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GUEST BLOG SPOT: Charleston for Linda
Thank you to Linda for sharing her Charleston Vest with us! My husband doesn’t get much me-made clothing. He thinks he can buy cheaper. For casual clothes, that is correct. For formal clothing though, it is almost cheaper when I sew. And it fits better than ready to...
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GUEST BLOG SPOT: Emily’s Joggers Gone Rogue
Check out this Guest Blogger on Modifying the Rogue River Joggers for Summer!
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Magical Monday MODivation: Unicorn Mod
Our friend, Le'Darien has worked their magic AGAIN with this magical Unicorn Modication for the Berlin Tee! They've provided step by step instructions below! Check out more from Le'Darien on their instagram @ElEighty00. One of the reasons I love the Toby K Berlin Tee...
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Guest Blog: The Charleston by Marissa
---Did you realize that Easter Sunday is less than a week away!?! Luckily for you, Toby K has the perfect vest to keep you (or a loved one) looking sharp this spring. The Charleston is available in Teen/Men's sizing. Big thanks to Marissa for her post on this one!---...
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Guest Blogger: Not So Basic By Dhee
Dhee from The Fab Clique shows off her take on The Berlin, and it’s anything but basic.
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GUEST BLOGGER SPOT: An and the Blue Hue Kodiak
Thank you to An of Diskordia's Curvy Sewing for this piece on her husband's Kodiak! Fun Fact: did you know that Green wasn't always the color associated with St. Patrick? In the early depictions of St. Patrick, his robes were BLUE. There is a shade of blue officially...
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GUEST BLOG SPOT: Charleston for Linda
Thank you to Linda for sharing her Charleston Vest with us! My husband doesn’t get much me-made clothing. He thinks he can buy cheaper. For casual clothes, that is correct. For formal clothing though, it is almost cheaper when I sew. And it fits better than ready to...
GUEST BLOG SPOT: Emily’s Joggers Gone Rogue
Check out this Guest Blogger on Modifying the Rogue River Joggers for Summer!
Magical Monday MODivation: Unicorn Mod
Our friend, Le'Darien has worked their magic AGAIN with this magical Unicorn Modication for the Berlin Tee! They've provided step by step instructions below! Check out more from Le'Darien on their instagram @ElEighty00. One of the reasons I love the Toby K Berlin Tee...
December Dapper Dozen Day 3
I LOVE new fabric and projects but I am always trying to find a way to reduce the amount of waste we produce. Reuse old clothes to make new clothes!
December Dapper Dozen_day 5
Day 5December 5, 2018By Le'Darien Diaz✂Color-blocking your Berlin✂ Have you ever spotted a panel that you loved so much that you had to get it, but the only drawback is that it was a kids/panty panel? If your answer is “yes”, color-blocking is for you!!Oh, and you can...
Dapper Decemeber Dozen: Day 1
Day 1December 1, 2016By Kelly NicholasSince we are rolling along in the Berlin Sew A Long, I wanted to kick off this series with my sons favorite modified Berlin and highlight the spikes I made. The spikes are super easy, they just take a little time! I used Pellon...
December Dapper Dozen: Day 9
Day 9December 9, 2018By Le'Darien Diaz✳✳They did the Mash!!!✳✳ I love the hood and thumb cuffs style of the Berlin Tee so much, but sometimes I also want a raglan style hoodie.Through my pattern buying I found an amazing color-blocking raglan from Koerbs Bros, called...
Dapper December Dozen:day 2
Day 1 December 2, 2016By Le'Darien Diaz💪Making a sleeveless Berlin Tee💪 As many may have seen from my posts, I LOVE the Berlin Tee! It is the cornerstone of my wardrobe and I love the various looks you can achieve from very slight tweaks. My favorite of these tweaks...
Berlin Tee Sew A-long Day 7: Thumbhole cuffs
I am so happy to say that we are at Day 7! My son was biting at my heels to wear his hoodie from the moment he saw it. If you pay attention, in my day 6 video he was peeking in. 🙂 In todays video, I spent the time showing how to do the thumbhole cuffs.
Berlin Tee Sew-A-Long Day 6: Attach hood/vneck
Berlin Tee Sew-Along Day 6by Lindsay Crownhart Day 6 December 3, 2018 We are in the home stretch! Attaching the hood is not that difficult. It is very similar to attaching a neckband. Here is a video of me attaching mine. Don't forget to post your progress to our...
Berlin Tee Sew-A-Long Day 5: Main Body Construction
Today is the main part of the shirt construction! I enjoy seeing the shirt come together on this day. It will be interesting to see how much my little dude wears this hoodie. He isn’t a big hoodie fan, but I’m trying to convert him with Mario Kart fabric! 🙂
Berlin Tee Sew-A-Long Day 4: Hood Construction
I am pumped to finally getting to sewing. Today is the hood construction. I created a video to show you how to do it. Here it is:
Berlin Tee Sew-A-Long Day 3: Trace & Cut Out Pattern
When can we get to sewing right?! Tomorrow, that’s when! Today I would love to see some of your cut out pieces of fabric. Can you see it coming together now? It makes me excited. Here are my fabric and pattern pieces:
Berlin Sew-A-Long Day 2: Choosing your options and printing
I have enjoyed seeing everyone’s fabrics. I think they will make some great shirts! One of the BEST and most talked about pieces of the Berlin Tee is the sheer amount of OPTIONS. Let’s review some of them here.
Berlin Tee Sew-A-Long Day 1
I find that sometimes I need a reason to start on my Christmas gifts and what a better way that working with other sewists?! We have an event on Facebook so you can follow along and share what you are doing. At the end of the week we will have a drawing for everyone who has participated for one person to win a free pattern from Toby K. All participants will receive a coupon code as well.
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