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12/25/2025

Wishing you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons. I am so thankful for your love and support, especially this year. Sharing my passion for sewing with you all is a dream come true but the best part by far is the community we’ve built together.

I am ‘out of the office’ so to speak, spending some much needed time with family. But don’t worry! I have video and blogs scheduled to go up regularly. And I’m excited to share my year-end wrap up with you all!

12/22/2025

❄️ 10 Winter RTW Looks You Can Recreate ❄️

Jenni, Marissa, and I have been busy pinning some of our favorite looks for the upcoming season. We’ve included lots of plaid, vests, and bright coats with outfits for special occasions and staying stylish while bundled up at home. Our looks included:

Look 1: Seamwork Fig Cardigan and Noah Trousers with fabric from EOS Fabrics
Look 2: Clematis Mayaline Sweater Dress with fabric from Style Maker Fabrics
Look 3: Love Notions Aria Button Up, Evanston Vest, and Bridget Trousers in Style Maker Fabrics and Mood Fabrics
Look 4: Cashmerette Canton Moto Jacket and Viki Sews Haida Skirt in Minerva and Style Maker Fabrics
Look 5: Seamwork Ivy Unlined Scarf Jacket with trim and fabric from Style Maker Fabrics
Look 6: Clematis Albane Blouse with Style Makers Fabrics
Look 7: Jennifer Lauren Handmade Juniper Cardigan in three Surge Fabrics
Look 8: Viki Sews Annora Sweater and Made by Mermaids Winnie Pants with Style Maker Fabrics
Look 9: Seamwork Garnet Blouse and Merchant & Mills Heroine Jeans in Minerva and Mood Fabrics
Look 10: The Maker’s Atelier Faux Fur Jacket in Style Maker Fabrics

Have any of these looks inspired you as much as they have us? You can read more on my blog or watch my latest YouTube video for all the details. I hope you’ll join us in making one (or more!) of these looks this season. Happy sewing!

All original looks can be found on my Pinterest board. Come join the fun over there too!

12/16/2025

Today on the channel we’re featuring Marissa ’s fall looks to wrap up our ready-to-wear recreations for the season.

Marissa was enamored with a Boden button up shirt that she duped with a floral Liberty Tana Lawn and coordinating pink silk dupioni remnant. For this make she used the Cashmerette Vernon button up because she was comfortable with this pattern, having already made and fit it to her body. And as much as she love this make, she couldn’t stop there!

Marissa also had to have a wool cape. In fact, she’d been dreaming about it for years. But seeing the ASOS inspiration gave her the push she needed to make up the cape of her dreams this season. Marissa used M7477 paired with a gorgeous wool and lots of steam to complete her cape. And she’s worn it the past three days in a row!

Don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest to see what we’re pinning for winter inspiration! Happy sewing.

12/12/2025

✨Jenni’s ready-to-wear dupe ✨

I couldn’t be more proud of Jenni and how spot-on her fall ready-to-wear dupe is! She used both the Pattern Emporium True Romance top and Free Spirit skirt paired with the Sewing Studio fabrics I recommended earlier in the season.

This is Jenni’s first time making a t-shirt and she was able to sew it up in one sewing session! She did make a slight adjustment to the neckline and would shorten the cuffs a bit in the future. She also made a slight adjustment to tighten up the elastic in her skirt a few inches and has been mixing and matching these pieces in her wardrobe ever since.

Read about all the details on my blog and catch us on YouTube for all the ins and outs. I also have a FREE knit ebook on my website so you can be confident sewing a t-shirt too!

12/10/2025

I recreated the Boden look of my dreams!

To reproduce this look I used my Love Notions Bridget Trousers paired with the Frankie Polo. Aren’t these patterns spot-on?! I am just so pleased with the final look. This is such a great casual outfit I can wear anywhere and these pieces easily mix and match with the rest of my wardrobe. Here’s what I did -

I used a viscose spandex sweater knit striped panel from Mood that came in a 19” repeat. I ordered 4 panels, just over 2 yards, to make sure I had enough for a long sleeved shirt. I love that I was able to use scraps from my stash for the accent pieces of this colorful outfit and I had the perfect cuffing to tie it all together. Since my birthday is near Valentine’s day I adore all things heart shaped so I finished my Frankie off with heart shaped buttons.

