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thank you so much for tracking those down for me!

thank you so much for tracking those down for me!

I had to go far back for this one… I put box pleats in the front because I wanted it a little more full instead of a slit in the back but the basic thing is the sailboat skirt.
corduroy jumper

I had to go far back for this one… I put box pleats in the front because I wanted it a little more full instead of a slit in the back but the basic thing is the sailboat skirt.
corduroy jumper

i think this is the one? I added a piped waistband so I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.
floral overalls
detail
urgh I miss my flickr. sorry to clutter your thread with multiple posts.

i think this is the one? I added a piped waistband so I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.
floral overalls
detail
urgh I miss my flickr. sorry to clutter your thread with multiple posts.

i think this is the one? I added a piped waistband so I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.

I think this is the one? I ended up adding a waistband so that I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.

I think this is the one? I ended up adding a waistband so that I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.

I think this is the one? I ended up adding a waistband so that I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.

I think this is the one? I ended up adding a waistband so that I could extend it into a snap-tab, and 5 pockets because she loves pockets.

Oh what a good idea! So basically lengthening the button pannel? But with the same facing at the edgie? Do you have any pictures to share?

Thanks!!

I have made overalls by just extending and reshaping the button-front panel on the sailboat pants, and a jumper by doing so with the skirt. These look like they might be a lot wider in the waist than the leg tho!

Such really useful info, ladies. I don’t have much experience sewing pants, but I do know that kids’ widths are various points on their bodies commonly differ radically from their lengths. Thank you.

I’m not sure if the following fits into this thread but I wanted to tell the forum that all the things I made for the Maytime Fair sold well, and quickly, and were popular ie the stall manager would like some more of the same, next year. So my contribution raised $300; nearly 25% of the stall’s overall takings. Isn’t that cool? I’m told that the…[Read more]