Sewing Blog Posts from Two Sewing Sisters about Dressmaking

Sewing Blog

Welcome to our sewing blog! You will find out about all our projects among these pages. We create lots of our garments a wear them as everyday item and for special occasions.

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Our garments are created from commercial and independent pattern companies and from our own designs and pattern drafting. We usually work with a printed woven fabric which we source from a variety of fabric stores.

Take a read of the sewing blogs below to find out more.

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Vogue 9237 in Rathdowne Fabrics Cotton Sateen

Does anyone nickname their patterns? This pattern is affectionately known as the "ruffle butt dress" ...

Sew Melbourne Garden Party

The Melbourne weather didn't stop the sewing merriment at the Sew Melbourne Garden Party today! ...

Freja Vest by Just Patterns in Navy Wool from Sacres Coupons Le Coin des Affaires

When we saw the Freja Vest released by Just Patterns we knew this was a ...

Know Me 2001 in Blue Wool Cashmere from Super Cheap Fabrics

Super Cheap Fabrics invited us to explore their collection of fabrics and select some projects ...

Simplicity 8560 and Simiplicity 8561 in Minerva Exclusive Buddleia Bower Glossy Activewear Lycra Stretch Knit

Activewear is often in the “too hard” or “not worth it” category for us, but ...

Tessuti Stoffen & Zo Fabric Store to visit in The Hague Netherlands

The Hague is a beautiful city to visit with many wonderful museums including the Design ...

Christmas Me Made Outfits 2024

This year, we took our Christmas outfit game to a whole new level — well, ...

Higgs and Higgs Sewing Kit Merchant and Mills Peg Trouser

Higgs & Higgs is a family-run fabric store based in the UK, you can buy ...

White Christmas McCall’s Outfits

We hosted a Christmas Party this year that had a theme of white and by ...

Melbourne Frocktails McCall’s 8282 Hand Painted Fabric

We've had a vision of painting fabric for a couple of years now, and Melbourne ...

Melbourne Frocktails Vogue 1723 Injalak Arts Linen

Melbourne Frocktails upped the game again this year, with a change of venues they had ...

Flying Fox Fabrics at Oaks Day

Last year we took part in Sew Gorgeous which is a special collaboration between Songlines ...

Vogue 1902 with Butterick 5951 in Cotton from Tessuti Valli at Oaks Day

The theme of purple floral continued for Lauren on Oaks Day at Flemington Racecourse this ...

Vogue 1708 in Minerva Exclusive Electric Blooms Double Georgette Crepe

When we saw the Electric Blooms printed fabric we knew it was the perfect party ...

Vogue 1802 in Purple Floral Satin from Tissus Coupons Saint Pierre

For a night at Government House for the Cup Eve reception Lauren chose to create ...

Vogue 1884 in Toile de Jouy from Tissus Coupons Saint Pierre

This beautiful feminine fabric called for a classic style. While not a typical Melbourne Cup ...

Know Me 2016 in Ellie Whittaker Fabric at Melbourne Cup

Do you spot a theme from Lauren this Spring Racing Carnival? Purple Floral maybe. When ...

Butterick 6280 with Vogue 1647 in black and white from Super Cheap Fabrics

Earlier this year when we were planning our Cup Week outfits we chatted about creating ...

Simplicity 9886 in Gingham from Marché Saint-Pierre at Derby Day

Derby Day is here! Erin cannot seem to buck the trend of wearing gingham on ...

Vogue 2042 in Bella Riveria by Anthea Jacklin on Spoonflower

It was an Italian-themed engagement party, in honour of Erin and James' Italian engagement and ...

McCall’s 8141 in green floral satin from The Fabric Store

James and Erin celebrated their engagement with family at Bailey's in Glenrowan. It was love ...

Holiday Wardrobe: McCall’s 7695 with Vogue 1961 in Linen from The Fabric Store

Summer in Scotland 🌧 It is warmer in Melbourne this week than it has been ...

