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Thanks for your patience, Peggy. I finally had a couple of minutes to go back and review the FBA instructions for this one (it’s been a long time since I wrote them), and I think it’s quite straightforward. The technique is similar to the Cinema Dress but maybe a little easier? Also, if you’re struggling with fit, I highly recommend the Fit for…[Read more]

Sorry for the silence Peggy. I don’t have much up front, nor have I made the Capuccino dress but hopefully someone else will chime in with their thoughts soon….

I’m wondering if the FBA for this pattern is easier than the Cinema dress. This will be my first time sewing a dress for myself, and adjusting the fit on Cinema was so hard that I eventually gave up. If you have experience with both, do you think this dress would be easier to fit? Thanks for the help.

Hi Beverly, I wish I could help you with some business ideas, but my sewing for the ballet was done on a volunteer basis! No contract or anything like that…just an email from our ballet mistress saying, could you make these for us, please? 🙂 Fortunately, I had Liesl’s amazing book at my disposal, which made it easier. Maybe you could take a…[Read more]

Sorry, bit off topic. I can’t help from asking this because of my curiosity. How did you get that contract? Even I have plans to do fabric designing business but not sure where to begin. When I googled I got an idea about the marketing strategy (http://www.grassrootsadvertising.com/blog/offline-marketing/creative-strategies-for-offline-marketing/)…[Read more]

Elegant net with satin and laces will look good.

Photo credit to the incredible Mr. Richard Calmes! My fault for leaving this off the original post. Very grateful for his photos.

My seam ripper fell to the floor
I just heard a knock at the door
I never get peace

Oh, how beautiful! And how fun that they were used for that particular piece, which is a favorite of mine. I love the graceful cat-like motions. Thanks for sharing!

I’ve run out of room for my stash
So off to Ikea I dash
The place is a maze
I’ve been here for days
Eating so many meatballs I’ve run out of cash

My seam ripper fell to the floor