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I am sewing dresses for Easter for my three granddaughters. I am making this dress in a size 14 and a size 8. My six-year-old granddaughter measures a a size 6 for the hopscotch dress pattern. The Girl on the Go pattern starts at a size 8 I thought about using the hopscotch dress and trying to change the front to a tee shirt like neckline and a…[Read more]

The fabric I have selected is a cotton voile and the dress will need to be lined. Do you have instructions to line this dress? Also, if lined, I may not need the pattern piece #6…but in case I do, or for future reference, could you please tell me how to determine which piece #6 to use? There three different sizes availalbe. I am making a size…[Read more]

I spent so much time making the tunic, but for some reason the placket is completely wrong. This is the one pattern that is confusing. All the others are so clear. Can there be a sew along for this?

I’m making the coat. My fabric is fairly heavy and thick. I’m at the point of adding the collar, and the directions tell me to add the collar to the coat, and the collar lining to the lining, and then bag the whole thing. I’m wondering if I can’t construct the collar, sew it to the coat, and then “bag” the lining. The last jacket I sewed was…[Read more]