Jessica
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Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes 2 weeks ago
Update! I unpicked the waistband, re-basted the pockets, sewed on the waistband and it fit perfectly.I am so happy. Thank you for all your help!
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Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes 2 weeks ago
Hi!
I did see that thread and thought that could be the issue but I just bought this pattern last week. I think the issue is my own error of taking out the basting stitches at the top of the pocket on the waistband. I unpicked it and am going to try again after work! I hope I’m successful because I love the style of the pants and I really love h…[Read more] -
Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes 2 weeks ago
Thank you! This is very helpful. I will try this. Also I did make an error and removed the basting stitches from the top of the pockets before adding the waistband which I think caused major issues. I unpicked the whole waistband and will try again. Thank you very much for your help.
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Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes 3 weeks ago
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Jessica started the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes 3 weeks ago
Hello!
I am making the Girl Friday culottes and everything was going fine until I got to fitting the waistband at the end. Although I double checked the pattern pieces and sizing, the waistband is much smaller than the waist of the culottes and I am not sure how to fix them or at least how to avoid this problem in the future. This was my test…[Read more] -
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