My best friend is getting married soon and I know she’s a fan of comfy sweaters so when the Ragdoll Raglan from Patterns for Pirates was released, I didn’t care that the wedding is months away, I knew exactly who I wanted to make one for! I had this gray sweater knit in my last

Knot Your Average Shirt/Dress by 5 Out Of 4 Patterns Edit to Add my latest Knot dress in brushed poly fabric from Amelia Lane Designs: Edit to Add my latest Knot dress in Abbott Performance Athletic fabric from Amelia Lane Designs: Edit to add my latest Knot dress in purple Scorpion Athletic fabric from Amelia

This weekend I had time to try the Nancy Raglan from 5 out of 4 Patterns for the first time! I love this pattern! You can probably see that I was inspired by the pattern’s own cover photo. Everyone loves raglans because they’re so easy and this one is no different. This pattern comes with

Over New Year’s weekend I participated in a Sew-Along and tried a new pattern and a new designer. I had never used a George and Ginger Pattern (but now I own a bunch!)   I felt like it was about a half level up from Patterns for Pirates or Made for Mermaids in terms of experience required.  After

Pretty much every PDF pattern company has their own “how to” post about pattern assembly but sometimes it helps to hear it another way.    Step one: a cup of coffee and a relaxing playlist. Since I only get to sew on the weekends and assembling a pattern is the first step, this is basically

After inheriting my mom’s awful Jaguar-mate machine from the 90s and spending more time as a small engines mechanic than a seamstress, I finally bought myself a sewing machine! But I was getting pretty handy with my toolkit there for a minute. Sewing Machine   I chose the Singer Heavy Duty 4423 – not too fancy. 

Welcome!  Kitty Makes It is my space to brag about the things I’ve made! I’m honest about my measurements and skill level so you can see how completed projects really look.  I take short cuts. Sometimes they turn out; sometimes I wear a chunky necklace because I screwed up a neckline. I often use affiliate