Oh the buttonhole. The greatest fear of so many sewists, beginners and professionals alike. On a stable, woven fabrics they can be...

This post was written for the PheeFabrics blog! be sure to check out their amazing selection of high end athletic fabric! Pockets. Oh,...

So uh… this dress was supposed to be my Christmas Dress but I didn’t even finish it until last week. Whoops! I had the best of intentions...

If you have been around here for any amount of time you know how obsessed I am with my pup. Seriously obsessed. One of my favorite quick...

Perfecting fold over elastic is one of those things that can both immensely rewarding and immensely challenging all at the same time when...

Sew Over It has been a company I have followed for a while now but never got the courage to purchase from. Their size range is pretty...

October has been the month of challenging my sewing skills with everything from mastering the automatic buttonhole option on my sewing...

Alright y’all I have something a little different for you all today! It isn’t the usual new pattern review or hack but it is instead a...

Welcome back to part two of my DIY Dirndl series! Last time I shared with you all how I made my very own stretch lase dirndl blouse...

Made for Mermaids is back at it again this week with the release of the second part of their Clueless collection and I was lucky enough...

I absolutely  love when a pattern comes along that I didn’t even know I needed and changes my whole outfit game! When Made for Mermaids...

So let me start by saying that this is one of those things that sounded and worked out a lot better in mead that in did in practice but I...

This post was originally featured on the Phee Fabrics Blog Okay confession time. My name is Nicki, I blog at SewUprising.com, and I hate...

I checked another thing off of my sewing bucket list last week, a romper! I have only worn a romper once to twice and each time hated the...

This post was originally featured on the Phee Fabrics Blog Hey all, its Nicki from SewUprising again, back with… can you guess? That’s...

Happy August everyone! My mind is starting to shift into fall sewing mode but before the sweater knits and french terry come out I had...

*** In order to complete this hack you will need to purchase a copy of the Mama Bridgette bralette pattern from the Made for Mermaids...

Another week another new set of swimsuits and a great new pattern from Made for Mermaids! This time we have a stunning new one piece, the...

Hurray for swim season! Sewing swim has become one of my absolute favorite things over the last year and I have gone from owning not even...

Ya’ll. YA’LL. YAAAAA’LLLL. Can you believe Made for Mermaids finally hit 50000 members in their Facebook group?? I have been prowling...