Today is Day 2 of our Fae sew-a-long! It’s a super easy day – we’re just stitching up our shoulder seams. Remember that if you mash sizes for the front pieces of Fae, you will need to do the same for the back piece! If you are having to stretch your shoulder seams at all to get them to match…
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Fae (Women’s, Youth, and Baby) is one of my favorite cardi patterns EVER; I love the fun, color-blocked sleeves, and the cozy, loose fit. I have so much fun mixing and matching prints for the sleeves, but if that’s not your thing, there are more subdued fitted or lantern sleeve options, too. ๐ Check out the line drawings below for…
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Hi, I am going to show you how easy it is to make a bust adjustment to your Reese pattern, whether that means adding a little extra ease or taking some away.ย However, there are two things we will need to check off first. 1- Are you sure you need a full bust adjustment? Made For Mermaids drafts for a…
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Fall weather, is that you?!?!?! It dropped about six degrees in Okinawa today, and I was mere minutes from breaking out all the pumpkins and fall decor! I resisted the urge, but I’m not going to hold out much longer ๐ Our new Logan patterns are going to be the PERFECT transition piece from the sweaty days of summer to…
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The Blythe Babydoll Top & Dress patterns are ย here, and we think you’re gonna love them! Women’s is fitted through the chest with a looser fit through the waist, and features both low and high scoop necklines. You can choose from tank, short, 3/4, long, or even flutter sleeves! Finish the neckline/armholes with knit binding OR bands. Options include simple…
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Willow is the romper/dress/top/crop pattern you didn’t know you needed!Our Women’s Willow pattern features crop, top, dress, and low drop or high drop crotch pants romper options. Baby and Youth are just as fun, featuring shorts and pants rompers, dress, top, and crop options. The neckline and armscye are finished with binding. Not super comfortable with binding? No worries –…
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Thank you for joining us over the last week for our Penelope SAL! I loved seeing all of your gorgeous Penelope dresses. If you started but havenโt had a chance to finish, or if you are planning to tackle this project at a later date, ย the videos and blog posts will always stay up for you to refer back to….
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We’ve made it to the end of the week! I’m so happy you joined us for our Penelope SAL. What are you hoping to sew up next month with P4P??? Today’s step is just hemming and cleaning up any stray threads, etc. you may have left. If you don’t have a coverstitch, don’t fret. You can use a regular sewing…
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We are almost done – today is Day 6! We are attaching our neckbands today, so not too much work! Today is not too time consuming ๐ We are going to construct and attach our neckband. Struggling with the neckband? Check out our 101 post here.ย If you’re looking for another style to finish the neckline, you could also do a…
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Day 5 of our Penelope sew-a-long is today! Woohoo! Today we’re going to pin or clip the side seams, to include the sleeves, and then sew them up using a 1/2″ seam allowance. I like to clip the raw edge of the sleeve, the armpit seam, and the bottom hem raw edge, then place clips along the remainder of the…
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