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What an amusing internal struggle @mariasasse 🙂 good luck!

Thank you ladies for your support. I will definitely try it out… My Latin american half tells me to eyeball the size of the pleats… and my german side tells me “stop, do the math”. I will come up with a formula and let you know how it went or if it worked.

On changing threads, I have changed projects to a pink floral and linen tea party dress. I have knickers to sew and the ensemble can move into the handstitching basket.

Tomorrow I will continue with the puppet show shorts so they can join the stitching basket too.

On changing threads, I have changed projects to a pink floral and linen tea party dress. I have knickers to sew and the ensemble can move into the handstitching basket.

Tomorrow I will continue with the puppet show shorts so they can join the stitching basket too.

I’ve only checked it out of the library. I wasn’t particularly impressed although I think they may have had a Lego carrier I thought was clever.
I felt that the sizing was limited, only went to 6/7, although much better than many other books that only go to size 6. There were lots of raw edge techniques, so it depends if you like that style…[Read more]

I don’t have it, but I remember looking at it years ago. It didn’t suit my tastes or seem very substantial. I suspect you could find all those basic patterns in the big 4eawily enough.

Maths, what a headache! Pleats would look nice, but I would just wing it myself.

After five hours glueing drafting and cutting, I have started sewing hugos peacoat

I am missing my computer though and watching too much bad telly when I feeding

After five hours glueing drafting and cutting, I have started sewing hugos peacoat

I am missing my computer though and watching too much bad telly when I feeding

After five hours glueing drafting and cutting, I have started sewing hugos peacoat

I am missing my computer though and watching too much bad telly when I feeding

I’m sure it would be divine.
I would work out how many and approximately how deep I wanted the pleats to be, then calculate the skirt width from that to check against the original skirt and see if the “fullness” is similar.
More maths but quite fun I you’re into it. Or you can play with basting as Nicole said.
There will be a blog post soon about…[Read more]

I say yes!
Perhaps baste the pleats and have a play , see how well they sit?

Just finished my very first jump rope dress! Can’t wait to (try to) photograph my girl in it! Two year olds are very reluctant models! And while it is still fresh in my memory, I am thinking of making a view B version for my niece.

Just finished my very first jump rope dress! Can’t wait to (try to) photograph my girl in it! Two year olds are very reluctant models! And while it is still fresh in my memory, I am thinking of making a view B version for my niece.

Thank you everyone! My very generous sister picked up the new Lisette patterns for me at 1.99 each! The sales clerk helped her out.