Helen's Closet

Our new Slocan Tank is a great basic pattern! Of course you can sew it using only your sewing machine and that works really well, but today we want to...

It's time for another pattern hack tutorial! I’ve been wanting to play around with this apron wrap dress concept for a while now. I love the idea of wrap-clothing in...

I’m excited to welcome my sister, Tracy, back to the blog! It’s been ages since she’s been featured here on Helen’s Closet (last time was way back when she was...

  We are back with another maternity pants sewing tutorial! Like with the Avery Leggings, you can easily hack the Nelson Pants into maternity pants. In this hack we will...

  Today, we want to show you how to update your Slocan Tank pattern in this maternity tank sewing tutorial! It's pretty easy do and does not involve any extra...

We’re thrilled to introduce not one, but TWO new patterns to the Helen’s Closet collection! The Nelson Pants and the Slocan Tank are now available in the shop. Nelson and...

She’s back back back again! Laurie is here to share her second Wildwood Vest with you all (see the first one here). She wanted a shorter vest so she could...

  Today I want to demonstrate how to take a classic fitting t-shirt pattern like the Jackson Tee and Pullover and make some simple changes to it to alter the...

Whenever I make a project, I always like to keep the leftovers. I can see endless possibilities for patchwork projects using pretty much any scraps! The ones that get used...

Happy New Year! I’m really excited to see what 2024 brings over here at Helen’s Closet. We’ve got lots of fun patterns in the works and I will also be...

I love using my sewing skills to whip up something festive this time of year! Sometimes it’s fancy and sometimes it’s simple, either way, I enjoy having an excuse to...

Laurie is back again to share one of her recent Helen’s Closet makes - the Wildwood Vest! Wildwood is our quilted jacket and vest pattern that can be made in...