The Shortcuts are used to mark-out trim designs directly on fabric thus eliminating the tedious step of translating a scallop design from a pattern.

Our Shortcut Series include straight lines, outside + inside corners, curves and even an ‘odd one out’ for when things don’t quite fit.

We conducted extensive research and development to ensure our Shortcuts enhance the Sewers process - from the marking out phase to how the shapes sew and turn through. Each Shortcut has alignment slots, holes, and etched lines to make marking out, tracing, matching up, and maintaining an accurate line of trim easy. The Shortcuts also include a seam allowance guide so when turning through only the necessary fabric remains inside.

Shortcuts can be purchased individually or as a complete set (including Poke & Press and Hook Bag DIY Kit).

Detailed instructions, specifications, and videos can be found on our Instructions page. We’ve also graded our shortcuts by difficulty to ensure they closely match the Sewers capabilities. We hope you love them as much as we do!

After the Sewer uses a Sewing Shortcut to mark out, sew up, and turn the trim through; the corresponding Poke & Press tool is then used to:

• ‘poke’ in between the two layers of fabric, pushing the end of the seam to the edge and accurately pushing out the curve style completely.
• ‘press’ the shape in place by holding the tool inside the fabric and lightly ironing.

Our Poke & Press tools have been designed to fit each unique Shortcut perfectly, ensuring all curved lines push through without stressing or over-rolling the seam.

Each Sewing Shortcut includes one or more Poke & Press tools. Misplaced Poke & Press tools can be purchased here, however if you break your Poke & Press simply return the pieces to us and we’ll replace it free of charge.

Inspired by the idea that patterns are hung from pattern-hooks in fashion workrooms - the Hook Bag was born! These bags are a great way to store, organise and easily find your Sewing Shortcuts.

The kits come with a bag pattern, YKK metal zipper with donut pull for the selected size, zipper pull and cotton label indicating the style and series selected.

The included unique ‘7’ hook is made from powder coated metal and will easily hold the weight of Shortcut Sets and any future add-ins for the style selected.

The Hook Bag DIY Kit comes in three sizes based on zipper length (30, 40 and 50cm), be sure to select the correct size to cater for your Shortcuts style.

Complete Sets of Shortcuts include the corresponding Hook Bag DIY Kit for free, or they can be purchased separately here. Instructions and videos can be found here.

Get creative, why not quilt the bag, and add the shortcut trim to the spine of the bag as a reference. Or be sustainable and recycle your left-over material in to a Hook Bag.