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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Fairy Tale with Buttons on Back in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale 10 years ago

I think the problem with a button placket would be that it will need to cross the waist seam. Since the bodice and waistline are fairly fitted I’m not sure a partial button placket would allow you to get the waist past shoulders or hips.
My very first fairy tale dress was a sheer crinkly fabric which I underlined and then lined. It wasn’t any more…[Read more]
Sarvi replied to the topic Help me enjoy knitting again in the forum Fiber Club! 10 years ago

Ha! EZ is definitely … well, perhaps an acquired taste. Ok, then maybe the freeform style is not for you. Brooklyn Tweed is more than just Jared Flood, a lot of other people design for them as well. Another designer you might like who writes in a very detailed stitch-by-stitch style is … I forget her actual name, she goes by 6.5stitches on…[Read more]
DebbyJ replied to the topic Fairy Tale with Buttons on Back in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale 10 years ago

Can anyone provide a little more detail on how to change the back of the Fairy Tale dress from a zippered closing to a button closing? I’ve read the post that says to use a pattern with buttons for a guide, but I’m not exactly sure where to start or how to do that. This is for a First Communion dress, and I’d really love to use the Fairy Tale…[Read more]
DebbyJ replied to the topic Fairy Tale with Buttons on Back in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale 10 years ago

Can anyone provide a little more detail on how to change the back of the Fairy Tale dress from a zippered closing to a button closing? I’ve read the post that says to use a pattern with buttons for a guide, but I’m not exactly sure where to start or how to do that. This is for a First Communion dress, and I’d really love to use the Fairy Tale…[Read more]
Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Isn’t it? I want the bunny print from the catalogue also but Chloe was not in the mood to shop so, next time.

I topstitched the teaparty dress and made buttonholes but that is all the actual sewing I did today.

I cut three layette shirts and two bodysuits all with white backgrounds so I can sew them all at the same time.

I also got busy cutting…[Read more]
Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Isn’t it? I want the bunny print from the catalogue also but Chloe was not in the mood to shop so, next time.

I topstitched the teaparty dress and made buttonholes but that is all the actual sewing I did today.

I cut three layette shirts and two bodysuits all with white backgrounds so I can sew them all at the same time.

I also got busy cutting…[Read more]
BeckyinFL replied to the topic Need thin piping cord. Where to buy? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

Wow! Thank you, all! That’s exactly what I needed to know. Lots of ideas and options now!
Rhythm replied to the topic Sewing Books in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Thank you so much everyone!
katybellabug replied to the topic Need thin piping cord. Where to buy? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

I have used blind cord before and that works well. I had some on hand from making roman blinds and it was just the right size.
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Nicole replied to the topic Sewing Books in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Fit for real people is another good one
miss_sonja replied to the topic Help me enjoy knitting again in the forum Fiber Club! 10 years ago

I used to knit a lot. But sewing is so much faster. I never really learned the faster method of throwing the yarn so I never got fast at it.

I’ve thought of knitting recently too, though, as I’d love to make my son a sweater. I made a sweater for my now-15 year old when she was 2 and she wore it for 3 years! She loved that thing. I used a yarn…[Read more]
miss_sonja replied to the topic Sewing Books in the forum off topic 10 years ago

I believe Liesl wrote about this in an older blog post, but I recall that she recommended older editions of the Big 4 type books or Good Housekeeping/Reader’s Digest. She said the older books give more detailed information on more topics; the newer ones assume you want to do fewer really challenging things and omit them.

I picked up a 1970’s…[Read more]
meleliza replied to the topic Help me enjoy knitting again in the forum Fiber Club! 10 years ago

oh how I hate Elizabeth Zimmerman! I waded through the February baby sweater and it was such a horrible ordeal I can’t even think about it. However, the damn thing was cute once I finally got it done. I simply can’t stand how vague and unspecific she is. Her instructions are horrific.

Good to know about Brooklyn Tweed. I was eyeing up a few of…[Read more]
meleliza replied to the topic Question on moving darts for the Bistro dress in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

Chose a dress based on her high bust measurement – this will then fit her shoulders properly and the rest is easier to adjust. It is definitely a learning process and requires practice.
Nicole replied to the topic Alterations: How to lower front waistband (& keep back high), w/o changing hem grain line? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago

I am searching jenny
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Ps cute fabric Tamara
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Ps cute fabric Tamara
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Leggings made and another hopscotch from the jegging scraps
I was able to cut a late lunch and a continental blouse from the linen
While doing some sorting I found some cut Capri pants and a black skirt from when the twins were babies
If I leave the front darts off I think they may still fit me
Fingers crossed
Nicole replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 10 years ago

Leggings made and another hopscotch from the jegging scraps
I was able to cut a late lunch and a continental blouse from the linen
While doing some sorting I found some cut Capri pants and a black skirt from when the twins were babies
If I leave the front darts off I think they may still fit me
Fingers crossed
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