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Christine Johnson Travel Trio One Jacket: shoulder alteration
Here is how I did it. The white pattern is a simple bodice that fits me. I printed it out from Bernina My Label pattern-making software. You could use Wild Ginger Boutique, or take an online class at...
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AH HA! A better fitting shirt coming right up.
Barbara has blogged about sewing 10 white shirts and I’ve been thinking about sewing at least one white shirt myself. Ten white shirts would not go unworn, that’s for sure. One thing that was slowing...
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Fitting for small shoulders and neck
Working with DRJ (dear reader Jan) has been quite informative. She sewed the muslin from the pattern I drafted for her, and she sent photos. I had made the shoulders and neck at least 2 sizes...
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A pretty dress comes from a frankenpattern
I would like to sew this Butterick 5523 in one of those double-knits that everyone is sewing lately. Gorgeous Fabrics and Fabric.com have them. This is a pretty easy pattern to alter shoulders,...
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Silky Dress Project Launch
it’s a paper dress! Given the teeny amount of time available for sewing right now, I am going with the fastest option: sew up a Style Arc pattern. What makes it fast for *me: I can skip sewing a muslin...
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