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July 4th, 2008

the reveal - the new short-cuts shirt

As, promised - here’s the new shirt I just finished for my DH:

I don’t think that the extra seam on the front facing is going to be missed… and the button holes look pretty good too (okay, so I should have ironed it again)!

Noreen left an excellent comment, reminding me of another favorite short-cut. […]

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July 3rd, 2008

tip of the day - marking button placement on shirts

I’ve finished my DH’s new shirt (you’ll see it tomorrow) and wanted to share another tip that helps me when I’m sewing shirts with lots of buttons (like men’s dress shirts).
I’ve sewn the button holes, opened them up (I like to use a stitch ripper to open button holes).  I’ve laid the shirt over my […]

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March 24th, 2008

tip of the day - keeping track of pattern alterations

I like to alter patterns quite a bit - but I don’t always remake the tissue pattern pieces.  Sometimes I just use the pattern as a starting point and cut the fabric differently (ei: I have a proportionally long waist and need to add 2″ or so to shirt patterns).
But what happens if you forget […]

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January 12th, 2008

a t-shirt for hardcore sewing addicts

I think we need to come up with a suitable motto to go along with this t-shirt.

“Sew or Die”?
“Arrr me Seamstresses”?
“The Jolly Fiber Artist”?
“Give me embroidery or give me death”?
That’s the “Jolly Crafter” t-shirt from Very Big Designs, by the way.
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