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Actual photo of me thinking about how I need sever Actual photo of me thinking about how I need several more of these #simplicity8738 sweater dresses. This one is in Robert Kaufman cotton-poly French terry, and I have two others in Merino wool.⁠ 💙⁠ If you were sewing this pattern, what fabric would you use?⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
Do you have a favorite button? I kinda like shank Do you have a favorite button? I kinda like shank buttons, like the one pictured here, because they're easy to 🧵 on - just one hole, like a 🍩! #mondaymusings⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
It's sweater dress SEA-SOOOOOHHHNNNN! I want to ma It's sweater dress SEA-SOOOOOHHHNNNN! I want to make this #victorypatternslola again (sized down). What fabric should I use?⁠ 💙⁠ P.S. Click the link bio to find a blog post about this blue beauty!⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
Actual photo of my post-website-update hysteria. 🤪 MY SEWING DUDES, I did a major major major overhaul to Sie Macht's Amazon fabric article. There are new screenshots. There are new links. It's everything you could want when shopping for the best fabric deals on Amazon. GO. GIT. IT. Link in bio!⁠ 💙⁠ Do tell: What's your favorite fabric brand or seller on Amazon? I'm fond of Robert Kaufman.⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
Do you love to sew T-shirts but have big boobies? Do you love to sew T-shirts but have big boobies? I GOT YOU.⁠ 💙⁠ First, this is the F-R-E-E Sie Macht Cass T (link in bio), and it comes in misses AND plus size ranges - up to a 66-inch bust and 70-inch waist.⁠ 💙⁠ Second, if Cass (or any other T-shirt) doesn't work for your bosom, there's a fully illustrated article on the site (again, bio link) on how to make a full bust adjustment on shirts with no darts. That's a picture for EVERY G-DANG STEP.⁠ 💙⁠ I promise you can make a T-shirt fit nicely; YOU have the power. 💪⁠ 💙⁠ What element of your me-made T-shirts would you like to most improve?⁠ 💙⁠ #smcass⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
As the weather cools off in my part of the world, As the weather cools off in my part of the world, I'm kinda truly excited to get back into this #closetcoreclare coat.⁠ 💙⁠ Tell us: Which of your me-made garments do you look most forward to pulling out annually?⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
Whipping up a pair of simple leggings to go with a Whipping up a pair of simple leggings to go with an oversized sweatshirt is hella rewarding, sewing friends. Highly recommend.⁠ 💙⁠ These are #m2mleggings from @sewherecome - you draft the pattern based on YOUR measurements, and there's a vid to guide you through it. Click the bio link for a review of this pattern/class combo⁠ 💙⁠ Have you tried sewing leggings?⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
It's been about a year since I started sewing and It's been about a year since I started sewing and using this DIY dress form, and I'm deeper in love with her today than I was last fall.⁠ 💙⁠ I don't know how I would work on plus-sized pattern drafting for Sie Macht without her. She's irreplaceable (and oh-so huggable - sometimes I just hug her).⁠ 💙⁠ Should you be interested, you may check out a full review of this self-sewn dress form; link in bio.⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
The first day of fall is this week (Sept. 22), whi The first day of fall is this week (Sept. 22), which means your me-made sweaters - like this #samarapattern cardigan from @victorypatterns - are aching to be worn. (MOST sweaters aren't sentient, to my knowledge.)⁠ 💙⁠ Which of YOUR me-made sweaters are you most excited to wear during this change of season?⁠ 💙⁠ P.S. I blogged this cardi. Click the bio link to read all about it.⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews
Isn't this pin cushion just about the cutest thing Isn't this pin cushion just about the cutest thing you ever did see? I got this felted little birdy at a craft fair sometime in the mid-2000s. Yeah, she's an old bird.⁠ 💙⁠ Do you have a decorative pin cushion, and do you use it? Or is it for your eyes only?⁠ 💙⁠ #sewingisfun⁠ #sewinglovers⁠ #sewingismysuperpower⁠ #sewingissexy⁠ #memadewardrobe⁠ #imakemyownclothes⁠ #handmadestyle⁠ #garmentsewing⁠ #seamstresslife⁠ #homesewn⁠ #sewinglife⁠ #sewingcommunity⁠ #sewingblogger⁠ #sewingfun⁠ #sewsewsew⁠ #sewersgonnasew⁠ #sewingblog⁠ #sewingismytherapy⁠ #sewist⁠ #sewcialist⁠ #sewcialistsofinstagram⁠ #sewcial⁠ #instasew⁠ #instasewing⁠ #instasewers⁠ #isewmyownclothes⁠ #milwaukeesews⁠ #wisconsinsews