As I’m sure you can imagine I have quite the collection of Bridget Trousers, but these may be my favorite pair yet. On this version I widened the legs and used an alternative waistband method (both of which you can find on my blog and YouTube channel). I added a faux welt pocket to the back, used a hook and eye closure, and minimal topstitching. This perfectly weighted ponte is also from Mood and was put to the test on a long Thanksgiving drive. They looked so great when I arrived that my family could hardly believe I had worn them for hours in the car!

This project sparked a lot of joy for me and I hope you find it inspiring too. Stay tuned for Jenni and Marissa’s seasonal recreations of fall ready-to-wear looks over the next week!

12/09/2025

⛓️‍💥 No gate keeping - this is my favorite way to sew a trouser waistband! 🔐

Of course, there is a time and place to use topstitching, but I wanted to elevate my most recent pair of Bridget Trousers by using this alternative way to sew the waistband. I like to call this my “burrito” method because it leaves a clean exterior finish. In fact, I’ve seen many ready-to-wear trousers use this method too. Visit my blog for the step-by-step details!

12/08/2025

Have you been enjoying the wide leg trouser trend as much as I have? Did you know that you don’t need to buy a new pattern to try out this style? Just grab your best fitting, tried and true trouser pattern (knit or woven) and watch my recent tutorial on my YouTube channel for a quick pattern hack that will have you turning heads this holiday season!

12/03/2025

Today is the final day to get the Arrow Hydraulic Sewing Chair on sale for only $299. I can hardly even begin to tell you how this chair has changed my sewing game. It is adjusted to the perfect height for me and the lumbar support hits exactly where I need it. Plus wheeling from one work station to another is so easy. Best of all, long sewing days don’t leave me needing a massage anymore!

These chairs come in a variety of fun prints and also offer under-seat storage. This would make a perfect holiday gift for the sewist in your life (yourself included!)

Use code TomKat20 for non-sale items on Arrow’s website, excluding Sew Steady inserts, and get free shipping as well. Coupon code does not work on sale items. Affiliate link in stories and the Resource page of my website.

12/01/2025

❄️ It’s December - and Cyber Monday 💻

Today is the final day for a few special seasonal sales including Seamwork. They are offering 50% off EVERYTHING (except monthly memberships) through today. This is such a good deal!

I’ve been an Unlimited member since the early days and pay for this membership with my own money. I love that Seamwork drafts for a C cup in their standard range and a DD in their curvy range. These patterns are also drafted for someone a bit taller for me (which Jenni loves!) but are easy to adjust to my height.

Jenni’s new Garnet Top and Orla Skirt make great holiday outfits. And I plan to wear my Noah Trousers to the theater later in the season. What patterns have caught your eye?

11/28/2025

✨Happy Black Friday✨

Love Notions is kicking off the week with a HUGE sale - 45% off all digital patterns and courses with code SEWTKS10! And you’ll receive a bonus gift with each purchase, the full Sewing Toolkit and Pattern Lookbook. This sale excludes the Opus Vest, the most recent Love Notions pattern.

In the reel above I’ve styled my Love Notions Bridget Trousers four ways. These really are such versatile pants! How would you style them?

Look 1: Metra Blazer, Summer Basics Tank, Bridget Trousers
Look 2: Ready-to-wear sweater, Bridget Trousers
Look 3: Ready-to-wear cardigan, Classic Tee, Bridget Trousers
Look 4: Rhapsody Blouse, Bridget Trousers

11/26/2025

Today is a travel day for me and I’ve made sure to pack my favorite portable craft items for the long weekend. Knitting is the easiest craft for me to travel with, specifically socks. I love being able to have a small project I can take on the go. And I like socks because they can very often be mindless knitting for me.

Right now I have the Lily Kate Makes Finest Fit Sock on my needles. This is a good, plain sock pattern that I find easily customizable. And who doesn’t like having something to do with their hands while watching a movie on a plane.

Are you planning to create on-the-go this weekend? What are your travel kit essentials?

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