Author Archives: Whitney

Hi I’m Whitney. I’m a third generation sewist. My earliest sewing memories include making Barbie doll clothes with my grandma when I was about 7. I have a bachelors degree from BYU in Family and Consumer Science Education with an emphasis in Clothing and Textiles. I have taught middle, high school and beginning college lab sewing. I’ve have also worked doing custom bridal, swim and dancewear.

Stripe Tee

Want to make a cool vintage inspired striped tee? Whitney from SewWhit Designs is here to show us how to recreate this look. I started with some White Jersey and this vertical striped print. My son wasn’t super keen on the pink so we decided to cut that stripe out. I used my rotary bladeContinue reading “Stripe Tee”

Swim Lessons: Adding a Shelf Bra to Swimwear

I tested the Sorbetto Swimsuit when it was first released with Project Smooth Sorbet and we’ve loved this pattern from the beginning. Ajaire’s construction instructions are fabulous! Often times I cheat though, and only line the front of the suit with a shelf bra. If you are in a spot where you are in aContinue reading “Swim Lessons: Adding a Shelf Bra to Swimwear”

Swim Lessons: Sewing With Boardshort Fabric

I personally consider sewing boardshorts/board skirts an intermediate sewing skill. Simply because if the fact boardshort fabric is woven and needs to be treated differently than stretchy swim fabric. And if you are new sewing woven it is different from sewing knits. I used the Bodhi Board Skirt pattern from the Project Run & PlayContinue reading “Swim Lessons: Sewing With Boardshort Fabric”

Swim Lessons: Sewing Swim for Beginners

I’ve been a sewing swimsuits since I was in Highschool 20+ years ago. Back in the day there wasn’t a lot of info on how to sew your own swimsuits. I was stuck with one or two paper patterns and whatever fabric I could find at the local fabric store which was usually 3 orContinue reading “Swim Lessons: Sewing Swim for Beginners”

Project Jet Set

Mon voyage à Paris The Parisian style is a combination of elegance and grace; simplicity and comfort. Parisians believe that you can have great personal style even when wearing normal, everyday clothes. It is with that in mind, I set out to create a simple, effortless, classic, and chic collection that would embody the ParisianContinue reading “Project Jet Set”

Swim Sewing FAQ’s Answered

originally posted for Raspberry Creek Fabrics I hate to even say this, because it tells you how old I am, but I’ve been sewing swimsuits for 20+ years! In high school it was so hard to find a swimsuit that didn’t show a ton of skin so I decided to take matters into my ownContinue reading “Swim Sewing FAQ’s Answered”

Suit up for Summer 2022

Its one of my favorite weeks of the year in the sewiverse. It Suit up for Summer 2022! Raspberry Creek has my favorite swim fabric and I had such a hard time deciding what to make this year because all the prints were sooo good! I knew I wanted a mommy & me coordinating suitsContinue reading “Suit up for Summer 2022”

Project Happy Holidays

Such a fun collection released over at Project Run & Play this week! I was honored when they asked me to sew up a few looks for Project Happy Holidays. I was able to team up with Tami from SewSophieLynn and Raspberry Creek Fabrics, for the cutest group photo shoot! All the patterns in thisContinue reading “Project Happy Holidays”