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Happy Wednesday! Day 3 is now up!

I want to leave my tunic sleeveless. My plan was to simply finish the arms with single fold bias. Will that work?

I want to leave my tunic sleeveless. My plan was to simply finish the arms with single fold bias. Will that work?

Thank you for that photo in Step 7! I wish I was better at visualizing these things from the words alone, but my mind seems to need those visual aides!

Hi! This is my first time participating in a sew along, however, it will be my second Gallery Tunic. I was hoping you could give a recommendation/share what type of interfacing you typically use for the placket/collar/cuffs. The interfacing I used on my first tunic was definitely too stiff (I don’t remember exactly what it was!). I have Pelion…[Read more]

Happy Tuesday! For those of you who are sewing along with us this week, day two is now up!

Vanahsa, I’m so glad you’re joining us! The FBA is really quite simple, and we’re here (also in Spain–we live in Madrid) if you need anything. Let us know if you have questions!

Addie, good question! There is quite a bit of design ease in this pattern, so you are correct that you may not need to do the FBA. If you’ve checked the fit and it seems to drape fine, you’re probably safe to go ahead with it as is. But if you’re unsure, it might be a good idea to try adding the sleeves and placket just to be sure. Based on the…[Read more]

Hi, I will try to follow this sew along. But first of all I wanted to say a big thankyou! It is the first time that I sew one of your patterns and I was so amazed and excited to see that it includes the instructions for an FBA. I wanted to try this for long and never dared before, but after reading everything it doesn’t seem that difficult at all,…[Read more]

This is my second sew-along here. I am excited to make this tunic because I think it will be a pattern I want to make more of for my wardrobe. I have a question about doing a FBA, which is always a bit tricky for me. With the Gallery Tunic, and it’s loose fit, I am not completely sure whether I need to do one. My high bust is 38.5″ and full bust…[Read more]