Waistbands and yokes allow you to add little details to your skirt and pant designs. This tutorial will show you ten ideas. I made a little sample piece of each. The pants are all short, but obviously, you can make them in any length you want. Most of the designs work for both skirts and [...] The post Experimenting with Waistband and Yoke Details appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

I put together a few detachable collar designs. Well, seven of them, to be exact. Detachable collars, faux shirts, and neckpieces. These are more like accessories you can add to your outfit. They are also great scrap-busting sewing projects! As it happens, I just gave away a large part of my fabric scraps, so I [...] The post Detachable Collar Ideas for You to Make appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

I have something a bit different this time. It’s an article on body shape dressing by Iris Baechtold, an image consultant and personal stylist. When we first had the idea to collaborate on a blog post, we wanted to give you the best skirt patterns for each body type but decided to start the year [...] The post Empowered through Sewing: Rethinking Body Shape Dressing  appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

Let’s finish this year with sleeves: a power shoulder pattern tutorial! It kind of continues the coat theme from my previous post. A power shoulder, of course, means a strong shoulder shape. Those wide-shouldered jackets from the 80’s might come to your mind. But a power shoulder can also be created with a large puff [...] The post Pointed Power Shoulder Patterns appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

For this tutorial I wanted to show you a few quick and easy pattern alterations you can make with the basic bodice block for knit fabrics. I published the tutorial for this pattern block quite a long time ago but haven’t talked about it since. It’s used for really fitted garments made in knit fabrics [...] The post Quick Pattern Alterations with the Basic Bodice Block for Knit Fabrics appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

It’s October again and I decided to make a costume tutorial. Last time I chose Cruella theme and now it’s Wednesday‘s turn! Whether you’ve seen the Netflix series Wednesday or not, you have probably seen this dress. It seems to be one of the most popular makes at the moment. The series was published late [...] The post Making the Wednesday Rave’N Dress appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

It’s September, and I made myself a ruffle shirt. Not just any ruffle shirt, THE ruffle shirt! I know ruffles are usually a summer thing, but I’m going to be wearing the shirt now. After all, it’s still summer in Italy. Very pleased with the outcome. The shirt itself is quite simple: Dartless bodice block [...] The post DIY Ruffle Shirt Project appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

Last month I sewed a couple of fancy blouses from my new pattern guide and thought it would be a good idea to document the process so that it will be useful for others as well. The theme of this guide is fancy blouses, but naturally it’s up to you and your fabric choices whether [...] The post DIY Fancy Blouses Sewalong appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

There are lots of tutorials about different patternmaking techniques here at my blog. And also lots of posts about different sewing projects. So, to combine the two, I want to show you how to use layering technique to make a really cool skirt with scalloped pleats! This is a design I originally posted on Instagram. [...] The post Make a Skirt with Scalloped Pleats appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more

I’ve received some requests to prepare a tutorial on how to use the basic bodice blocks to create simple garments. As it happens, I also had a few suitable fabrics in my stash, so I decided to make two dresses. The idea was to not buy any new materials; everything had to come from my [...] The post Basic Bodice Blocks in Action: Make Yourself a Dress! appeared first on The Shapes of Fabric ..read more