I'm excited to introduce you to the other half of my sewing machine duo today- the Baby Lock Diana Serger! Baby Lock sent me the Diana (along with the Melody) to professionalize my sewing as I partner with them. I'm so excited because the Diana is a SERGER! A serger of the most fierce type. (Can machines be fierce?) And by that I mean, she serges, she hems, she coverlocks, she overlocks, she does it all! The Diana serger can run up to 5 threads! Typical sergers can do 4, but the 5th thread is where the magic happens! I am really thrilled to ...Continue Reading
ruffle zipper pouch with geometric stitching tutorial
One of the fun features of the Melody is about a million decorative stitches (okay, 189). I don't normally use these stitches, they are like the old lady stitches that no one uses, right? Well, I was a little too tempted by the vast array of decorative stitches to not use them, so I found a way to modernize the decorative stitches and I had a lot of fun doing it! Zig zag and triangular stitches add some fun pattern and texture to a piece of fabric! A little bit tribal to go with your ruffles? ruffle zipper pouch ...Continue Reading
meet Melody! Baby Lock Melody Sewing Machine Review
Baby Lock Melody Sewing Machine Review. I'm pretty excited to tell you about my new sewing machine today-the Baby Lock Melody! I have been sewing on what I would call starter machines for way too long and it was finally time to upgrade to something more professional. After sewing with this machine for over a month, here are a few details about why I love this machine! Since my primary focus is apparel sewing, I didn't want something with too many bells and whistles, but just enough bells and whistles, you know? I just wanted a solid ...Continue Reading
Simple Ruffled Dress Tutorial
Today's post was written by An of StraightGrain. StraightGrain is one of my favorite international blogs, written in Belgium . Her style is unique and fun! Today she's sharing this simple ruffled dress tutorial! Hi everyone! I'm An from StraightGrain, and I'm very excited to be showing a new tutorial here at Kate's beautiful blog. Coming up with something ruffle-related presented a particular challenge for me, as I'm generally not a big fan of having many whistles and bells on clothing. But nothing better to spark your inspiration than a ...Continue Reading
The Sydney Skirt FREE PATTERN!
This post was contributed by Lindsay of the Cottage Mama. Lindsay has a lovely boutique style and a shop full of ruffly patterns. Lindsay is also one of the nicest people on the internet, I'm so thrilled to have her here! Click here for instructions I hope you enjoyed this free pattern! For more patterns, tutorials, recipes and more, please visit me over at The Cottage Mama! If you liked this post, you'll also like the scrappy ruffle headband tutorial and the Georgia Vintage dress from the Cottage Mama! ...Continue Reading
ruffled apron pattern sew-a-long details, pattern and graphics!
This post has everything you'll need to sew-a-long with us! The ruffled apron pattern is available for FREE to See Kate Sew newsletter subscribers! (The pattern is also available to purchase for $6 in my shop, but it's also FREE, just click link below and add your email address!) Ruffled Apron Pattern Download RUFFLED APRON PATTERN Sew-a-long details: Pattern: Ruffled Apron Pattern by see kate sewDates: August 19-September 5thFlickr Group: Add your final apron photos to the flickr group if you want to be featured!Hashtag: ...Continue Reading
sewing 101: how to make a ruffle (and RUFFLES 2013!)
RUFFLES 2013 starts on Monday! Like THIS Monday! I'm so so excited! If you've been around here for a while you may have caught Ruffles 2012 or even 2011, but if not, RUFFLES is my yearly event where we sew ruffles on everything for a few weeks. Because, why not? I have a great line-up of guests, with my own tutorials thrown in there are some exciting things to share. (Oh and some fabric giveaways! And a free pattern/sew-a-long!) So anyways, before the ruffle event starts, let's review how to make a ruffle. This is a very basic tutorial ...Continue Reading
The Recess Raglan + thank you Girl Charlee
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know the RECESS raglan tee pattern is now available in the shop! If you missed the Alphabet Collection sale, you can snag up all four patterns individually in their respective shops now! Thanks so much for your support with the collection and don't forget to upload your Raglans to my flickr group! I wanted to thank Girl Charlee for providing the fabric for this pattern. I have already professed my love for Girl Charlee over and over. I recently got the prettiest package of ultra soft knits that I have ...Continue Reading
hexagon coin pouch tutorial
This post was originally written for Delia Creates as a part of Color Your Summer 3! Color Your Summer is a really fun series that Delia and Kirstin put on each summer, I'm sure you've seen it! If you missed it, you can check out the archives here! And here is my hexagon coin pouch tutorial: When I think of RAINBOWS in the summertime I think of shaved ice and sno cones. It isn't summer without them! So this little hexagon coin pouch craft is designed with sno cones in mind. It will store just the right amount of change so you can curb your ...Continue Reading
pattern anthology alphabet tour wrap up!
If you have been following the Pattern Anthology Alphabet Blog Tour, you've probably already been blown away. We had such an awesome lineup of guests that sewed up the same 4 patterns in so many different ways! Today is the VERY LAST DAY to pick up the Alphabet collection as a bundle for a discount, the patterns will be available individually (at full price) tomorrow. Snag yours here. Here's a roundup of all the posts. Click the links to go see the full posts if you want more details! Petit a Petit and family Kojo Designs The ...Continue Reading
sewing 101: deconstructed zipper teeth seam tutorial
I love the deconstruction fashion look, I think it can be especially fun for boy clothes. It seems there are so many more details to add to girl clothes, like ruffles, flowers, and bows. So instead of those, how about some zipper teeth! I originally thought of this idea because I shorten zippers all the time. A few years ago my mom bought me 200 (literally) vintage zippers. They were 25 cents each so I told her to buy them all. (Duh, right!). I still have a bazillion left, but most are longer, 14" or more. So I shorten zippers drastically ...Continue Reading
