DIY Tutorial: Sewing and Adding a Puffy Sleeve

This one has been a highly requested tutorial, so I thought I’d give you an in-depth tutorial on it! We are making puffy sleeves, something I absolutely love to add on all of my work! I’ve tried literally hundreds of puffy sleeve patterns (and even draft four or five of my own) and I think for a sleeve pattern, the puffy sleeves from the Mood Fabrics FREE pattern ’BLUEBELL DRESS’ takes the cake! You can download the SLEEVE pattern here: HOW I USE THIS PATTERN: I only use the sleeves! I have created this pattern in its entirety and it’s a FANTASTIC pattern, but for the sake of creating this video, we are only using the sleeve and sleeve cuff pattern pieces! MATERIALS: I use silk taffetta from Silk Baron in the color “Chanterelle“ In order to get the amount of volume I have in these sleeves you’ll need to use a fabric that is a little stiffer. Taffetta (silk and polyester) are great options, as are cottons, stiff tulle or and fairly