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  • Sarvi replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Most annoyed that I couldn’t find a good piece of linen suitable for the Sandbox trousers — wound up cutting them from a sandy cotton … something, not sure what to call it. Not twill, but heavier weight, like that. Speck of stretch to it, I think, it’s a bit hard to tell.

    Testing a bubble with extra-long bodice (hoping to sneak it past the…[Read more]

  • Sarvi replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Most annoyed that I couldn’t find a good piece of linen suitable for the Sandbox trousers — wound up cutting them from a sandy cotton … something, not sure what to call it. Not twill, but heavier weight, like that. Speck of stretch to it, I think, it’s a bit hard to tell.

    Testing a bubble with extra-long bodice (hoping to sneak it past the…[Read more]

  • Well I have green eyes now! Would love to go shopping in New York! I was going to say happy shopping Sarvi but I see you didn’t actually get to. Maybe next time.

  • Well I have green eyes now! Would love to go shopping in New York!

  • Ha! I agree!

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    @katybellabug Brittney’s playtime fox dress would be perfect and it looks simple and straight forward. They didn’t give you heaps of time! But then maybe they think you have a magic sewing wand (like people here think I have)! Hope you can get it done. I don’t know what the hood looks like so in my point of view the fox playtime looks the…[Read more]

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    @katybellabug Brittney’s playtime fox dress would be perfect and it looks simple and straight forward. They didn’t give you heaps of time! But then maybe they think you have a magic sewing wand (like people here think I have)! Hope you can get it done. I don’t know what the hood looks like so in my point of view the fox playtime looks the…[Read more]

  • Also, keep an eye on your pocketbook. Buttons add up 🙂

  • You know, I’m afraid I actually wound up not doing any fabric shopping, as I was there for only a very short time, so I tried to only see/do/eat things I couldn’t get at home or online. I did pop into Purl Soho because it was close to something else I wanted to visit, and I did go to the wonderfully-named Tender Buttons, which I very highly…[Read more]

  • katybellabug replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    I am just finished with the scallops on the Badminton skort. I made up a pair of the shorts on their own with a ‘slash and spread’ adjustment and have just checked the fit, which is wonderful! So I can safely cut out another pair to go under the skirt and complete my skort.

    L’s nursery have just sprung a Fox costume request on me for next…[Read more]

  • katybellabug replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    I am just finished with the scallops on the Badminton skort. I made up a pair of the shorts on their own with a ‘slash and spread’ adjustment and have just checked the fit, which is wonderful! So I can safely cut out another pair to go under the skirt and complete my skort.

    L’s nursery have just sprung a Fox costume request on me for next…[Read more]

  • katybellabug replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    I am just finished with the scallops on the Badminton skort. I made up a pair of the shorts on their own with a ‘slash and spread’ adjustment and have just checked the fit, which is wonderful! So I can safely cut out another pair to go under the skirt and complete my skort.

    L’s nursery have just sprung a Fox costume request on me for next…[Read more]

  • Sarvi replied to the topic Hey, what's wrong here? in the forum about the forums 11 years ago

    Hi @admin — I’m terribly sorry but I’m afraid I’m not able to recall what I was using at the time. I feel it *should* be in Chrome on my MacBook but I’m not seeing it any longer. I can give you version numbers and a screencap of what I see now, if you like.

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Thanks @katybellabug I think I can safely say they are on the mend And hopefully will be settled on the school bus tomorrow morning.

    I managed to get into the sewing room today. I cut out three more pairs of parachute pants and the aim was to assembly line sew them. I spent every nap time sewing and have almost completed them – just have the…[Read more]

  • Tamara replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    Thanks @katybellabug I think I can safely say they are on the mend And hopefully will be settled on the school bus tomorrow morning.

    I managed to get into the sewing room today. I cut out three more pairs of parachute pants and the aim was to assembly line sew them. I spent every nap time sewing and have almost completed them – just have the…[Read more]

  • katybellabug replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    I have started sewing up my first Badminton top today and am having that feeling of giddy excitement that comes with making up an O+S pattern for the first time! Isn’t it a pretty top?!
    Glad to see others are in the process of using the pattern too. I spend the better part of yesterday morning tracing off everything in a size 10, so am intending…[Read more]

  • katybellabug replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic 11 years ago

    I have started sewing up my first Badminton top today and am having that feeling of giddy excitement that comes with making up an O+S pattern for the first time! Isn’t it a pretty top?!
    Glad to see others are in the process of using the pattern too. I spend the better part of yesterday morning tracing off everything in a size 10, so am intending…[Read more]

  • Without wanting to cause offence to Chestnut (last thing you need is to have to take him to counselling!) is he a portly bear?
    The only place I could imagine you’d need to alter would be the waist if he/she was very rotund.
    Otherwise it’s just a matter of scaling up or down if you think Chestnut is much bigger/smaller than the average doll.
    I…[Read more]

  • All of our knit patterns have additional tips and guidance included in the instructions, so that’s probably a good place to start as well. It’s not very difficult, and it’s actually much faster than sewing with wovens, so don’t be intimidated!

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