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Lightning McStitch, I’m afraid I had to put mine away for now. I re-checked pleats, measured, re-measured & the main body of the culottes seemed ok. The only thing I could think was that either my pattern pieces had somehow printed incorrectly (although the test box was the right size) or dare I say some of the pattern lines labelled…[Read more]

Ok thanks Liesl, I will put them away for a while and come back to them, sometimes a ‘fresh’ pair of eyes helps things to click. They look great apart from the waistband not fitting, they are in red suiting so would be great for pre-christmas nights out. I realise there is a lot of work goes into these sew-alongs.

Ok thanks Liesl, I will put them away for a while and come back to them, sometimes a ‘fresh’ pair of eyes helps things to click. They look great apart from the waistband not fitting, they are in red suiting so would be great for pre-christmas nights out. I realise there is a lot of work goes into these sew-alongs.

I have made up the Girl Friday culottes, but have just realised that my waistband is much longer than the waist. (the opposite of some of the other sewers) Clearly I have done something wrong either at the pleats or pockets. I did go back and check and all seemed ok. I was wondering did you have plans for a sew-along.

I have made up the Girl Friday culottes, but have just realised that my waistband is much longer than the waist. (the opposite of some of the other sewers) Clearly I have done something wrong either at the pleats or pockets. I did go back and check and all seemed ok. I was wondering did you have plans for a sew-along.