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Page + Hudson Sweatsuit

Gabriela of Chalk and Notch and I decided to collaborate and each make our own versions of the Page Hoodie and Hudson pants for a matching sweatsuit to lounge around in this holiday season. I used the high rise tutorial for my Hudson pattern that you can find here. For...

BATCH HUDSON TUTORIAL

I have made so many Hudson pants over the years that I could sew them in my sleep. I have found that every year I need to make a few new pairs for me or my kids and I often batch sew them so I can cut and sew multiple...

TESTER ROUNDUP (HUDSON PANT)

With the last day to enter the sewalong contest being today, I thought that it would be fun to share some of the versions made up by my pattern testers. Along with each photo, each tester provided a little suggestion or tip for sewing up the Hudson Pants. For those...

SOUTHPORT / HUDSON JUMPSUIT TUTORIAL

I finally made up another Southport / Hudson jumpsuit hack and took pictures along the way for a tutorial. I love this version even more than the first so I am excited to share it with you. We are going to need to make a few adjustments to the pattern...

High Rise Hudson Tutorial

The Hudson pants sewing pattern was my very first pattern. Since it's release, styles have changed and I often get the request for a high rise alteration. I am super excited to be sharing it with you today. I've made three pairs with this tutorial already and I love them...

HUDSON ALTERNATIVE DRAWSTRING METHODS

After sewing up hundreds of Hudson pants since it's release, I have come up with a couple of alternative methods for sewing up the waistband / drawstring which make for a faster sew. This method works for all versions of the Hudson patterns, although I find it especially helpful for...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG SCHEDULE

note : this is the revised sewalong schedule and information. Due to some issues with my rss feed most people were not able to see my posts for the last week. As a result I moved the sewalong by two days to get everything back in order and reposted this...

INTRODUCING THE MEN'S HUDSON PANTS

I am very excited to release a Men's version of the Hudson pant today. Since releasing the women's and also the children's versions, I have had a lot of requests for a similar pattern for men. Like the other versions, the Men's Hudson Pant has an elastic / drawstring waist...

MOTO VARIATION MINI HUDSON PANT

I thought I would share a little mini hudson pant variation tutorial with you guys today in preparation for the blog hop coming next week. These pants were inspired by a pair that I saw from Gapkids that I also included in my ready to wear inspiration post last week....

Page x Hudson Dip Dyed

Gabriela of Chalk and Notch and I did our Page x Hudson collaboration again this year. If you want to see our other collabs, check them out here and here. This year I decided to do a dip dyed sweatsuit after seeing one in ready-to-wear. I  decided to do the ...

Ice Dyed Page + Hudson Sweatsuit

For the second year in a row, Gabriela of Chalk and Notch and I decided to collaborate and create the perfect sweatsuit using her Page Hoodie pattern and my Hudson pant pattern. This year I wanted to try another dying project and decided to try out ice dying since I...

THE MINI HUDSON PANT IS HERE!

I am so excited to say that the Mini Hudson Pant is ready for sale. As I mentioned in a previous post I have been wanting to do this ever since I had plans to start drafting patterns for True Bias. Mostly because it reflects the way that I sew...

SWEATSHIRT TO MINI HUDSON UPCYCLE

I recently discovered that a thrifted adult sized sweatshirt is the perfect item to upcycle into Mini Hudson pants and I had to share it with you. In the end, the sweatshirt provided everything that I needed except the elastic, which makes for a pretty successful upcycle in my book....

TUTORIAL : MINI HUDSON OVERALL VARIATION

I've had this tutorial ready to go for about 2 weeks. I've just been waiting on taking pictures of my little guy in them. As you can see it didn't go well, but I decided that we would just go ahead anyway. Hopefully this sad, pouty face won't dampen any...

Capsule Wardrobe Black Hudson Pants

Today I am sharing the next item for my capsule wardrobe, which is a black pair of Hudson pants. I sewed these up in a synthetic sweater knit from Surge Fabric Shop. It has a beautiful high end feel to it, but without the itchiness of a wool. I'm pretty...

Men's Hudson Pant Inspiration and Fabric

I am so glad that you all seem to be as excited about the Men's Hudson Pants as I am. The phrase I keep seeing around the web is something to the effect of "I've never sewn for my husband/boyfriend, but this seems like an easy place to start." I...

