Last week I suddenly got the idea that it would be fun to write an advice column. For my first post, I answer questions about sewing frosting rather than basics, including seam allowances in PDF patterns and what to do as a tester when you think the pattern being tested is bad. I also include the link to submit your own question at the bottom of this post. Let’s get started!
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All my best wishes for your sewing projects in 2020! This is the 8th edition of Tidbits and as often it’s mixture of life update and sewing thoughts. These have always been my favorite kind of posts to write so I hope that you continue to enjoy them!
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I thought I might interrupt the Stephanie Skirt programming around here to show you the latest garment I made: a gatherless version of the Burnside Bibs by Sew House 7 and to share my changes in case you want to try it out for yourself. I usually have 2 ways of planning my sewing projects: 1/ I find an inspiration garment in RTW and look for a suitable pattern (or draft it if I have to) or 2/ I like a pattern and decide to make it as is or with minimal changes. This time was different…
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I hope you are enjoying the weekend. I am finally catching up on the sewing plans that I have been delaying and I'm making some progress. For today's edition of Tidbits, I gathered some information about making an arm for your dressform.
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It's been a while since I wrote the last Tidbits, but here we are. I had drafts sitting in my blog editor forever and I had to delete a lot of the links which I thought were not relevant anymore. But I kept some, that I thought were interesting anyway. I want to mention first that if you are like me and enjoy those round-up posts, my two favorite sources articles you won't find mentioned on all the other blogs are Oliver + S weekend links and the newsletter of Center for Pattern Design.
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