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Well, the sewing drought is now over (for now). I have just been spending some time this morning, sewing the little blue hopscotch skirt in size 12-18 months for Chloë. I started this before Murray’s accident so it has been waiting on the sewing table for much longer than the usual length of time.

I am hoping to sew the white hide and seek tunic…[Read more]

How did you go Rosemary? Are you on your way again?

finally the photos I have wanted to take for about 3 months — on her, a repurposed black-on-white eyelet made into an Apple-picking dress (with a single-breasted placket, I didn’t have enough); on him, Field trip raglan with 3/4 sleeves in bamboo knit, and Field Trip pants in black mini-corduroy.
Really, an all-white hall is the perfect…[Read more]

My pleasure, @ellenmcm was the hero here!
Happy sewing.

Thank you too Nicole! I’m off to check out the link you posted.

Yay @angelwingneedlearts, I am so pleased.
Three inches would be no problem at all, I added that to a swish little black hanky linen version.

~Nicole~

Yes! You have been an amazing help! Thank you for taking the time. 😀
Now hopefully it’s smooth sailing for me the rest of the way. Thank you again!

Thanks Nicole, it does help very much!

I have added length to the Portfolio with is sort of the ‘prequel’ to this lovely pattern.

I added it to the bottom, continuing the slight ‘A’ line effect.

Don’t forget to add to all the panels. 🙂

I hope that helps.
~Nicole~

http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/music-class-medley.html

This post is about the pleats but possibly the photos may help?

Yes. You might have to do some unpicking. Did that fix it?

Ok so in the first step you fold AT the bottom line/bottom notches and not TO the bottom line/bottom notches…

OK, that us a bad ASCII drawing. The lines are supposed to be the same width apart as the “seams”

OK, we’re talking about pattern piece 12 here. It’s narrower at the top than at the bottom, and it has some notches on the sides.

I usually ignore the dots.

First – did you trace the right size?
Next – is the piece right-side up (slightly narrower bit at the top)?

When I do this, I press and pin the pleats first (I’m fussy), then I put my…[Read more]

OK, we’re talking about pattern piece 12 here. It’s narrower at the top than at the bottom, and it has some notches on the sides.

I usually ignore the dots.

First – did you trace the right size?
Next – is the piece right-side up (slightly narrower bit at the top)?

When I do this, I press and pin the pleats first (I’m fussy), then I put my…[Read more]

I have the side panel wrong side up like the instructions show…now it says to fold and press the side panel towards the wrong side of the bottom notches-the line with the small dots. And edge stitch. I did that.

Then I assume I turn it over to right side up-that’s what the diagram shows. And then match the edge stitch fold to the notches at…[Read more]

OK, looking at the instructions now.

If I am recalling this correctly, the pocket doesnt go all the way to the bottom of the side panel. It goes part way. Which makes sense, because if you have a lucky frog or a violin rosin in your skirt pocket, you don’t want to be bending over to fetch it from just above your knee. It also reduces bulk in the…[Read more]

I can dig out my instructions in a minute here. First, tell me what does the pocket plus pleated insert seem too short for?

I’ve been meaning to sew up another of these. Maybe I will trace out the pattern in size 8 and follow along . . .