You're ready to move past the basics, and start sewing your handmade wardrobe. Hooray!! At this level, you've mastered sewing a consistent seam allowance, and covered many core skills, and you're ready to start putting them to use. Begin by sewing classic garments with simple, clean design lines--this will guide you to keep your sewing growing. From there, begin to explore new sewing skills that will open up the whole world of patterns to your fingers!
Use the list below as a starting place to guide you through your growing sewing life, and remember to HAVE FUN. The League is here for you!
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START WITH OUR OGDEN CAMI SEWALONG!
The Ogden Cami, a pattern from True Bias Patterns, is a fantastic entry point to sewing a handmade wardrobe. It's a classic shape that's easy to style--which means it can fit into nearly every closet, and get real wear. And what's the point of sewing your clothes if you're not excited to put them on?? This design guides you to lay out your pattern pieces and get the most from your fabric; take careful stitches on smaller pieces, like spaghetti straps; use a facing to finish raw edges; and sew a bust dart for a better fit. Purchase your own copy of the pattern here and follow along with the step-by-step video sewalong that walks you through every part of the construction!
THEN SEW THE GET-UP-AND-GO SKIRT:
From there, try your hand at the Get Up And Go Skirt, a League exclusive pattern! This pull-on style skirt is a great next design: it uses gathers to make volume; includes an elastic casing at the back for an easy fit; and includes pocket options so you can begin to customize the clothing you sew. Download the pattern and walk through how to use a PDF printable sewing pattern with tiled pages, another core sewing skills! Then, watch the step-by-step video to guide you all the way through the project.
NEXT, ADD TO YOUR SKILLS WITH GARMENT SEWING ESSENTIALS:
AND THEN! YOU'RE READY TO LEVEL UP!
