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I make four short-sleeve styles this week and show all the basics. If you are wanting to alter and create a sleeve, this video has all the vital details to get you started!  Sleeves styles shown are bell, a lantern with cuff, leg of mutton style puff with a facing, and traditional puff. Looking for the supplies video? 🠟 I have a few more patternmaking videos on my channel too in their own playlist!  🠝 click here 🠝

Hello pattern makers!  Let's get our pattern-making kit together. First, you need a set of slopers. A sloper is a set of basic patterns without ease and no seam allowance. There are sets for sale online but you can get a copy free here from Iowa State University.  It will automatically download a Printable PDF. Click here to get a printable copy of the half-scale slopers. Once you print them off it is best to copy them to posterboard or tagboard.  You can glue the printed sheet down or trace it off. Whichever you prefer. This is important to help keep the integrity of the pattern as you trace it over and over. Watch below to see how I prepared mine and what supplies I prefer. List of supplies: Clear grid ruler Hip Curve  3 colors of pencils or makers Tape dispenser with clear tape Pattern paper, like architects tracing, exam table paper, or tissue paper Slopers Tape Measure get the Ruler set here get the Fashion drawing templates here

I need to tell you that I really like this pattern. The sleeve variations are adorable!   I used the View A sleeve and the View B hemline. This is a comfy, soft, easy to wear dress. Especially since I underlined it. It feels amazing on. A few things I didn't realize until I was well into construction was: 1. The neckline has a yoke, not a facing. 2. The hem I chose is faced. These were actually better options, but I would have cut my yoke more carefully, lining up the fabric design better, if I had realized. This was totally my fault for not investigating it. The video has timestamps in the YouTube description if you click through to watch. One thing I will change if I do this pattern again is to cut the top portion of the dress in a smaller size. The hip is perfect! The bust line, especially in the back is big. This is something I deal with all the time.  The fabric is a linen blend from JoAnn Fabrics.  Machines used: Bernina 770 QEE, Be...

It has been hard to get fabric for the last two months. Even ordering was surprisingly difficult. So much was sold out or had long shipping delays.  I'm sharing what I found during the first few weeks of May and the projects to come!  Some of the masks I made. ↓