Our Modern Girl’s Guide to Sewing Summer SALE is finally here! Merrick and I both love sewing sun dresses, beach coverups, and skirts during the summer, and we want to teach you how to also! We thought a sale would be the perfect way to kick off some summer sewing. Head over to moderngirlsewing.com to grab our Beginner Course and/or our Intermediate Course for 25% off with the code: SUMMER25 from now through June 20th.
Our Beginner Course has a full step-by-step video tutorial at the end on how to make this elastic waistband skirt, and our Intermediate Course walks you through how to make this shift dress. Both are perfect for the summer!
The Modern Girl’s Guide to Sewing is a two part online video series where Merrick and I teach you everything you need to know about how to sew your own clothing. We start at the very beginning (how to thread your machine, all the different kinds of fabric and stitches, etc) and we take you clear through to the more complicated things like how to insert an invisible zipper and insert a sleeve. You can watch a clip that shows just how fun our courses are here.
If you’ve had your eye on these course, make sure you jump on the chance to get 25% off! We would love to teach you everything we know about clothing design and construction!.
I’ve been wanting to make an off the shoulder top for a few months now, and I thought it would be perfect to take on our vacation to Hawaii last week! You might have seen a little sneak peek of this over on my Instagram a few days ago. I love this tutorial because it really is just a few rectangles sewn together. Adding the trim is a fun touch that adds visual interest to the cut ruffles along the top. And the gingham pattern is perfect for summer! Check out the full tutorial below!
Materials:
2 yards of fabric (I used a light weight cotton)
2 yards of trim
1 1/2 yards of 1/2″ elastic
matching thread
STEP 1:
Cut out 2 rectangles of fabric that measure about 1 1/2 x your chest width, and 20 1/2″ long (add 1-3″ if you have a longer torso). Cut out small arm holes (keep in mind these can be very short holes, since the top will hit you a few inched underneath your armpit).
STEP 2:
Lay your 2 bodice pieces Rt sides together and stitch up either side with 1/2″ seam allowance (sa).
STEP 3:
Open your bodice and serge around the armpit opening, then fold under 1/4″, press, and stitch.
STEP 4:
Cut your 2 strips of fabric 15″ wider than your bodice pieces, place them rs togther, and stitch up the sides with 1/2″ sa.
STEP 5:
Serge around the bottom of your stitched together strips of fabric, fold under 1/4″, pin your trim along the edge and stitch.
STEP 6:
Fold the top of your long strip over 1″ and stitch all around leaving a 2″ opening.
STEP 7:
Slide the bodice through the exact middle of the long strip of fabric and place the seam allowances together. Stitch all around the top of the round strip with a 5/8″ seam allowance, leaving a small opening where the elastic will fit
STEP 8:
Insert one of the ends of the elastic into the top of the bodice through the 3″ opening. Pin the end of the elastic in place so it doesn’t pull all the say through, and stitch the 2 ends together. Hem along the bottom of the bodice with 1/2″ sa.
I’m always a sucker for a black and white look. Especially stripes. You may have seen this striped diaper bag over on my Instagram a few days ago. Diaper bags can be tricky to pick. It’s going to be a bag you use just about every day for a year, so it has to be something that you love and that’s extremely well made. This striped diaper bag from Seaport Stitches hooked me with the the classic stripes and clean design, and I was so impressed at the quality of the bag. The real leather strap, the pockets, and the gold hardware are some of my favorite details.
Seaport Stitches is currently over on kickstarter, and it’s a great chance to grab one of these diaper bags at a discounted rate. The company was created by a mom who couldn’t find the kind of diaper bag she was looking for, so she learned to sew and designed one herself. A story I can definitely relate to! You can check out the kickstarter here.
Easter is only one month away (how did that happen?!) and I have been dreaming and designing the Easter dress I’m going to make this year. I love making myself a dress for Easter (see here and here) and Merrick and I want to teach you how to make one too! Last summer Merrick and I launched The Modern Girls Guide to Sewing, an online sewing video course that teachss you how to sew and design your own clothes! With our courses you will learn how to make a simple elastic waistband skirt in our Beginner’s Course, a cute (and versatile) shift dress in our Intermediate Course, and we also walk you through how to create and design your own patterns in order to make the dress of your dreams! You can grab yours at Moderngirlsewing.com.
