BeckyinFL
@beckyinfl
Active 8 years ago-
BeckyinFL started the topic What an ingenious pattern! in the forum oliver + s: garden party 10 years ago
Purchased this pattern yesterday and stayed up until 2 a.m. last night, enthralled. I could not “see” the construction of this dress, as I usually can, so I followed the instructions step by step, which I don’t always do. This was a little scary, but it afforded many points at which I found myself saying out loud, “How ingenious is that!” I am…[Read more]
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BeckyinFL replied to the topic New here? Introduce yourself! in the forum off topic 10 years ago
Thanks, Nicole 🙂
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BeckyinFL replied to the topic New here? Introduce yourself! in the forum off topic 10 years ago
Thanks, Nicole 🙂
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BeckyinFL replied to the topic Stay Stitching Alternatives? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago
Thanks for your comments, Nicole and Liesl. I seem to have lots of options now. So glue doesn’t sound like a good idea? I have come to agree with that, for even while preventing stretching, there needs to be some ease.
One thing I sort of forgot about but was reminded when I re-read the instructions is to start the stay-stitching at the shoulder…[Read more] -
BeckyinFL replied to the topic Stay Stitching Alternatives? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago
Thanks for your comments, Nicole and Liesl. I seem to have lots of options now. So glue doesn’t sound like a good idea? I have come to agree with that, for even while preventing stretching, there needs to be some ease.
One thing I sort of forgot about but was reminded when I re-read the instructions is to start the stay-stitching at the shoulder…[Read more] -
BeckyinFL replied to the topic New here? Introduce yourself! in the forum off topic 10 years ago
Hi Everyone! I’m Becky, from Crystal River, FL. I am old enough to have grandchildren, but as I never married or had children, I don’t have any. Never mind, there are lots of people glad to have me sew for their children and grandchildren! My mother used to sew matching outfits for her, me, and my doll, and she’d sew identical outfits for me and…[Read more]
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BeckyinFL replied to the topic New here? Introduce yourself! in the forum off topic 10 years ago
Hi Everyone! I’m Becky, from Crystal River, FL. I am old enough to have grandchildren, but as I never married or had children, I don’t have any. Never mind, there are lots of people glad to have me sew for their children and grandchildren! My mother used to sew matching outfits for her, me, and my doll, and she’d sew identical outfits for me and…[Read more]
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BeckyinFL replied to the topic Stay Stitching Alternatives? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago
You mean one of the OTHER clever folks!
Well, I think I just found a solution. I tried putting a chunk of tear-away stabilizer under the neck edge. It hid the seam allowance guide on the machine bed, but I had good enough control with the thicker material that I could sew an accurate estimate of the 1/2″ allowance.
But I did also consider that…[Read more] -
BeckyinFL replied to the topic Stay Stitching Alternatives? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s 10 years ago
You mean one of the OTHER clever folks!
Well, I think I just found a solution. I tried putting a chunk of tear-away stabilizer under the neck edge. It hid the seam allowance guide on the machine bed, but I had good enough control with the thicker material that I could sew an accurate estimate of the 1/2″ allowance.
But I did also consider that…[Read more]
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