Nicole

That’s great to hear the positive feedback 🙂 Espically after struggling all summer to even get her to look at patterns.
I’m struggling with pattern fitting for myself. I’ve lost weight, which is great but now none of my TNT patterns fit! I’m trying to fit a pattern for bathers shorts and I am not finding it easy 🙁
Time to put it aside for the…[Read more]

That’s great to hear the positive feedback 🙂 Espically after struggling all summer to even get her to look at patterns.
I’m struggling with pattern fitting for myself. I’ve lost weight, which is great but now none of my TNT patterns fit! I’m trying to fit a pattern for bathers shorts and I am not finding it easy 🙁
Time to put it aside for the…[Read more]

I finally finished my BB8 messenger bag. It’s taken me over a month. I’m very happy with it and am looking forward to using it 🙂

I finally finished my BB8 messenger bag 🙂

I finally finished my BB8 messenger bag 🙂

I can’t answer your question I’m afraid, but I have just seen the top on your Flickr feed and it’s gorgeous. I love the ikat print.

Super Cute! For some reason the dress link routes to the pants….

So here it is again;

http://butterick.mccall.com/b6321-products-50971.php?page_id=5581

You could also modify the dress as Rachel did here: http://oliverands.com/community/blog/2013/12/customizing-with-oliver-s-modified-puppet-show-dress.html
I think her version is fully lined.

Have a look at Titchy Threads patterns. The Small Fry skinny jeans should tick all your boxes.
I haven’t made them up, but I have made the Twisted Trousers which have pocket with pocket bag coin pocket etc and excellent instructions. I made them in denim and they’ve been great looking jeans.
Based on that pattern, I’m sure the jeans pattern could…[Read more]

What an interesting topic — now I want to go look for denim! I wonder if I can find anything locally.

Ack, that’s the worst! I narrowly squeezed out my Lisette pjs from the Liberty I purchased before the pattern was finished, and I was sweating that it wouldn’t work out. I spent more time arranging pattern pieces in create ways than I did cutting and sewing, I think!

Are you going to make more Ginger Jeans, Nicole?

For the record: If you accidentally trace the size 10 waistband and facing, don’t try and attach it to the size 5 shorts. Doh.
Stuff up resolved.

For the record: If you accidentally trace the size 10 waistband and facing, don’t try and attach it to the size 5 shorts. Doh.
Stuff up resolved.

I finished a hopscotch which was quickly on its way to becoming a UFO. It only lacked for side seams and hemming. So I pounded it out. Girlfriend has 4 hopscotch now. If I made a 5th she’s wear them exclusively I think.

I was in the principal’s office for a check in on the new placement and she said that she saw her in one of those dresses.…[Read more]

I finished a hopscotch which was quickly on its way to becoming a UFO. It only lacked for side seams and hemming. So I pounded it out. Girlfriend has 4 hopscotch now. If I made a 5th she’s wear them exclusively I think.

I was in the principal’s office for a check in on the new placement and she said that she saw her in one of those dresses.…[Read more]

Funny this thread should pop up again. I got some funny looks over buying what the gal at the shop thought was way too much yardage for a small project — but it had a directional print, and I was making the pattern for the first time. I managed to make SO many mistakes — from tracing the wrong grain line (so I had the print running sideways), to…[Read more]