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Announcing the 2017 Spring Sew-Along
It’s sew-along time! Each spring for our sew-alongs we choose a pattern or style that’s a little more beginner-friendly, preferring to tackle the harder stuff in the fall. The past two springs we’ve...
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Spring Sew-Along: M7547 Inspiration and Fabrics
This week in the sew-along we’re talking about style inspiration and suitable fabrics for M7547. I know many of you were thinking “Hmm, I’m not so sure the high-waist pants or overalls look is for me.”...
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M7547 Sew-Along: Making a Muslin
This week on the sew-along we’re talking about making a muslin of your pants or overalls before you cut into your fashion fabric. Here is our sage advice on this topic: A muslin is something you never...
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M7547 Sew-Along: Darts and Pockets (steps 1-13)
Welcome to Week 4 of the McCall’s M7547 sew-along. If you’re keeping pace with us you should have made a muslin and cut out your fashion fabric by now. If you aren’t sewing along in real-time, no...
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M7547 Sew-Along: Seams and Zipper
This week on the M7547 Sew-Along Amanda gets really detailed about the seams and zipper (steps 14-24). Hop over to her blog to read her full post. Amanda has lots of detail photos in her post this...
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M7547 Sew-Along: Waistband Facing Option for Pants
This week on the M7547 Sew-Along we’re at the point where we’re ready to add a waistband (if you’re sewing the pants version as I am), or the waistband and bib, if you’re making the overalls version...
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M7547 Sew-Along: Finished!
It’s time to show you our finished pants and overalls! Here I am modeling my version of View A pants: I ended up making them a length I can easily wear with flats. This way they feel more like a pair...
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Congrats to Annie, Winner of Our Kids Sewing Contest
Congratulations to Annie of California! She is the winner of the Kids Can Learn to Sew Contest, sponsored by McCall’s and PatternReview. We received a record amount of entries, and we loved every one....
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The Winners of the #V9253 Contest!
Normally when we have a contest we like to print out all the entries and pin them to the bulletin board in our hallway. We had so many entries to this #V9253 contest that we ran out of room on the...
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Can Beginners Sew Vogue Patterns?
Very Easy Vogue jacket patterns from the 1970s. “Someone told me many years ago that the Vogue patterns are difficult and hard to follow. What is the general opinion on that? I’m still at the...
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The Fashion By McCall’s Machine Embroidery Collection
Do you machine embroider? I only started machine embroidering in October, when the marketing team at Bernina USA lent me a 790Plus sewing machine that has embroidery capabilities. The learning curve...
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Machine-Embroider Your Way to Winning at Gift-Giving
Do you machine embroider? I only started machine embroidering in October, when the marketing team at Bernina USA lent me a 790Plus sewing machine that has embroidery capabilities. The learning curve...
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What It’s Like to Own a Five-Figure Sewing Machine
This 790 Plus Bernina sewing machine was mine for a few months Have you ever wondered what it’s like to sew with a sewing machine that costs five figures? I recently had the opportunity to test-drive...
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It’s the Royal Wedding Sew-Along!
photo by Getty Images Announcing the Royal Wedding Sew-Along! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting married on May 19th and we’re having a sew-along to celebrate! The sew-along is sponsored by...
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Royal Wedding Sew-Along: Inspiration and Fabrics
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage Welcome to Week 2 of the Royal Wedding Sew-Along. This week it’s all about inspiration and and choosing fabrics for your patterns. Each of our Sew-Along bloggers...
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Royal Wedding Sew-Along: Making A Muslin/Toile
Tim Rooke/Shutterstock Hi everyone! This week on the Royal Wedding Sew-along we’re making muslins, or toiles as they’re known in some parts of the world. A muslin is a test garment you make out of...
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Royal Wedding Sew-Along: Construction Process
Karwai Tang/WireImage Hi Royal Wedding Sew-Alongers! We’re into the first part of the construction phase of the sew-along, but don’t worry if you haven’t started sewing yet. This is a...
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Royal Wedding Sew-Along: Construction Process Continues
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images Hi guys! After a little break for last week’s holiday weekend we’re back on track with the Royal Wedding Sew-Along. We’re still in the middle of constructing our...
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Royal Wedding Sew-Along: Still Sewing!
Getty Images Hi guys! Hope you all had an amazing week of working on your sew-along creations. We’re still working on our garments but right on track with the schedule! Official contest rules will be...
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