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@jaimielaura, I say what @JustineJ said!

@jaimielaura, I say what @Justine J said!

I can hear so much love in your comment, it makes me happy.

That sounds about right to me!

Knits may be quick to sew but to get a quality looking garment you have to put in the time to get the grain straight and the fabric smooth.

I like to lay my fabric out a few hours before cutting to let it relax and re shape. Ball point pins are great as is using a combination of pins and weights.

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That sounds about right to me!

Knits may be quick to sew but to get a quality looking garment you have to put in the time to get the grain straight and the fabric smooth.

I like to lay my fabric out a few hours before cutting to let it relax and re shape. Ball point pins are great as is using a combination on pins and weights.

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It is possible, but would depend the width of your fabric and whether or not you are using fabric with a directional print. The pieces need to be cut as mirror images of themselves, so ideally you would cut with the fabric folded. Knit fabric is usually quite wide (which IMO makes it a bit wasteful when making little people clothes) – the best…[Read more]

This is one of the few O+S pattern I don’t have so I don’t feel “qualified” to give an answer.;) But if it’s tight under the arms, I would think going ahead and making the next size up would help with the jumper being too tight under the arms. Sorry I couldn’t be more of a help!

@Kerrilyn, that was before I was blogging, but thank you!

I bought mine from O+S, sorry Kerrilyn.

Oh my. Hopeless overachievers, the whole lot of you! 😉

I press them good and walk away.

I am so glad Melanie helped you, she is so clever at this sort of thing.
Just a thought, my girls are older still, 15, but Empire line is very fashionable for their age group.
I actually hunted down a Laura Ashley pattern that has a similar feel to the Garden Party as they both loved the look.

The Birthday Party facing is a clever ‘wrap around it self’ type facing so you would need to be aware of that.

Me too!

I even edge stitch the 2+2 skirt pleats.

@todd I, for one, find the behind the scenes info fascinating! Sounds like S is built a lot like my oldest. That’s part of the reason why I sew as RTW that fits was hard to find, especially during the tween years.

My tried and true method of making sure a t-shirt neckband is going to fit is to pull it on over my own head. Obviously it…[Read more]

Very useful feedback, thank you ladies!