MINI HUDSON BLOG HOP DAY 3

We are in day three of the Mini Hudson blog hop and we have another couple of amazing blogs participating. First up is Monica of Adirondack Inspired. She has a beautiful blog filled with photos of her amazing kids and her envious life in the Adirondack Mountains. Hop on over...

MINI HUDSON BLOG HOP DAY 5

Wow, it's already the last day of the Mini Hudson Blog Hop. I'm excited to share two more amazing versions with you today. Kristen from Skirt As Top is someone that I have followed for a long time. She is one of those people that I feel like I would...

THE HUDSON PANT SEWING PATTERN IS HERE!

Wow, it's finally here and I am so excited! If you have been following me closely on instagram or this blog you may be aware that I have been working on this pattern for the last few months. A lot of love and a lot of hard work has gone...

WOVEN HUDSON / SOUTHPORT TO JUMPSUIT HACK

I have been wanting to do this ever since I released the Southport Dress and am so glad that I finally carved out the time to make this happen. I wore it to a picnic this week for my husband's work and I felt so comfortable and confident. I want...

MINI HUDSON BLOG HOP DAY 2

It's day 2 of the Mini Hudson Blog Hop and I am lucky enough to have two more amazing bloggers sewing up these pants on their children today. First up is Jenn of Jennuine design. Jenn is a children's pattern designer herself including this awesome little retro camper hat that...

MINI HUDSON BLOG HOP DAY 4

Day four of the Mini Hudson Pants Blog Hop. Love these two bloggers and their versions so much. First we have the famous Celina from Petit a Petit and Family. Even if you don't have kids you should be following her blog as well as her pinterest and instagram accounts....

MINI HUDSON BLOG HOP DAY 1

Today is the first day of the blog hop for the Mini Hudson Pant. I know, blog hops can get long, boring, and way overdone. But I decided to do a blog hop for the Mini Hudson's for two reasons. First of all this is my first children's pattern and...

HUDSON PANT VARIATION - WOVEN TRACK PANT

In case you havn't had enough Hudson Pant hooplah lately, I thought I would share a little variation with you all. I am a big fan of the track pant trend right now. It's a very similar style to the Hudson Pant, mainly just that it's made using a woven...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 2 - SEWING KNITS

Today we are going to talk a little bit about sewing with knits and using a serger verses a sewing machine to sew up your Hudson pants. I know that a lot of people are intimidated to sew with knits, but I promise you that it's not as hard as...

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HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 1 - FABRIC AND NOTIONS

Woohoo! Day one of the sewalong is finally here. Today we are going to talk about what fabric is good for the Hudson pants and what notions you will need to get started. Fabric The pattern calls for medium weight knits such as cotton lycra, french terry, ponte, and sweatshirt...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 7 - SEWING THE CUFF

19 - Start by folding the band in half width-wise with right sides together. Pin. Sew the two short ends together to form a tube. Press seam open. 20 - Fold the bottom of the tube up to meet the top of the tube with wrong sides together, matching notches...

HUDSON TO SKIRT HACK WITH AGF SOLIDS + GIVEAWAY

Art Gallery Fabrics contacted me a few weeks ago about trying out some of their brand new solids knit collection for a project. I used some of their knits last year when making a dress for my daughter and making pjs for my kids and I am a fan. Of...

FLORAL SILK HUDSONS

I checked another one off from my Fall Sewing List today. This time it's another pair of Hudson pants using my tutorial for making them up in a woven fabric instead of a knit. And I must say I am in love with them. The fabric is silk crepe de...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 4 - SEWING THE POCKET

Note : From here on out in the sewalong I will be coordinating the step #'s to the instructions that come with your pattern so that you can easily follow along. Hooray! We are finally sewing today. This is where it gets fun. I will be sewing using my stretch...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 6 - SEWING THE WAISTBAND

11 - Fuse your 2” x 1“ scrap of interfacing to the back side of the waistband, horizontally centered behind the buttonhole marks. On the right side of the waistband, sew two 1/2” buttonholes on markings. Carefully open your buttonholes according to your preferred method. (I like to use two...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 5 - SEWING THE SIDE SEAMS AND CROTCH

9 - With right sides together, stitch the left front and left back pant pieces together at the inner leg seam and the side seam. Press seams open. Repeat for right leg. 10 - With the right leg inside out and the left leg right side out, put the left...

