One of my favourite parts of sewing is a fabric+pattern match made in heaven. Making such a match is hard! It can be difficult to predict the result and sometimes it … Read More
How to Remove a Bust Dart from a Pattern (Using the Gilbert Top)
One of our most popular patterns of late is the Gilbert Top. This beginner-friendly button up top is fun to sew and has a loose, easy fit. It features an optional … Read More
Gilbert Top & Reynolds Dress Hack
I love a good pattern mashup! It’s nice when you can pair elements of one pattern with another for a whole new look. Sometimes you can even take your favourite elements … Read More
Long-sleeved cropped Gilbert Top with no tie
I have been having so much fun playing around with the Gilbert Top this summer! This pattern has two views included but it is easy to mix and match to get … Read More
Gilbert Dress Hack #2
Hello everyone! Today we have Samantha from @purplesewingcloud and the Purple Sewing Cloud blog! Sam is here to show us how she made this gorgeous Gilbert dress hack with a gathered … Read More
Washed Linen Gilbert Top
Sometimes a fabric and a sewing pattern are a match made in heaven! We love working with this washed linen from Blackbird Fabrics and we especially love it for our Gilbert … Read More
Cropped Gilbert with no Tie
We have been so thankful for the great response to the Gilbert Top so far and all the fun versions you have made! You can see more on Instagram using the … Read More
Gilbert Dress
You knew this was coming, right? Of COURSE I am hacking the new Gilbert Top into a shirtdress. It makes perfect sense and it is so easy to do. You can … Read More
Simone’s Gilbert Top
We are continuing our guest blogging series this week with another post from a fellow sewist! We recently moved away from ‘pattern testing’ and are doing ‘QA (Quality Assurance)’ for our … Read More
Sylvia’s Gilbert Top
We are continuing our guest blogging series this week with another post from a fellow sewist! We recently moved away from ‘pattern testing’ and are doing ‘QA (Quality Assurance)’ for our … Read More