Know Me 2038 in Tie Die from The Fabric Store

We've officially entered the festive time of the year! Yesterday we got to celebrate love ...

Butterick 6556 Tiered Skirt Cherry Pink Poplin from Minerva

A few months ago, I saw a dress on Instagram that had a striped gathered ...

Minerva Kit Tilly and the Button Erin Dungarees in Urban Cheetah French Terry

The Erin Dungarees, how could we not make these? When our own Two Sewing Sisters ...

Holiday Wardrobe: Indigo Bias Skirt from Mood Fabrics

Exploring London in our first bias-cut skirt! We are late to the party on bias-cut ...

Holiday Wardrobe: Adrift Shift by Gracie Steel in Faces Canvas from Spotlight

Erin and James are off jet-setting to Europe this month so this was a fantastic ...

Vogue 2000 in Green Leopard Lycra from Super Cheap Fabrics

Super Cheap Fabrics invited us to explore their current collection of fabrics and select some ...

Minerva Kit Know Me 2016 in Brushstroke Blooms Cotton Sateen

Hello, Know Me 2016 kit! This is one of our favourite dress patterns! The shape ...

Collins Top in Minerva Navy Broadcloth

Ever started a project, only to abandon it halfway and switch to something else? That’s ...

Super Cheap Fabrics Canvas in V1900 and Linen in B6792

Super Cheap Fabrics invited us to explore their current collection of fabrics and select some ...

John Kaldor Lizzano Cotton Sateen from Minerva in Simplicity S9780

We love making fun summer dresses, but we never seem to pick fabric or patterns ...

Elena Dress by Schultz Apparel

The clever design and pattern-making by Schultz Apparel just keep calling us back! When Amalie ...

Marimekko Unikko Fabric in Vogue 9237

It is the 60th anniversary of this iconic Unikko print by Marimekko. We came across ...

McCalls 8098 and Quin Cowl by Gracie Steel Crepe Fabric Orange & Black from Minerva

Did someone say fun pants?! 🎉We’ve been staring at McCalls 8098 for a while now ...

Green Gingham from Minerva

Green was our Grandad’s favourite colour and it was an influence when we were putting ...

Sew Melbourne Garden Party

On this lovely Melbourne day, we headed along to join our fellow makers at the ...

McCalls 8098 & McCalls 8161 in Inky Grove Cotton Sateen

Fabric: Inky Grove Cotton Sateen Fabric The Inky Grove print on Cotton Sateen is a ...

Burgundy Stretch Woven Suiting Fabric in Vogue Jumpsuit V1647

Ah jumpsuits! The joy of pants but less drama to choose what to pair it ...

Sew Unsteady Junk in the Trunk Bag

We enjoy exploring new things in sewing so when Case from Sew Unsteady invited us ...

Vogue 9237 in Emma Floral Linen from Drapers Fabrics

The last dress of summer 🌞 Okay... maybe it won't be the last summer dress ...

Shirley Shirred by Gracie Steel in Ellie Whittaker Leafy Sea

Have you tried shirring? This might be the time! Gracie Steel has just released the ...

Burda 6736 in Magenta Coating from Super Cheap Fabrics

How do you decide what to pack when travelling? Lauren was travelling in Europe in ...

Mirabel Petite Dressmaker PDF Pattern

Summertime calls for fun playful dresses! We enjoyed the chance to be part of the ...

Melco Fabrics Dahlia Days in Moonlit Blooms by Rachel Parker

We got to create this dress from beautiful fabric from Melco Fabrics! Melco Fabrics, founded ...

Fabric Stores in Paris France

Ah Paris! A fashion capital and a wealth of wonderful fabric stores! In many of ...

Geometric Cotton Sateen in Simplicity 8733

When travelling, how do you decide what to take with you? For us, we start ...

