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Do you mean organdy? I’m always terrified that the buttonholes will go wonky and completely ruin an expensive and beautiful project. Truth be told, I use a hand picked zipper for special things like this. It’s extremely strong, allows me the most control and I don’t have to worry about buttonholes ruining the fabric. It’s worth a little extra…[Read more]

Do you mean organdy? I’m always terrified that the buttonholes will go wonky and completely ruin an expensive and beautiful project. Truth be told, I use a hand picked zipper for special things like this. It’s extremely strong, allows me the most control and I don’t have to worry about buttonholes ruining the fabric. It’s worth a little extra…[Read more]

Chose a dress based on her high bust measurement – this will then fit her shoulders properly and the rest is easier to adjust. It is definitely a learning process and requires practice.

The Colette sewing handbook is very well written and covers a lot of very important information that other beginning books don’t such as fabric characteristics and beginning fit alterations. It also comes with patterns!

Gerties book for better sewing is also full of really useful stuff, more intermediate than beginner, but also accessible and…[Read more]

You could use yarn for thin piping cord. Or make flat piping. Otherwise, I think Joann should have a few sizes.

Tell her to stand up straight! 😉

The waist darts could be changed to little gathers. If you google SBA you’ll find plenty of tutes, but it’s hard to explain in words. I would spefically look for the ones by Gertie or Colette patterns. They are reliable and well done.

Seriously, though, standing up straight will prevent having to adjust for…[Read more]

front darts or back darts? where are they not lining up? What exactly do you mean by concave?

Patterns are typically drafted for a B cup. For a child, you might need a small bust adjustment.

How old is your daughter? Because they grow more slowly as they get older. I’m thinking if you have a long wait, just get the smaller ones you really love now.

I’ve recently adapted an old fashioned clothes policy: buy (or sew) quality and make it last. I’m buying 5 (and making) for my 4 12 year old, though she can still fit some size 4 dresses.…[Read more]

I don’t have it, but I remember looking at it years ago. It didn’t suit my tastes or seem very substantial. I suspect you could find all those basic patterns in the big 4eawily enough.

Maths, what a headache! Pleats would look nice, but I would just wing it myself.

Oh, and I was browsing the Butterick website last night. If you look at their online look book, it tells you what most of the fabrics used on the patterns covers are. The last page tells you where most of the accessories came from!

Cherry Hill had a special display on top of the pattern drawers. Lisette were front row, but they were in fact mixed with McCalls new patterns too.

The patterns from the display were not ringing up at the sale price. They came up as McCall patterns. Check your receipts! Patterns from the drawer rang up as they should. Mixing the display clearly…[Read more]

We got a petty good snow and it’s still coming down thick. Plenty to play in! Not much sewing accomplished, I’m afraid, because the kids wanted to be out in it all day. I still have to set the sleeves and the hem facing. I did cut the denim shorts.

We got a petty good snow and it’s still coming down thick. Plenty to play in! Not much sewing accomplished, I’m afraid, because the kids wanted to be out in it all day. I still have to set the sleeves and the hem facing. I did cut the denim shorts.