MrsAmyG

Heidi, I feel better knowing I am not alone in the fold/unfold the placket issue!

Brittney, did you wash and steam the neck before adding the collar back on to see if it would rebound/fit? Or was this after?

I think I am going to cut a a larger sized collar in muslin and see if it fits. I just can’t figure out what I did wrong. But as I will…[Read more]

I messed up on my first one too and had to unpick:) I threw mine through the wash and steamed the neck with an iron. It seemed to help. On both sizes I made, I clipped the collar just a bit in the front to help ease it in.

My 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 🙁

So 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]

My little guy in his Polo. (and Lullaby Layette pants!)

My little guy in his Polo.

Thanks Rachel 🙂
Here’s the dress I made.

Thanks Rachel 🙂 Here’s the dress I made.

@with-love-heidi, all Polos made can be entered, so please share what you made.

@with love Heidi, all Polos made can be entered, so please share what you made.

I made a dress, well, two but I need to add buttons to twin #2’s so no pics yet.

If I made the Polo before the sew along is it still eligible?

The fifth and final day of the sew-along has been added. Don’t forget to share a link to your completed polo here in the comments section (by June 12th, 9AM ET) to be entered in the contest!

Day four of the sew-along has now been added.