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I’m glad you have it. Happy sewing! I want to see it when you finish!

Hi Liesl, Yes! I was! Thank you! I will be taking a week off work, soon, and sewing a Yanaka jacket is on my list of things to do. 🙂

Thank you, so much!
Tracey

Hello! The cutting layouts are part of the pattern sheet itself. Could it be that you’re looking for them in the instructions?

I could swear I answered this question here last week! Yes, I think the pleat at the skirt front could help to camouflage a bit of a tummy, and the bust darts could be opened a bit to allow more room. I would recommend making a muslin to get the right fit before you cut into your good fabric, but I think this style has lots of design elements that…[Read more]

Hello! To shorten the pajama bottoms, you can either fold a line perpendicular to the grain line or you can simply shorten from the bottom edge. The legs are quite straight, so shortening from the bottom won’t change the width very much. I hope that helps!

Hello! Are you referring to the bias slip skirt tutorial for the Garibaldi Skirt?

bias garibaldi slip skirt tutorial

Because the fabric itself for this tutorial is cut on bias, the skirt will be stretchy. When you combine that with the elastic in the waist, the skirt adjusts to fit over the hips…[Read more]