May Gibbs Gum Blossom Babies Fabric in Simplicity 9744

Growing up in the Australian landscape, it was difficult not to imagine little gum nut ...

REVERSIBLE Papercut Nova Coat in Minerva Exclusive Quilted Fabric

When we saw that the Pre Quilted Coating Fabric that Minerva had was reversible there ...

New Look 6694 Tartan Shirting Fabric Design 63 from Minerva

This dress treads the fine line between office attire and being a very fun outfit ...

Christmas Me Made Outfits 2023

Jingle all the way with matching family Christmas outfits! 🎄✨ Ho, ho, ho! Sending you ...

SisterMags Patterns 68-8 Military style shirt dress

We were invited to preview the latest SisterMags pattern and explored the designs making the ...

Lucca Dress pattern by Schultz Apparel

We joined the pattern testing team for Schultz Apparel's latest release the Lucca Dress The ...

Two Sewing Sisters wear pattern test of Tetra Tshirt Top Sewing Pattern by Schultz Apparel in May Gibbs printed cotton jersey with black cullotte pants standing on the path showing a close up of the neck detail

Tetra T-shirt Top Sewing Pattern by Schultz Apparel in May Gibbs Jersey

We joined the pattern testing team for Schultz Apparel's latest release. We were looking forward ...

Frocktails 2023

It's Frocktails time! What an exciting time! Frocktails brings together local makers to celebrate their ...

Matching outfits for Stakes Day 2023

Our family loves a matching outfit opportunity, and there is no better excuse than family ...

Oaks Day Vogue 9021 and Vogue 9328

Oaks Day is known as Ladies' Day at Flemington Racecourse during Melbourne Cup Carnival. The ...

VRC Kennedy Oaks Club Lunch at Crown Palladium in Vogue 1884 and Vogue 1723

We were very excited to attend the VRC Kennedy Oaks Club Lunch at Crown Palladium ...

Cup Day in Butterick 6556 Vogue 9357 and Vogue 1883

Melbourne Cup Day, known as the "race that stops a nation," is a renowned horse ...

Cup Eve Reception in Vogue 1802 and Vogue 1578

We had the honour to be invited to attend the Cup Eve Reception at Government ...

Derby Day 2023

For our Derby Day looks this year, we wanted to make something from unique fabrics ...

Minerva Dynamic Brushstrokes Cotton Sateen in Vogue 9328

We loved working with the Minerva exclusive print! As you might have seen from our ...

Minerva Makes

Two Sewing Sisters are proud to be Brand Ambassadors for Minerva. Fabric for the projects ...

Frocktober 2023

Frocktober is Australia's is a month-long fundraiser created by the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) ...

McCalls 7969 in Minerva Exclusive Blazing Bouquet Viscose Challis Fabric

Ah the popular McCalls 7969. We finally got the chance to create it after watching ...

Simplicity 9175 in Minerva Exclusive Floral Resort Crush Velvet Stretch Knit Fabric

This new range of stretch velvet from Minerva is positively delicious so we had to ...

Style Arc Loungewear in Minerva Exclusive Floral Expression Viscose Challis Fabric

Secret Pjs? Not so secret PJs? We will let you decide with this loungewear set ...

May Gibbs Gum Nut Babies in Know Me ME2016

What a fun combo for this dress the May Gibbs print with ME2016! This is ...

Sew Gorgeous 2023 – Songlines Art

We had the honour of taking part in Sew Gorgeous which is a special collaboration ...

Know Me ME2016 in Minerva Wildflower Cotton Sateen

Does anyone have a favourite pattern? That they keep sewing over and over again? We ...

Know Me 2016 in Super Cheap Floral Cotton Satten

How many versions of Me 2016 do we have? Not enough, no matter the number ...

Winter Vogue Wedding Guests

We had the honour of being invited to our dear friends Max and Cassidy's Wedding ...