HUDSON PANT SEWALONG DAY 3 - ASSEMBLING / CUTTING YOUR PATTERN AND FABRIC

Today we are going to talk about printing, and assembling your pdf pattern from your at home printer. Then we will layout our pattern, cut out our fabric, and transfer markings. Printing Your Pattern After you open up your pattern in whatever program that you wish to view it in,...

KID SIZED PATTERNS COMING SOON!

Thought I would update you on some goings on around here. Starting very soon I will begin releasing all of my patterns as children's versions as well, starting with a miniature version of the Hudson Pant. It's something I have planned on doing ever since I began drafting patterns to...

2014 IN REVIEW

It's always so fun to look back on the year and remember what you did. I guess that's one of the great things about having a blog. It's super easy to see how much you have accomplished and how far you have come. As I clicked back through all of...

GIVEAWAY WINNER AND PATTERN TESTERS

Thank you for everyone that entered the giveaway for April Rhodes new fabric line through Art Gallery fabrics called Arizona. Through your comments it's apparent that you guys love making little totes! The winner of the giveaway according to Random.org is Lauren of Sew Dog Gone Cute (Lauren shoot me...

CAMP PJ PARTY

It's Camp PJ Party Day. If you don't know what I am talking about check out all of the details over at Camp Workroom Social. Pretty much anyone who wants to can make a pair of PJs, post them on instagram today, and get an adorable PJ patch of their...

True Bias Fall Capsule Wardrobe

It been a while since I have felt super excited about sewing anything but loungewear, but I am finally feeling the itch to sew "outside" clothes again. I decided to go big, so I put together a fall wardrobe plan for this year using only True Bias patterns. Here are...

TRUE BIAS PAPER PATTERNS

They are finally here - True Bias paper patterns. Paper patterns have been a long time coming. Yes, they were way more work than I ever anticipated, and took about twice as long, but I am so thrilled with the outcome.! Currently, I have four patterns in stock for paper....

INTRODUCING THE MINI SOUTHPORT DRESS SEWING PATTERN

I am so excited to introduce my second children's sized pattern today - the Mini Southport Dress. Just like the Mini Hudson Pant, the Mini Southport is patterned after the women's sized Southport Dress, but has been simplified and adjusted to be age appropriate for children and ranges in sizes...

ABOUT

  Hi, I’m Kelli. I am the writer, creator, and designer behind True Bias. I live in Denver, CO where I design patterns for home sewists and sew clothing for myself and my family. About five years ago I started this blog as a way to connect with like-minded people...

Fall/Winter Capsule Wardrobe Inventory

After months of planning and sewing, I've completed all thirteen pieces of my planned Capsule Wardrobe project. Read the details in the original blog post here. All pieces are made from True Bias patterns and in a limited color palette for versatility. Later this week, I'll be sharing posts on...

FALL PLANS

I've been busy working on my next pattern which should be out by the end of September. More on that soon. Now that I am making patterns I have found that it is easy to get wrapped up in it and neglect my blog. I am trying really hard not...

CHARLIE DRESS IN STRIPES

I think that I have mentioned before that my daughter is in an only dresses stage. It drives me a bit bonkers, but I am trying to be cool about it. She will still wear some of her pants, like her Hudson Mini pants as long as she can wear...

LINDEN SWEATSHIRTS

I am pretty sure that I bought the Linden Sweatshirt pattern immediately when I got the email that it was for sale. I am a big fan of all of Grainline's patterns and I knew that this one would be no different. Like others I have really been trying to...

MY HANDMADE UNIFORM - MANDY BOAT TEES & ESPRESSO LEGGINGS

This winter has been brutal guys. It is not rare for me to go an entire day without leaving the house. I am going a bit stir crazy and I can not wait for spring. So, comfort has been the key the last few months. Along with a lot of...

ONLINE FABRIC SHOPPING

There is definitely something wonderful about shopping for fabric in person. I can spend hours touching, comparing, and dreaming up all of the fabric possibilities. But, the reality of my current situation of having two young kids, no car, and living in NYC city makes that a rare occasion. I...

THE SOUTHPORT DRESS SEWALONG DAY 1 - PREPPING

Hooray! First day of the Southport Dress Sewalong. So excited to get started. Before getting going, make sure that your fabric has been washed and dried according to the care instructions for your particular fabric. You do not want to go through the whole process of sewing up the dress...