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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Help on size in the forum liesl + co: belgravia knit dress 4 years ago
Hi Lyndsey,
Have you typed your hip measurement correctly above? I notice it’s different on the image you attached.
If it’s as per the written then a 12 with any necessary bust adjustment would be fine.fwiw,I measure 38(same high/full)/30/40 currently and made a straight size 10. It’s comfortably loose in the top half but more fitted below. Hence…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Right Front in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt 4 years ago
Thanks Todd.
I must have the first printing too. So, will this mean that our placket actually is 1/4″ further in, as the centre front is only a 1/4″ off the cut line, but we’re going to sew the placket on with a 1/2″ seam?
I know 1/4″ is probably neither here nor there in a shirt with as much ease as this, but I’m curious…
If I follow the…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Right Front in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt 4 years ago
Good pick up and very good question.
I’ve got one cut out and ready to sew for the first time.
You’re right that the instructions differ. The cut line drawn on the pattern is certainly at the 1&1/4″ distance from the fabric edge.I tend to follow the written instructions and never look at photographed sew alongs, but now you’ve got me…[Read more]
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic mix & match pattern pieces? in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt 4 years ago
Hi EDB,
It’s nice to hear you have people looking out for you and time to sew!
Sleeve heads fitting into armscyes nicely is definitely a pattern designers forte. The sleeve from one pattern will almost certainly not go easily, if at all, into the armscye of another pattern.
If you’ve made the long sleeved classic shirt and the sleeve fits you…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Classic Shirt pattern confusion in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt 4 years ago
The “cut placket piece” referred to in step 2 is not the 1″ strip you’ve just removed from the front of the shirt.
The cut placket piece is a separate pattern piece.
Check your cutting layout. You’ll find it. It’s plenty wide enough to follow the instructions as written. -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Having trouble sewing neckline band onto metro neckline in the forum liesl + co: metro t-shirt 4 years ago
Hi Ann,
Curly knits can be a right pain.
One tip I’ve heard, but never yet resorted to trying myself, is spray starch.
I tend to pin the shoulders, centre back and centre front and then start stretching and pinning all the rest of the way around.
Use lots and lots of pins.
If you then find it scary to sew the neckband on with the serger and all…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Building Block Dress Placket in the forum oliver + s: building block dress 4 years ago
I notice you asked in the Facebook group too and I answered in a little more detail there.
In short, it depends entirely on whether the dress you’ve designed requires any opening in the centre back skirt.
If an opening, like a zipper, or button placket extends into the skirt panel then you need that extra seam allowance.
If not, use the inner line…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Bucket hat top not matching in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 4 years ago
Here it is: https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2016/08/reversible-bucket-hat-tutorial.html
The photos help to show how you get the lid set into the crown.
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Bucket hat top not matching in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 4 years ago
Even when you’ve got everything right, seeing hats can be tricky.
I find it helps to mark, or stitch, along the 1/2″ seam lines and make sure I’m pinning at the seam line, not trying to match up raw edges.
It also helps to pin the four quarter marks (front, back and each side) and then ease the fabric inbetween to fit.
You may also need to clip…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Length of pattern pieces cannot match in the forum liesl + co: breezy blouse 4 years ago
Lining up the raw edges flat like that doesn’t represent what happens when you stitch. What you need to look at is the stitching lines.
With a 1/2″ seam allowance you should overlap those pattern pieces so there’s 1″ of double pattern.
Does that make the edges meet properly?
It’s a slightly curved seam, so there’ll be a little bit of angle change…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Stripes? Checks? in the forum liesl + co: saint-germain wrap dress 4 years ago
It would be a challenge, sure. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a go!
Options to make it easier for yourself might include cutting the waist/belt section on the bias (windowpane check) or cross grain (stripe)
That gives you a bit of a visual break between the bodice and the skirt so your pattern matching across those sections doesn’t have to…[Read more] -
Masha Richart replied to the topic Adjusting bust upwards in the forum liesl + co: saint-germain wrap dress 4 years ago
The Saint-Germain has waist pleats, not waist darts. So you don’t really need to extend anything. If you don’t think that will work for your shape, you could try rotating the fullness of the pleat into a side bust dart. I added a dart for mine since I have a large bust.
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Building block dress in the forum oliver + s: building block dress 4 years ago
I think “over the top” and “as it pleases them” and “with pockets” are really the only rules when it comes to sewing for two year Olds.
So, by those benchmarks your dress is a winner! -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Thicker waistband instead of two thin ones in the forum liesl + co: everyday skirt 4 years ago
It’s possible, sure. But you won’t like it as much 😉
The back waistband with the two channels of thinner elastic has a much nicer feel with softer gathers and just wears SO much better than with one wide elastic.
Wider elastic will either be really stiff, or will be prone to folding.As I’m typing this, I’m wearing an Everyday Skirt that I…[Read more]
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Help for an Experienced Beginner in the forum liesl + co: woodland stroll cape 4 years ago
Hi Cindy, the seam allowance is there on Page 2 of the Instructions: General Instructions, point 4: “Seam allowances are included in the pattern and are 1/2″ unless otherwise noted”.
All of the Oliver + S an dLiesl+ Co patterns tend to work with 1/2″ seam allowances, the main exception being knit garments which may have a 1/4″ seam allowance.…[Read more]
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Very Stuck on Collar Stand and Collar in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt 4 years ago
Hmmmm…. I’ve made both the M and the L of the All Day Shirt and found the collar matched the neckline with notches aligning and only a ” regular” amount of easing to fit.
Is there any chance you did the same as the OP and cut the shirt on the placket line not the front cutting line? Your collar looks fine, so us the shirt too small? -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Building block dress in the forum oliver + s: building block dress 5 years ago
Hi Nancy, the African Wax Prints that I’ve sewn with have been Vlisco which is 100% cotton base. I’ve thought of them as having the weight and thickness of a quilting cotton but the weave and quality of a Liberty lawn! Perfect party Frock fabric.
I would think that a quilting cotton collar would work fine and I doubt it will matter which fabric…[Read more] -
Masha Richart replied to the topic Grading for the All Day Shirt in the forum liesl + co: all day shirt 5 years ago
If it’s just the shoulder width you want to change, I’d probably try a narrow shoulder adjustment on the size x-large yoke to get to to the width you need. Then you don’t have to mess with trying to get it to match up to the x-large body parts.
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Cuffed short sleeves in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt 5 years ago
Do you have the Jump Rope Dress pattern? That shows the easy way to do a cuff where the sleeve has parallel sides.
Essentially a cuff is just a really deep single fold hem and then the folded edge is turned up again.
I would straighten out the sides of the sleeve to make them closer to parallel, then add a deep hem allowance with the slight angle…[Read more] -
Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Pattern Piece 3 in the forum oliver + s: buttoned-up button-down 5 years ago
Hi Natalie, sorry for the late reply, I’ve been trying to find a moment to pull out my pattern.
I have the paper printed pattern and you’re absolutely right, the pocket pattern pieces for both views A&B are 1/8th of an inch longer on one side. (Size doesn’t matter for the pocket pattern pieces)
I certainly didn’t notice that when I sewed the…[Read more] - Load More
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