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with love Heidi replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoMy 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 🙁
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cybele727 replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoSo 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]
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Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years ago
My little guy in his Polo. (and Lullaby Layette pants!)
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Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoMy little guy in his Polo.
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Rachel Le Grand started the topic Tea Party Dress Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoOur 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]
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Rachel Le Grand started the topic Puppet Show Shorts Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoOur 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]
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Rachel Le Grand started the topic Puppet Show Shorts Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoOur 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]
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Linda posted an update in the group
Sewing for Yourself 10 years agoPlease can we have an edit button? See my post for typos…
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Linda posted an update in the group
Sewing for Yourself 10 years agoWell, my quest for the perfect fit is improving almost daily, as I make more and more mistakes…no, seriously I am finally getting g to grips wit it, I think. I’ve made some Oliver+s patterns too of course, a new bubble dress for my granddaughter Rose and teaching my daughter to sew the baby layette pattern for the new baby, Chloe. But also lots…[Read more]
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with love Heidi replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoThanks Rachel 🙂
Here’s the dress I made.
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with love Heidi replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years agoThanks Rachel 🙂 Here’s the dress I made.
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Rachel Le Grand replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years ago@with-love-heidi, all Polos made can be entered, so please share what you made.
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Rachel Le Grand replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum
Sew Alongs 10 years ago@with love Heidi, all Polos made can be entered, so please share what you made.
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Nicole replied to the topic Patterns from other companies? in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 10 years agoFirst tip from me, when I sew a muslin, I put my seams on the out side, easier to alter.
#1 It appears you need to take fabric from the back piece, not the front. Unpick and move the back until you get the right fit, then pin and re-mark and trim to your new seams.
#2 That bust dart looks pretty good and your front arm looks nice!
#3 I wonder…[Read more]
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