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How to remove a bust dart tutorial - Helen's Closet Blog

HelenJanuary 18, 2022Fitting & Pattern Adjustments, Gilbert Top12 Comments

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

HelenAugust 18, 2021Gilbert Hacks, Gilbert Top, Helen's Makes, Reynolds Hacks, Reynolds Top and Dress4 Comments

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

HelenSeptember 24, 2020Gilbert Hacks, Gilbert Top, Helen's MakesLeave a Comment

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 Top Dress Hack by Samantha from Purple Sewing Cloud

HelenSeptember 8, 2020Gilbert Hacks, Gilbert Top, Guest Bloggers22 Comments

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

HelenAugust 18, 2020Arden Pants, Gilbert Top, Helen's Makes19 Comments

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

HelenAugust 4, 2020Gilbert Hacks, Gilbert Top, Helen's Makes6 Comments

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

HelenJuly 10, 2020Gilbert Hacks, Gilbert Top, Helen's Makes23 Comments

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

HelenJuly 8, 2020Gilbert Top, Guest Bloggers5 Comments

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

HelenJuly 7, 2020Gilbert Top, Guest Bloggers8 Comments

Sylvia’s Gilbert Top

HelenJuly 6, 2020Gilbert Hacks, Gilbert Top, Helen's Makes33 Comments

Sleeveless Gilbert Top

I am so excited to walk you through this pattern hack for our latest design, the Gilbert Top! Since the development of the pattern, I have known this sleeveless hack was … Read More

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