Australian Stitches

By Louise Sparrow NOTE: The illustrations for these instructions show a pattern block without seam allowances. When making pattern adjustments it is a good idea to first remove all seam allowances, make your corrections, and then add seam allowances

By Karen Bigg for Brother Australia •  Brother Dream Machine • 180mm x 130mm frame • 1 x hand towel or tea towel • 2 x soluble Vilene 25cm square • 2 x white co›on drill 20cm square • 1 x Solvy 15cm square • 1 x Parlan (or Pellon) 20cm square • 20cm

By Style Arc Patterns We think of a shi› dress as a garment with straight lines that doesn’t hug the body, especially the waist. The classic version is sleeveless and knee-length, with a simple neckline. While the shi› dress has graced the catwalks t

A ‘statement coat’ may seem scary at first, as the statement it makes is o›en quite bold, in shape, colour and pa›ern. But there is really nothing to fear, if you keep a few points in mind. Oversized shapes s›ll reign supreme this winter, so when wea

By Lynn Cook Not everyone has a Paris Hilton-sized wardrobe, or dressing room, so we have to make do with whatever space is available to us. But, there are quite a few ideas out there that can save all of us space and they range from bright ideas tha

• VELVET is without a doubt, the favourite fabric of the season … and never makes more sense than it does at night, with its shimmering, plush texture. The fabric has long been associated with royalty, as in images of Queen Elizabeth I of England or

The two main figure types discussed here are the ‘full tummy’ and the ‘spare tyre’. To differen›ate between the two, consider what a tyre would look like wrapped around your waist. In this case, the fullness would be spread evenly around the torso on

By Julie Brodie of Fabric Frenzy The pa›ern was designed using a back pa›ern from a cardigan I had previously made, with only a centre back seam, no side seams and just shoulder seams and then a centre front seam. The size fits an average height and

By Lisa A. Christman, Ph.D. The pants body cut is determined by the length of the front and back crotch extensions. The crotch extension is that por›on of the pant that extends out from centre front and centre back to cover the inside part of the le

This beloved Spanish couturier and a long-›me favourite of the online sewing community (his blog, uniquedesignerpa›erns.blogspot.com.es was one of the first Spanish sewing blogs) is thrilled to bring his elegant tailoring to Vogue Pa›erns. It was his

By Megan Nielsen The first step is to cut out your design or stencil. A large heart and two slogan appliques are included with my Mini Briar sewing pattern available on my website, but you can easily create your own by hand or computer. Important! Wh

1. The faux fur group should always be styled into garments and accessories that have minimal seams, few design details, simple closures (or be›er yet, none at all) and a reasonable amount of wearing ease for ‘turn of cloth’. These fabrics do not len

Today, pants are an essen›al element in most wardrobes, worn almost anywhere and on almost any occasion. Generally the most popular designs have slight flares or straight legs which fla›er less-than-perfect figures, but styles can also be close fi›ng

By Judith Turner The most common solution is to just sew the seams back up again!! Sadly that does nothing to help the issue, because the minute it is worn, it will happen again. In fact that is what happened here. This was a new client, who had been

The jumpsuit is generally completed with a single seam that runs horizontally around the figure. In some cases, the garment may not have a seam, but instead a strong designer detail midsec›on. Both of these details will influence the fit between the