I love the look of a circle skirt and my daughter loves how they twirl but it can be difficult to get a perfectly flat and beautiful hem. Today, I am going to show you an easy way to hem your circle skirt using bias tape. Since bias tape is cut
Have you ever wanted beautifully coordinating bias tape but didn’t want to take all that time cutting and sewing strips of fabric together? I used to avoid making my own bias tape until I discovered how easy it really can be to make. Today I'll share a tutorial on how
If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that knit dresses for my three daughters are my absolute favorite! We are finally packing up our snowboots and getting out our sandals here in North Dakota. Simple Life Pattern Company has several knit dresses to choose from: Isla, Adelyn, Phoebe, knit Ayda, and Saige. Both Isla
Good morning and TGIF! We made it to Day 5! Today is going to be an easy day. We are going to finish up the skirt for the knit Ayda we started yesterday on Day 4. If you still need to grab a copy of this or any of the patterns
Hello again and welcome to Day 4! Today we are going to start making the Knit Ayda dress by creating the bodice with sleeves! This dress is an entirely new pattern, no add-on, so all you need to do is grab the Knit Ayda dress pattern. If you got through
Welcome to Day 3! Today we are going to create the easy-to-sew Lucy Dress with the Knit Lucy Bodice Add-On! If you got through the Knit Bella Dress on Day 2, this will be a breeze! I planned this one for today because I know the famous “burrito roll” can be
Welcome to Day 2! Today we are going to sew up the adorable Bella Dress with the Knit Bella Bodice Add-On! If you haven’t sewn with knits before, don’t fret … this is a great dress to start on! First things first, if you are catching up on Day 1
Good morning and welcome back for another Sew-A-Long! This one is going to be so exciting! For those of you who don’t know me, I am Katrina, the face behind Wild Bumbleberries, and I will be your hostess for the week. This week we will be sewing up Simple Life
Hi there! I have a quick and easy French Seam tutorial to share with you today. Only yesterday did I buy a serger (I know, what took me so long?) and before that I would use my machine to overlock the edges. This takes forever and never looked as pretty
Every so often in our Simple Life Patterns Fan Group, we are asked about which patterns are knit panel friendly. While several of our knit patterns accommodate knit panels, the SLPco Isla seems to be a fan favorite for using panels! Occasionally, sewists who haven't sewn with a knit panel before have some questions