shows you how to shirr fabric using elastic thread but by using your serger that has chainstitch capability. It is a wonderful time saving technique that keeps you from having to hand wind bobbins.

sneak peek photo from tutorial

For those of you that don’t know

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#elastic thread #sewing indie #sewing indie month #sewn square one #shirring #tutorial

Featured Olives Part 1

Featured Olives Part 1 @velosewer Don't forget coupon code sewing15indie to save 15%!

Today I want to show you two gorgeous Olive’s made by testers. The first one started as view A but was converted into something completely different. This one was made by Handmade by Carolyn.

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The above photo shows the final version. She started out with view A making the cowl overlay and flounce which you can see below but decided it did not quite fit her style…so she adapted a…

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#handmade by carolyn #olive #velosewer

Heading to NY again!

Heading to NY again! Let's meet up! #sewcialist

I wanted to write a quick post to let you all know I am heading to NY again! I will be there next week and am looking forward to meeting up, fabric shopping, drinks/dinner…everything! I had so much fun the last time I was there and I hope to see a lot of you again. I am around Tuesday the 20th, Wednesday the 21st, and on Thursday the 22nd I am going fabric shopping with Carolyn from Diary of a…

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#new york

Debuting Olive!

I am happy to finally introduce you to our latest pattern, Olive.

Olive is a beautiful blouse that plays with fabric texture to create a striking look. View A features a beautiful draping sheer fabric combined with a stable solid that produces a unique look. The sheer cowl overlay and soft flounces draw attention to the gorgeous blend of fabric textures. The waistband combined with the pleated…

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Pattern Sale for Sewing Indie Month

Pattern Sale for Sewing Indie Month #sewingindie #sale #coupon #discount

I’m sure you have all heard about Sewing Indie Month by now and seen all the great independent pattern companies that are participating. One of the great things that this month brings is the big sew-along that features over $1,000 in prizes! Check out Mari’s post to get all the details.

To make it easier for you to participate, we have a 15% off all physical patterns discount going on until…

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#discount #sale #sewing indie #sewing indie month

Cari Homemaker's Gunmetal

Today I want to feature this drop dead gorgeous Gunmetal made by Cari Homemaker. I think the combination of the white and black checked fabric with the black underlay looks incredible. And I love that she made the D-ring version!

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My other favorite part of her Gunmetal is how she made the underlayer longer for the skirt portion…it’s a simple way to add such a statement to the…

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#cari homemaker #gunmetal #sparkles

Party Like A Rock Star

Party Like A Rock Star Enter this contest and win a @babylock serger! #sewing #contest #sewcialist Get the word out!

Has everyone heard about this contest?

It features an amazing prize—a Babylock serger!! The deadline is coming up on May 1st and it is definitely worth your while to enter. To check out the rules, visit www.patterncompanies.com. So grab some fabric, pick your pattern, and make your winning creation! These prizes are fantastic and the contest is definitely worth entering.

I know I only recently…

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#contest #ipca #party like a rock star

Cbsyr's Sugar Plum

Cbsyr's Sugar Plum Check out this gorgeous mother/daughter Sugar Plum combo!

Today’s feature is two gorgeous Sugar Plums, a mother and daughter combo!

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Cbsyr has a blog where she details many of her sewing adventures and you can see her post specifically on her Sugar Plum by clicking here.

Both of these Sugar Plums look so comfortable! I don’t speak or read Swedish, but I used google translate and think I got the gist. Even if I could not understand any of…

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#cbsyr #sugar plum #sweden

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