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Malgosia joined the group Sew Alongs 9 years ago

JWo replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

I have posted a picture in the Flickr group. This was a fun little top to sew. I had matching knit and voile fabrics in the stash as well as matching thread and snaps so I was able to sew this up tonight (New Zealand time).
I haven’t had a chance to wash the top yet as I wanted to post this before the deadline.

I plan to make a few more of these.

JWo replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

I have posted a picture in the Flickr group. This was a fun little top to sew. I had matching knit and voile fabrics in the stash as well as matching thread and snaps so I was able to sew this up tonight (New Zealand time).
I haven’t had a chance to wash the top yet as I wanted to post this before the deadline.

I plan to make a few more of these.

JWo replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

I have posted a picture in the Flickr group. This was a fun little top to sew. I had matching knit and voile fabrics in the stash as well as matching thread and snaps so I was able to sew this up tonight (New Zealand time).
I haven’t had a chance to wash the top yet as I wanted to post this before the deadline.

I plan to make a few more of these.

Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

You guys should all be sewing this pattern. I am obsessed. I think my other boy needs one now too.

https://instagram.com/p/3u6fjvRs5I/

Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

@cybele727 I washed/steamed before re-attaching the collar.

cybele727 replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

Heidi, I feel better knowing I am not alone in the fold/unfold the placket issue!

Brittney, did you wash and steam the neck before adding the collar back on to see if it would rebound/fit? Or was this after?

I think I am going to cut a a larger sized collar in muslin and see if it fits. I just can’t figure out what I did wrong. But as I will…[Read more]

Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

I messed up on my first one too and had to unpick:) I threw mine through the wash and steamed the neck with an iron. It seemed to help. On both sizes I made, I clipped the collar just a bit in the front to help ease it in.

with love Heidi replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

My collar was a bit funny, I had to remove it because I had both packets folded out. I seem to remember fudging it slightly and relying on the stretch of the knit to make it work. Sorry I can’t be more specific 🙁

cybele727 replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

So I am hoping for some help here.

When I was attaching the collar, I sewed both the front (button hole) placket and the back (button) placket folded back. That worked for the front, but obviously not the button one which needs to be NOT folded back behind the main fabric.

As I was pinning, I remembered thinking wow, the neckline is much…[Read more]

cybele727 joined the group Sew Alongs 9 years ago

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Darcy Struble joined the group Sewing for Yourself 9 years ago

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Inder joined the group Sewing for Yourself 9 years ago

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Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

My little guy in his Polo. (and Lullaby Layette pants!)

Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

My little guy in his Polo.

Rachel Le Grand started the topic Tea Party Dress Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

Our friend Sarvi is here to walk us through sewing the Tea Party Dress. This post originally appeared as part of the Size 5 Project.

This is intended as a two-day sew along. Let’s hand it over to Sarvi to start day 1.

Day 1

The Tea Party Dress is pretty straightforward in its construction. Unlike some of the harder patterns that are a bit t…[Read more]

Rachel Le Grand started the topic Puppet Show Shorts Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

Our friend, Brittney, is here to walk us through how to sew the Puppet Show Shorts. This originally appeared on the blog as part of the Size 5 Project.

We all know how great Liesl’s instructions are. They are what taught me to sew, so we will be following them to the letter. Sometimes it helps to have photographs, though, and sew-alongs…[Read more]

Rachel Le Grand started the topic Puppet Show Shorts Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs 9 years ago

Our friend, Brittney, is here to walk us through how to sew the Puppet Show Shorts. This originally appeared on the blog as part of the Size 5 Project.

We all know how great Liesl’s instructions are. They are what taught me to sew, so we will be following them to the letter. Sometimes it helps to have photographs, though, and sew-alongs…[Read more]