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  • DIY Square Neck Concord T Shirt Dress Hack

    June 5, 2018 / 8 Comments

    Are you sick of seeing me in T-shirt dresses yet?  No, great, I don’t have any plans on stopping, T-shirt dresses are awesome!  I recommend everyone that sews get a few TNT (tried and true) patterns.  There’s nothing like just getting in there, cutting the fabric and sewing it up, no surprises!  I can’t tell you what your machine will do, but if you haven’t fluctuated too much on your weight, the pattern should be good to go.  So, speaking of fluctuating, I tend to measure myself almost every time I make a new pattern, if its more on the fitted side.  I do a quick measurement of my bust,…

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  • T Shirt Dress Hack- Fit and Flare

    May 25, 2018 / 6 Comments

    I got the bright idea to make an adjustment to a current T- shirt dress.  I’m soo, trying to get better at pattern hacking, but it takes some work.   I know that most patterns are just basic blocks that have design details, but I’m not a designer so I don’t think like a designer.  Now, I know what I like when I see it and when looking at RTW I do see things I like that look pretty simple to recreate.  Some stuff has me scratching my head on how to make it and other things are very simple.  How about those shoes? I didn’t start sewing to be a…

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  • Remake: M6886 (modified) hacked + wide legged pants

    June 26, 2017 / 6 Comments

    Hi ya!  I’m super excited about this outfit, I modified my beloved M6886.  You can check out my original review of the pattern here.  This pattern is very popular on pattern review and with sewist around the world.  It’s a basic knit pattern that can be the foundation for tons of knit and woven garments.  Sewist have used this pattern to make T Shirts, dresses, tops, etc, it truly is versatile.  To round out this outfit, I also made wide legged pants using Simplicity 8389, if you remember, I made the shorts to S8389.  The only modification to the original was I made pants instead of shorts.  The construction of…

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