We want you to experience how amazing it feel to create your own custom clothing, so we have marked all of our courses25% off from TODAY through MONDAY, MARCH 7th. Our courses are fun and we make all those scary “sewing techniques” clear and simple to understand. You can watch our videos over and over as many times as you want, and they never expire!
So go get yourself a course here (or buy both courses for an even better savings) and make sure to use code: EASTER25 for 25% off. That way you will have enough time to create something beautiful and custom made by YOU to wear for Easter!
THE BEST BLACK FRIDAY DEALS + MODERN GIRLS SEWING SALE CODE!
Black Friday is here! Today I’m sharing all of the very BEST sales out there. So think of this as your one stop shop to maneuvering your way through this sale packed weekend.
First up- our Modern Girls Guide to Sewing is currently on sale through Cyber Monday for 30% off with code: BLACKFRIDAY. If you’ve been dying to learn how to sew but weren’t quite ready to pull the trigger, now is your chance! Head over to moderngirlsewing.com for the deal. Grab both courses to get the best bang for your buck and learn to sew adorable skirts and dresses for the holiday like these….
YOUR GUIDE TO THE HOTTEST BLACK FRIDAY SALES + their discount codes…
NORDSTROM // A majority of their items are marked down 49-55% plus an extra 25% off select sale items.
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J.CREW // 30% off full priced items + 40% off sale items with code HOLIDAY
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First off- Happy Thanksgiving!! I know I’ve plowed right into Christmas on the blog, but I do want to say how much I love this day. I am so grateful for my family and I am so grateful that I am able to run this blog while staying at home and raising my boys. And thank you to all of YOU for supporting me! I truly appreciate every comment and kind word, I wish I could thank you all individually!
Today for Modern Girls Christmas week, I’m sharing a gold sequin holiday dress I made, using all the skills that you will learn in our intermediate online sewing course. Merrick shared the darling shift dress she made with the same tutorial yesterday. These dresses are SO versatile! All it takes is the knowledge of how to create a base pattern for a shift dress custom to your body, and that is exactly what we walk you through in our Intermediate Course. Once you have you pattern and the skills to sew it all together, this dress can carry you through any holiday. All you need is the perfect fabric!
We are nearing the end of our Modern Girls Christmas week and that means we are so close to our Black Friday sale on The Modern Girl’s Guide To Sewing! It has been so fun sharing all our holiday looks (you can see the others here, here, and here)
Our Black Friday Modern Girls sale starts TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT PST and will run THROUGH CYBER MONDAY. Both our Beginner and Intermediate courses will be 30% OFF! Now is your change to grab these courses. You can watch the videos as many times as you need and they never expire! You get the best bang for your buck by purchasing both courses at once, and can take as long as you need to get through them. I will be posting more details about the sale over on my Instagram and at Moderngirlsewing.com. Happy shopping!
Merrick and I have been busy gearing up for our Modern Girls Guide to Sewing Black Friday SALE happening this weekend (stay tuned!), and leading up to the sale, we wanted to show you some fun festive pieces of clothing you will be able to sew after taking our online sewing course!
During our Halloween Week, we showed you 4 different costumes that you can make using the skills you learn in our online sewing course. Throughout this week, we will be showing you 4 festive holiday looks you will be able to make after taking our courses. In our Beginner Course, we walk you through every step you need to know to make a simple elastic waistband skirt.
Merrick showed off a gorgeous gold sequin elastic waistband skirt over on her blog yesterday. Today I’m showing the same kind of elastic waistband skirt out of this beautiful merlot lace….
Don’t miss Wednesday and Thursday’s posts where we show you holiday versions of the dress you learn how to make in our Intermediate Course.
If you’ve been dying to learn to sew, now is your chance! Both of our courses will be ON SALE this week for Black Friday through Cyber Monday over on moderngirlsewing.com! We want to give you enough fair warning to spread the word to everyone who has your name for Christmas. It might even be helpful to just mark the sale on your husband’s calendar for him 😉
