Helen's Closet

Today is the fourth installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! We are going to wrap up the adjustments portion of the process today with narrow and broad shoulder adjustments. Tomorrow...

Today is the third installment in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! In case you missed the first few posts, we have covered how to grade between sizes, how to do a...

Today is the second post in a 2 part series on doing full bust adjustments on patterns without any darts. For the first post, we covered a quick and dirty...

Today will be the first post in a 2 part series on doing full bust adjustments on patterns without any darts. For the first post, we will be covering a...

Welcome back to the sewalong! In case you missed it, we have already gone over choosing a size and assembling your PDF pattern. Today, we will be talking about grading...

I am a big fan of PDF patterns. Not just because I offer them, but because I prefer them as a home sewist myself. I almost always go for the...

Welcome to the second post in the Blackwood Cardigan Sewalong! I am really excited to get started. If you haven't yet, you can grab your copy of the Blackwood Cardigan...

Fabric can make all the difference in the final garment, so it is important to choose the right fabric for your desired results! I hope you are all excited to...

One of my goals for 2017 is to finally do something about the growing pile of thrifted items I have stashed under my bed. I often pick things up at...

Many people have expressed some hesitation about the culottes trend, and I don't blame you! I, too, gave this trend the side eye for quite some time before giving them...

We made it to the final day of the sewalong! Congrats on getting to the last few steps, I hope you are excited about your culottes! Today is the big...

Welcome back, Winslow Sewalong-ers! Today we are going to be focusing on the crotch seam and the waistband! Make sure you have your waistband interfaced and ready to go. With...