Tutorial Tuesday :: How to Add Stripes to Clothes from Melly Sews

Color blocking is such a fun way to add pops of color to your handmade garments, so we were thrilled to find this How to Add Stripes to Clothes Tutorial from Melissa of Melly Sews! In her post, Melissa shares stripe examples on t-shirt sleeves along with jogger pants, but you can use this stripe technique in many different ways. Click here for the entire tutorial and happy sewing!

Most knit fabrics including Cotton Jersey and Cotton Lycra will be perfect accents to your new garments. Since both of Melissa's examples include very small stripes, I suggest starting your search with our selection of Half Yards and 1/4 Yard Mystery Mix Lots. A few of my picks from the store:

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Happy Sewing!
~ Heather & The Girl Charlee Team