Author: Miss Celie

#AllButtsWelcome: Fitting Resources For Every Bum, Butt & Badonkadonk

April 30, 2021

When we think of fitting our bottoms for sewing, maybe we always think pants are the challenge. Having fit my …

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A graphic showing a person sitting in an armchair, a second person looking at a laptop and wrapped in a blanket, and a third person looking at their phone from under a blanket.

Sewcialists HateWear Photo Challenge

January 22, 2021

A hate-wear is when you put on clothing even though — because? — it makes you feel bad. Neither stylish …

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Gallery image of four T-shirt patterns: a mannequin wears a loose T-shirt with oversized sleeves in black-and-white stripes, two women stand in front of the camera, one wears a brown and white striped three-quarter sleeve T-shirt and black pants; the other wears a long-sleeved white T-shirt and jeans, a woman with mid-length brown curly hair wears a long-sleeved crop top in pink and black capri pants, a woman with long, curly brown hair wears a red T-shirt with above-the-elbow sleeves.

#sewcialistsTNTee: The Dropped Shoulders, Dolman Sleeves, and Boxy Tops

November 25, 2020

We’re halfway through our midi challenge, but it’s not too late to join in. The beauty of a knit tee …

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Three model photos of tee shirt patterns and one line drawing. The line drawing tees have puffy sleeves. One of the tee shirts has a scoop neck and is fitted. The other two tee shirts are not fitted.

#sewcialistsTNTee: Set-In Sleeve Tee Inspiration

November 11, 2020

It’s the Sewcialists TNTee midi challenge week next week! We’ve saved the the widest range of tees for this preparatory …

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#SewcialistsTNTee: Woven Tee Inspiration

November 4, 2020

We’re gearing up for our November theme month, TNTee. This mini/midi challenge runs November 15th to November 29th. To get …

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#AllChestsWelcome: His Chest, My Problem

August 19, 2020

I took one look at my husband of 6 ¾ years, sitting on our coach, and realized I wasn’t going …

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I Don’t Really “Do” Me-Made-May (A Social Sewist’s Confession)

May 23, 2018

I’m a pretty avid user of social media when it comes to sewing. I’ve been on Pattern Review since 2002, …

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