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It's sweater dress SEA-SOOOOOHHHNNNN! I want to ma

It's sweater dress SEA-SOOOOOHHHNNNN! I want to make this #victorypatternslola again (sized down). What fabric should I use?⁠
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P.S. Click the link bio to find a blog post about this blue beauty!⁠
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Do you love to sew T-shirts but have big boobies?

Do you love to sew T-shirts but have big boobies? I GOT YOU.⁠
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First, this is the F-R-E-E Sie Macht Cass T (link in bio), and it comes in misses AND plus size ranges - up to a 66-inch bust and 70-inch waist.⁠
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Second, if Cass (or any other T-shirt) doesn't work for your bosom, there's a fully illustrated article on the site (again, bio link) on how to make a full bust adjustment on shirts with no darts. That's a picture for EVERY G-DANG STEP.⁠
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I promise you can make a T-shirt fit nicely; YOU have the power. 💪⁠
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What element of your me-made T-shirts would you like to most improve?⁠
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As the weather cools off in my part of the world,

As the weather cools off in my part of the world, I'm kinda truly excited to get back into this #closetcoreclare coat.⁠
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Tell us: Which of your me-made garments do you look most forward to pulling out annually?⁠
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Whipping up a pair of simple leggings to go with a

Whipping up a pair of simple leggings to go with an oversized sweatshirt is hella rewarding, sewing friends. Highly recommend.⁠
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These are #m2mleggings from @sewherecome - you draft the pattern based on YOUR measurements, and there's a vid to guide you through it. Click the bio link for a review of this pattern/class combo⁠
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Have you tried sewing leggings?⁠
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It's been about a year since I started sewing and

It's been about a year since I started sewing and using this DIY dress form, and I'm deeper in love with her today than I was last fall.⁠
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I don't know how I would work on plus-sized pattern drafting for Sie Macht without her. She's irreplaceable (and oh-so huggable - sometimes I just hug her).⁠
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Should you be interested, you may check out a full review of this self-sewn dress form; link in bio.⁠
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The first day of fall is this week (Sept. 22), whi

The first day of fall is this week (Sept. 22), which means your me-made sweaters - like this #samarapattern cardigan from @victorypatterns - are aching to be worn. (MOST sweaters aren't sentient, to my knowledge.)⁠
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Which of YOUR me-made sweaters are you most excited to wear during this change of season?⁠
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P.S. I blogged this cardi. Click the bio link to read all about it.⁠
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Isn't this pin cushion just about the cutest thing

Isn't this pin cushion just about the cutest thing you ever did see? I got this felted little birdy at a craft fair sometime in the mid-2000s. Yeah, she's an old bird.⁠
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Do you have a decorative pin cushion, and do you use it? Or is it for your eyes only?⁠
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Actual photograph of me staring longingly at the w

Actual photograph of me staring longingly at the weekend. SIGH.⁠
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Didja sew this weekend?⁠
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Did you know that classic Levi's 501 jeans, made o

Did you know that classic Levi's 501 jeans, made of nonstretch denim, are about 12 ounces per square yard (that's 407 grams per square meter for my metric friends)?⁠
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I like my stretch denim - like the fabric of these #closetcoregingerjeans - to be 9-10 ounces per square yard.⁠
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When it comes to fabric weight, how's your knowledge There's an article on the blog (link in bio) all about fabric weight - why it matters, how it's calculated, the weights of popular garment textiles, and M-O-R-E.⁠
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