My new favorite thing is embroidering — I made a top using Ruby and Garnet

Take a look at these gorgeous Citrine outfits, all sewn and modeled by my friend Amy!

Get inspired to sew with Nandita’s fabulous travel wardrobe! In this guest post, Nandita writes about her personal connection to sewing and travel, and shows us some of the amazing handmade pieces she’s taken around the world.

Guess what? Another fantastic summer staple — Ruby — has been updated in an all-new size range! We’ve made other improvements to this pattern as well. Get all the info in this post!

Details in this post on how you can easily add a sleeve to the Ruby pattern.

This might just be my new favorite top. I added the free Trillium sleeve to Ruby, and added extra width to the front, back and sleeve pieces for extra drama.

I always get a little overwhelmed in spring with all the new things I want to sew; clothes for kids, clothes for me, all the ideas and designs in my...

There are lots of ways to sew a bias binding to finish a garment, so I've put together a series of tutorials to walk you through three of my favorite options! You'll see...

This is the third and final tutorial in my bias binding series. Many of my women's sewing patterns, including the Gemma tank shown in this post, use bias binding to finish the neckline and armholes. There...

I've been excited to share a few bias binding tutorials with you ever since I released my Gemma tank sewing pattern (which also happens to be the tank shown in these...

Making your own bias binding is something that is so easy to do! A number of my sewing patterns, including Washi, Ruby, Josephine, and my most recent pattern, Gemma, use bias binding to finish...

I realize my need to add pom poms to things I make is becoming borderline obsessive. I haven't found a support group yet, so it is going to be ADD POMS TO ALL...

You may remember that earlier this year I made a pair of Luna Pants from this very same fabric. One day by chance I folded those pants on top of a pair...

I thought it would be fun to show you something that Elli is working on these days, a little behind-the-scenes post of sorts. We took a break from new pattern...

I needed some new photos for the print cover of the Ruby Dress Sewing Pattern so I had Karen whip up this chambray and voile version last week at the...

Some hot and steamy days are ahead of us, so I wanted to share some of my favorite summery renditions of my Josephine and Ruby patterns.Even though we released the Josephine...

posted by jess Well, Summer arrived the other day. And my hair said, "We're thinking big." I should have prepared myself, because when I posted this photo on IG, my...

One of the most common questions I got when the Ruby Dress pattern came out this summer was "can you add a sleeve to it?" It was hard for me...

Happy Monday everyone! Today I thought I'd show you how the ol' handmade wardrobe is translating into maternity clothing. I'm now about 5 months along, so the baby bump is...

Thanks so much everyone for your congratulations on our fun news!! We are excited. Yes we are. And thanks to my seester Elli for posting it, even though it meant...

Now that my Ruby Dress & Top pattern is out, I want to say a big THANK YOU to the people who tested the pattern before we released it to the...