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Thanks for the reassurance. I can’t wait to cut a few more. I felt like I was secretly at work in my pajamas all day. I think I’ve found my winter uniform!

I see it now – thank you!!!

I am making my 6 year old a dress with a dropped waist, long puffed sleeves and a flared a-line skirt. Your instructions for the pattern modifications are so clear and easy to follow. I am going to fully line it and add an invisible zipper. The top is black silk and the bottom darkish red stretchy velvet. I am…[Read more]

Looks like you did it perfectly! A boxy dress with dropped shoulder is going to have a boxy fit. Thus the lines. It’s normal for this style. The dress looks great on you!

That’s the right photo, @joslyn. You can see the full worksheet for the dress on page 20, including a sketch of the skirt on that particular dress–it’s added to an empire waist in this instance.

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@rleibman I love everything about this question!!!
If I’m right, you’re a bloke, making a quilted Star Trek jumpsuit?! Damn, that’s a high five right there!
The tutorial is great. I’ve never read a sewing tutorial written for men and the walking foot hamburger analogy is fantastic!
Anyway, to answer your question… Yes, they intend for you to use…[Read more]

Stupid question on an old thread. I’m trying to follow this tutorial (https://ds9nemjumpsuit.blogspot.com/p/tutorial.html)
On section 2, it says:
“Once quilted, serge the entire quilted assembly.”
I’m new to serging (just got one) though I’ve gone through a few online classes and videos on it, so I’m familiar with what the machine does.
Does the…[Read more]

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It’s not an option written into the pattern as it requires redrafting the front panels.
You can either make it a single, non overlapping closure with a zipper, or insert a zipper into the underlying facing and keep the buttons over the top.
Deb describes and shows the second option very well on her blog. Link :…[Read more]

So, I have done this for this pattern. My daughter’s chest and waist size put her in a 18/24 size. However, She was a 2/3 in length. I made the bodice in the 18/24 size and added length to the skirt and arms so that they corresponded to the right length. Here it is:

The…[Read more]

Thanks for that tip! I’m pretty new to sewing and am strangely much more comfortable drafting my own pattern than working with professional patterns. It’s partly because my kids are super skinny and need a lot of modification from standard patterns. Love these Oliver patterns but hesitant about the modifications I’d need to make. Maybe I’ll look…[Read more]

I haven’t made this dress, but I have adjusted a couple of patterns for my son when the weight and height didn’t line up for a single size (although he tends to go in the other direction – he’s got short legs). What I’ve done is to trace the width for one size and the height for another, connecting the lines where necessary. I’ve read on here that…[Read more]