Helen's Closet

I made a shirt! And I love it! You know when you finish a project and you just want to shout from the rooftops? This is one of those projects!...

I’ve got a special blog post this week! We are trying a new format over on the Love to Sew Podcast where Caroline and I each make a garment based on...

I knew I wanted to make a new pair of Ruby Overalls in preparation for our sale this weekend but I was having a hard time choosing fabric! Ruby can be...

I feel like all sewists have that one project that keeps getting kicked down the road in favour of more shiny and exciting ones. For me, that project has been...

I’m back with a new pair of Falconer Pants to share with you this week! I’ve been loving seeing versions of this pattern popping up in the sewing community, it’s one...

When we first started working on the Falconer Pants pattern, we were calling them “jeans”. As we developed the views and the features, the design was so different from classic jeans...

One of the features I love the most on our new Falconer Pants pattern is the side panels. Not only do these panels offer a place to put awesome side pockets,...

Thank you for the amazing response to the Falconer Pants! I’m so glad you are as excited about this new pattern as I am. Today I want to share a pair...

It’s launch day for our latest pattern - the Falconer Pants! We are so excited to have a new pants pattern in the collection and we can’t wait to tell...

I am so excited to finally share some exciting news - I designed a pattern in collaboration with TAUKO magazine! I’ve always been drawn to this particular sewing magazine because...

I’m so excited to finally be sharing about this project! I’ve had several inquires about sewing a faux shearling-lined Spindrift since we launched this design a couple months ago. I...

When we are developing patterns we make samples to test out the design. We start with muslin and move on to fashion fabrics so we can see how the pattern...