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I just made this pattern (love it) I had the same question but looking very closely at the illustrations on the instruction page I could see that I wasn’t going crazy. The cape is a great fit and my daughter has worn it everyday since I finished it. 😀 I’m keen to make the mummy version now.

I recently purchased the lovely blue and white floral Japanese lawn from spotlight. I got it on sale and now my daughter has requested another roller skate dress and she picked out the floral. It will be on Flickr when completed. My local spotlight seems to have lots of lawn, plain and patterned.

I was in Spotlight yesterday @Wagyu Burger amd couldn’t even get the pram down the aisle it was that junked up with stuff! I have already made one complaint about it. It doesn’t look good to have that much stock crammed into a tiny space because as you say, it can’t be seen! Besides it looks untidy also.

I didn’t get to see any lawn but will have…[Read more]

I do wish they would sell fabric online! The last time I made my way to a Spotlight, there was so much stock that I couldn’t see/find anything! I had seen some lawn in the catalogue, and when I asked the shop assistants where they were, I was told they were scattered throughout the section.

Will do! Gracias!

Okay I have done a rough sketch to illustrate what I mean. I use the gathers/ease on tops that don’t take darts so well. Now it does not have to be gathered, if it isn’t much it can be eased in be stretching the pieces to fit in that area. Working out how much can be a bit tricky. Looking in the mirror and lifting the top up at the bra band…[Read more]

To me it looks like you need a bust dart or equivalent to get rid of those diagonal folds (or whatever the technical name is) running up the side.

Whether you need more around will depend on how tight/loose you like to wear your tops.

My high bust is a 36 and full bust is 38. Under bust is 32

Hi There, sometimes it’s better to go by measurements rather than cup size. Measure your full bust and your high bust. Look at the difference between the 2 numbers. If it’s more than 2 1/2″ you may want to do an FBA.

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Can’t wait to see you Sarvi! Holler if you need anything when you arrive, and have a great trip!

One day we’ll have a girls’ shopping day out!

No tips but I wish I was coming to carry your bags.

May I suggest using wondertape. I have had this stuff in my stash for a while and never thought to use it until last night whilst sewing the knits. It was an absolute godsend because it stuck the two pueces together while stabilising it so tge fabric didn’t stretch or anything. I used the 1/4 inch width but I think you can get it wider. It says…[Read more]

May I suggest using wondertape. I have had this stuff in my stash for a while and never thought to use it until last night whilst sewing the knits. It was an absolute godsend because it stuck the two pueces together while stabilising it so tge fabric didn’t stretch or anything. I used the 1/4 inch width but I think you can get it wider. It says…[Read more]

I unpicked. It’s still not perfect, but it’s a lot better. I need to sew buttons on the shirt now, and I need to finish a top for dd, who has decided that little pin-tucked peasant tops are the best thing to wear.

I unpicked. It’s still not perfect, but it’s a lot better. I need to sew buttons on the shirt now, and I need to finish a top for dd, who has decided that little pin-tucked peasant tops are the best thing to wear.