Easy-to-follow sewing tutorials for sewing your own clothes

If you love the feeling of wearing something you made yourself, you are in the right place. Here you’ll find my library of free clothing patterns. I’ve included everything from dresses and tops to skirts and pants. Each pattern drafting tutorial comes with step-by-step instructions so you can sew your own wardrobe at home.

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Step-by-step guides from drafting basic bodice patterns to customizing fits for dresses and tops.

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streetwear midi skirt

Easy A-line streetwear skirt from old jeans

Upcycle your Old Jeans to ceate an easy to make A-Line knee length Streetwear Skirt
patchworked and embroidered fun pants

Are you ready for the new trend – Fun Pants?

Wherever you look you see grays, blues, black and white – have you had enough of these neutral colored clothes? Minimalistic style is good and all, but sometimes you need some fun in your life and what better than flaunt it with your Fun Pants? All the fashion editors I read, says this is the ... Read more
tiered skirt

Make tiered skirts with patchwork fabric

A tiered skirt is made up of multiple layers or tiers of fabric that increase in width and length with each tier. It is usually what you make for little kids. But even for adults with a bohemian soul, this is a good skirt to make. Here is how to make it out of patchwork ... Read more
blouson top

PATTERN FOR a Boho style blouson top

A Blouson top features a gathered waist with a fullness that balloons out over the waistline. The waistline is gathered with elastic. The colors, prints and patterns and the embellishments on the fitted yoke make it a perfect bohemian outfit for casual days. The sleeves of this top also has a slight billowing effect because ... Read more

Sewing tutorial for a halter neck dress with a low back

The halter neck dress is both a formal dress and a casual dress – and a very elegant one at that. It accentuates your shoulders, neck and back and hence a versatile wear for a lot of bodyshapes. Here is how to draft the pattern and sew a halter neck dress with a low back. ... Read more
skirt block pattern tutorial

Make your own Skirt block

A skirt block is a basic, fitted pattern for a skirt ; It would not have any design details, such as waistbands, zippers, or hems. The advantage of creating a skirt block is that you can find the correct fit you want according to your measurements at hand, always. Keep this block as a foundation ... Read more
stretch velour sheath dress

Making a Sheath Dress with Stretch Velour (Tips from my experience)

Stretch velour is a comparatively inexpensive material that looks good and is simple to maintain. When I decided to make a sheath dress, this was the material I chose because of its stretchy nature – this means, it can be made into form-fitting garments, perfect for a sheath dress.  The stretch velour material shines like ... Read more
tent dress sewing tutorial

Sew a Tent dress (Sewing tutorial & Pattern)

A tent dress is called so because, well, what else could it be! – because it looks like a tent. It is a variation of a dress with an A line silhouette. Its shape, flaring out from the bustline gives it the the shape of a tent. It is a very comfortable dress for summer ... Read more

Sew a Paperbag waist Pant (Sewing tutorial)

A paper bag waist is a cinched waistband that resembles a paper bag that has been tightened at the top, resulting in an extra fabric that puffs out above the waistband. In this tutorial for making paper bag waist pants, you get this effect by making an elastic casing just below the top edge. The ... Read more
sew pull on skirt

Sew a Pull-on Half-circle skirt (Tutorial)

This is a tutorial on how to sew a simple skirt that you can put on easily, with a waistband that sits comfortably on the waist and drapes gracefully over the hips and legs. Fabric for the skirt : Make this skirt in a flowy and drapey fabric that will fall smoothly over your curves. ... Read more

Sew Free size Yoga pants (Pattern & tutorial)

With the arrogance of having started yoga for the past five days, I knew I needed new yoga pants. It is hot in my part of the world this time of the year; leggings stick to my legs, cotton pajama pants can’t take the stretch and either get ripped or come and settle on my ... Read more
Anarkali suit

Anarkali suit sewing pattern & tutorial

India could very well be called the United States of India – because each state of India (28 of them) is like a separate entity with its own language, culture, and food. Each so very diverse from the other. But one thing unifies the women of India—their love for traditional Indian clothing. Anarkali suit is ... Read more
corset tops

Make a corset top (Sewing tutorial)

The corset top is a type of top that is inspired by the corsets that were popular hundreds of years back. Corsets are tight-fitting bodices that are designed to tightly contain the body into a particular shape by cinching the waist with lacing ties, tight-fitting form, and boning strips. A corset top is not as ... Read more
sewing tutorial for overlay top

Sew a Drop-shoulder Overlay Top with an asymmetrical hem

The overlay top is an additional layer of fabric that you can convert with simple stitches to a sheer layer over your body or clothing. It can be made of lace or any lightweight material that can drape over a base layer of clothing you have on underneath.. Fabric choices for sewing the top The ... Read more
skirt for lolita fashion

Make a Lolita Skirt {Sewing tutorial}

My daughter loves a lot of her clothes to be girly, pink, ruffly with a somewhat retro vibe – there is a name for this exact fashion style – Lolita. She says it is for cute people. And she is true. Cuteness is the hallmark of this style. In Lolita fashion style, there is one ... Read more

Haori Jacket Pattern

I recenlty bought a Haori Jacket and wore it a couple of times to say the least. I don’t think the people in the neighbourhood or at the theater(s) want to see me in the same garment again. So I decided to re-construct the garment (without deconstructing it, ofcourse) and make a similar one. Here ... Read more
shell top sewing

Make a Shell top (Sewing tutorial) with a V neck

A shell top is a basic, sleeveless top with a somewhat fitted shape. There are 3 things about a shell top that makes it the best – its simplicity, ease of wear, and versatility. It comes with a minimalistic design – no sleeves, no fastening to tinker with, not too fitted to prevent you from ... Read more
gathered top

Draft & Sew a Gathered Neckline Top

If you like a relaxed fitting top, a gathered-neckline top may be to your liking – it has comfortable elastic gathers at the neckline.  This top also features a Raglan Sleeve, in which the sleeve extends in one piece to the neckline, creating a diagonal seam from the underarm to the collarbone. How to sew ... Read more
ruffle dress sewing for kids

Sew a ruffled dress for small kids

Sewing for kids – one of the favourite pastimes of all those who sew and all those who have a kid in the near vicinity. And let’s not forget those pretty fabrics perfect for kids’ frocks, making it even harder to resist the urge to sew. So, for all of those who want to urgently ... Read more

Sew a Bustier top (Sewing pattern and tutorial)

The bustier here is a strapless, cupped and cropped fitting top , that hugs the body’s contours around the bust and waist – a modern take on the traditional corset. It defines the waist and gives you a nice shape. It can be worn alone or layered under other garments. You can wear it as ... Read more
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