The Alek Rib Top is really fun and easy to sew but the neckline construction is a little unusual and that can make it a bit of a head-scratcher when sewing or when trying to figure out how to alter the pattern to get more/less coverage. This is what I will be covering today, in addition to a sewalong of the neckline construction.
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Dear readers,
Happy new year and best wishes! I have a serious backlog of tutorials to share with you as well as the annual financial report (get ready for some big numbers!). What better way to start the year than with a tutorial? Today I’m showing you how to connect the waistband of the free pattern I developed for Peppermint Magazine: the Milton Pinafore.
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If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that due to COVID-19, I had to relocate from Kinshasa to my parents' home in France. Although it's a global dynamic this time, it strangely echoed our last-minute exit out of Haiti last year. When I was talking about leaving Congo, a colleague mentioned that I sounded like I had "unplanned-move-PTSD." As a result, I didn't want to repeat last year's mistake of leaving my sewing room behind, so I packed most of my belongings (and my little human 😉) overnight, including 2 of my 3 machines, all my notions, fabric stash and my 2 projects in progress.
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