I can’t believe October is almost over. Here are my five sewing tips for the month – quickly, before it turns into November! If you have ever done quilting, you have probably done chain piecing: This is a technique where you butt multiple short pieces up to each other while sewing – and it needn’t be […]
Read MoreIt’s raining outside… …and I’m at home,alone,with a miserable cold. The perfect excuse for some quality time indoors! I had to show you this one – I first tried them on backwards!!The funny thing is they almost fit me that way!And yes, I know, lunchtime in my pyjamas… The front at the front, is […]
Read MoreThe Ruby Slip bodice is drafted for a B cup, and in this post I’ll show you how to enlarge the cup size for a larger bust. For each increase in cup size, you need to add an inch to the front. Because the pattern pieces are only half a front, we need to add […]
Read MoreThis is it – my final toile, in all it’s glory: What a kerfuffle! Since my last post I did the following refinements: lowered front neckline moved bust point of french dart reduced shoulder length and reshaped armhole front and back raised back darts taken in side seams and french dart shortened, and hem band […]
Read MoreI’ve made the first round of modifications to my Butterick 2669 toile, the sixties shift dress: If you read the last post, you’ll notice it was a bit of a sack – so much of a sack it was difficult to know where to begin! I did the following changes: ‘Ungraded’ most of my grading – I basically […]
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