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Thank you for your help and I’ll look at the customizations. I did take out the school bus tee pattern yesterday and I placed the tracing of the hopscotch over it. I noticed that the pattern pieces are straight, rather than shaped at the waist, and the neck line is higher. Im thinking about making a neck facing like the girl on the go too.

14 things to do with our basic t-shirt patterns

This one has lots of t-shirt options and there are links to blog posts about lengthening and making A-line

Hi Kim,
Three granddaughters to sew for, what a treat!
I feel like using the Hopscotch pattern as a base for a dress that you want to look like the Girl on the Go is over complicating things a bit. Not that that’s not what I normally do!
Here’s a few other options to think of:
1: just make the size 8 for the size 6 kid anyway. It’s a t-shirt dress…[Read more]

Hello! The Sintra top/dress is unlined, so the pattern and instructions don’t include lining instructions. I would suggest interlining it if you’re adding a lining. With regard to piece 6, there are two size groupings in order to read the details more easily, so you only need to find the piece that includes your size. I hope that helps!

K

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Thanks for your help. I clearly didn’t fold the plackets enough, I just don’t know where I missed that step.

Can you post a picture or some more detail about where you’re confused?
This was the first Oliver + S pattern I where sewed back in 2007 and I recall it being so clear compared to the Burda pattern I’d just tried making 🙂
It’s been a long time but I’m sure I can talk you through it if you let me know where you’re stuck.
Shelley

Hello, and I don’t know what happened to my original reply! Very sorry for the delay. Yes, I think you can absolutely do it this way. The collar won’t lay quite the same, but it’s a shortcut that’s often used. Would love to see how it turns out!