Most patterns that you purchase will include the seam allowance, which means you don’t need to alter the pattern in any way. You just cut around the pattern and start sewing. This post has moved to https://letslearntosew.com/adding-seam-allowance/
7 tips for drafting patterns like the pros
Master these 7 simple tips and you’ll be on your way to making sewing patterns, like the pros! This post has moved to https://letslearntosew.com/7-tips-for-drafting-patterns-like-the-pros/
Pattern Making Fundamentals: Understanding Seam Allowance
What are seam allowances? Keep reading to find out more… Before we dive in too deep into the pattern-making fundamentals series, let’s first discuss seam allowances. This post has moved to https://letslearntosew.com/pattern-making-fundamentals-understanding-seam-allowance/
Welcome to Pattern Making Made Easy
Welcome to Pattern Making Made Easy! My name is Margaret and I am the founder of Pattern Making Made Easy and Let’s Learn to Sew. I have been sewing for over thirty years and teaching others how to sew and design patterns for about fifteen years. How Pattern Making Made Easy Came about… Several years…
Garment Fitting Fundamentals: How to Fit a Button Thru Blouse using a Fisheye Dart
A simple technique to fit a button-through blouse.
Pattern Making Fundamentals: How to make a bust adjustment on bodice pattern
Bust adjustment: simple techniques to adjust the bust for a perfect fit!
How to draft a facing for sewing patterns (VIDEO)
Facings are most often used for finishing and strengthening purposes, but…can also be used for design and aesthetic reasons as well. For example, you can use them to add contrast, decoration, or a unique flare to your sewing patterns! Learn everything you need to know about facings, including how easy they are to draft!
Measuring the body for pattern drafting
Flat pattern making requires an accurate set of measurements to draft from. Taking careful body measurements will be one of the keys to your success!