Adrift Shift dress pattern by Gracie Steel constructed by Two Sewing Sisters

Adrift Shift Dress by Gracie Steel

We were excited to be invited to be part of the testing team for the ...

16-6 Sleeveless dress Sister Mag by Two Sewing Sisters

Sister Mag Pattern 16-6 Sleeveless dress

When Sister Mag Patterns approached us about making one of their patterns we were excited ...

Mona Dress by Schultz Apparel in Gertie Border Print

We joined the pattern testing team for the release of the Mona Dress by Schultz ...

Christmas Outfits for 2022

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! If you have been following along with your ...

Stakes Day, Family Day!

Those who have been following us for a while will know our family loves an ...

Kennedy Oaks Day

This year we were so excited to put together our outfits for Cup Week this ...

Vogue 9327 and Vogue 1647 in purple with white pinstripe

Melbourne Cup Day Outfits

We love putting together our looks for Cup Week and heading out to Flemington Racecourse. ...

Cup Week Drinks at Government House

We had the honour to be invited to attend the Cup Eve Reception at Government ...

Derby Day 2022

The Melbourne Cup is here, get ready for a big week of hats and fashion! ...

Melbourne Frocktails

In July we headed to Melbourne Frocktails! We have seen this wonderful event for several ...

MaaiDesign Collaboration

When Maaike from MaaiDesign contacted us to see if we'd like to collaborate on a ...

Must visit Fabric Stores in South Australia!

As a sewist, no holiday is complete without visiting the local Fabric Stores! On our ...

Nerida Hansen + Rachelle Holowko

We were so excited when Nerida Hansen approached us to be guest sewing ambassadors to ...

Australia Sews Podcast

We had the honour of being a guest of Louise Sherry's Australia Sews Podcast. The ...

Frock On! 2022

We are thrilled to be selected to be part of Frock On 2022!Frock On! 2022 ...

30th Birthday Party Dress!

Do you have a design inspiration sitting on a Pinterest Board that you just haven't ...

Kaja Pinafore Dress by Schultz Apparel

Embracing the cooler weather and trying to create some diversity in our winter style we ...

Viola Dress by Schultz Apparel

Ah dresses! What a key part of our wardrobe. We love added to the collection ...

Obsession Blouse by Chut Charlotte

We were invited by Chut Charlotte to stitch up a version of the Obsession pattern ...

Green Cotton Sateen from Minvera in Butterick 6410 & Vogue 9357

There are two things we love sewing:(1) Hacking patterns together(2) Pockets (really big useful pockets)This ...

Christmas Outfits 2021

We continued the tradition of family Christmas outfits continued this year. We took to the ...

Senna Dress made with vintage equipment

When we helped Schultz Apparel test the Senna Dress we were in a lockdown away ...

Rosella Jumpsuit by Schultz Apparel

Hello jumpsuit! When we saw the options for the Rosella Design by Schultz Apparel the ...

Styling Little Black Dress for MIMC

The Melbourne International Millinery Competition (MIMC) is hosted by The Essential Hat. This year was ...

Christmas Outfits of 2020

The tradition of family Christmas outfits continued this year. We took to the beach in ...

Zebra Stripes from Fabric Hoarders - Simplicity 8594 - Two Sewing Sisters

Zebra Stripes from Fabric Hoarders

Fabric Hoarders is an independent fabrics store that is based in Echuca in regional Victoria ...

Liberty Orchard Garden from Fabric Hoarders - Flora Dress - Two Sewing Sisters

Liberty Orchard Garden from Fabric Hoarders Flora Dress

Summer dresses are here! Which means for us a great urge to sew pretty floral ...

Altas Top by Stitch Witch Patterns - Tessuti Fabrics - Two Sewing Sisters with Lauren J Ritchie Millinery photo by Ben Christie Media (7) (1)

Floral Atlas Top + Tulle Skirt

Spring is in the air. For Myer Fashion on the Front Lawn, we wanted to ...