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Kaz2904

Cuddles, your bag is so cool! I think that's chuffing marvellous and my sister would LOVE something like that

buggalugs

Oooh I had to come out of lurkdom to comment, Cuddles love the bag, unique and very nice. Miss Pixie I ADORE Steve, he is so cute!! WTG you!!
Ok back to lurkdom

MissPixie

Thanks and no no no don't lurk! *pokes out of lurkdom* come join us

hmo

well ive just ordered my first dress pattern off the net for my dd weve seen some fabric today but couldnt buy it until we chose the pattern.

any tips please only done home decor so far.

it says age 7-14 she is 8 nearly 9 does that mean i have to chop the pattern down before i put it on my fabric?

ive ordered this


it could all go horribly wrong:)

PootleFlump_3

HMO, there will be various lines on the pattern that show what size to make it to. You can cut the pattern paper if you want to but you can also just fold it along the lines so that you can re-use it if you need a bigger size in future. Also make sure you line up your arrows parallel with your selvedges or it wont hang right.

Tamster150

PootleFlump wrote: »

HMO, there will be various lines on the pattern that show what size to make it to. You can cut the pattern paper if you want to but you can also just fold it along the lines so that you can re-use it if you need a bigger size in future. Also make sure you line up your arrows parallel with your selvedges or it wont hang right.

or trace the size that you want on dressmaking tracing paper or I used the stuff that you use for baking as that was all that I had in the house lol!

irishgirl62

HMO you will be fine! its more simpler than making your handbags!!!I find them too hard to do!! (handbags I mean:))

tiamai_d

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-perfect-diaper-cover.html

I made a pair of those! And I have a couple more waiting on elastic. And I finished off a dress and a skirt. Then made a cute top.

HMO, are you sure you can't use shirring elastic on your machine? What kind do you have? I do feel sorry for you missing out on shirring

Also http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/warhol-dress-pattern.html is easy peasy and no shirring because even I got fed up shirring.

MissPixie

Are the diaper covers easy to make? I am yet to put elastic in anything!

hmo

tiamai_d wrote: »

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-perfect-diaper-cover.html

I made a pair of those! And I have a couple more waiting on elastic. And I finished off a dress and a skirt. Then made a cute top.

HMO, are you sure you can't use shirring elastic on your machine? What kind do you have? I do feel sorry for you missing out on shirring

Also http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/warhol-dress-pattern.html is easy peasy and no shirring because even I got fed up shirring.

hi i have this

its the brother ms6nt and ive tried all ways and cannot get it to do shirring