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Category: Adjusting a Pattern

Posted on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

A La Heart Full Heart Hack

A La Heart (click here to buy) is a favorite around here.  It's full of vintage sentimental charm and absolutely PERFECT for Valentines day.  It's already packed with options like a tulip skirt, shorts romper, gathered skirt, or full circle mini skirt, but I'm going to add one more option to it! Here is how to …

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Posted on January 13, 2020

Changing a Button Closure from Back to Front

Sometimes, you have the perfect pattern for a look that you want but the closure is in the wrong spot.  Most dresses have back closures, but it's actually REALLY easy to flip it to the front with very little work.  Here's how to do it. Take the pattern you want to alter and print it …

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Posted on April 17, 2019December 9, 2021

How to Sew a Skirt Placket

If you've ever tried to dress a kid, or yourself, you know how important a placket is. It allows the dress to open up wide enough to easily take it off and put it on. Unless a dress has a wide waist and a lot of ease, a placket or a zipper is needed.Below I'll …

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Posted on April 3, 2019October 19, 2019

Bees Knees Wide Bib Tutorial

  While I love the narrower bib on Bee's Knees, I do know that some people might prefer an option with more coverage. Well, I've got you...covered! The tutorial already includes some diagrams to help you through the steps, but I thought photos would be handy too. You can either trim 1/2" off of the …

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