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Thanks so much for the feedback. It’s nice to know it was helpful. This is the way I hem ALL my chiffon projects. Thank you for watching and commenting! ❤️

Thank you :) I like these loops!

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

😆Thanks Bonnie! 💕

Such a great tip and wonderful to hear what gives you joy. Thank you for sharing ❤️

WOW! That’s AMAZING! I guess my Inn was into ‘vintage’! 😆 I love that you have the same one from 20 years ago!

I DO wish you well! If you can successfully use that pressure foot, kudos to you!!! I hope it turns out well! 😊

Cutting the fabric makes an unruly blob and can actually fray at that corner. If the fabric is truly thick, then yes, some trimming might be beneficial. I’m demonstrating a ‘factory method’ and if you haven’t tried it, then you might want give it a go! ;) Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much!!! The more full sleeve is something I’m so glad I did!! It’s a fun hack ;) Thanks for watching and commenting!!! ❤️

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

So glad it was helpful! Thanks for joining me all the way from the UK! You have a very beautiful area of the world <3

That’s great!!! Sounds like you have helped instill some good things in her. Most corners can be done with the method in this video or a variation of it. For corners that are more like 45 degree angles instead of 90-ish degree, you can do 3 folds: first fold down the fabric straight across the top, then fold in on each of the stitch lines. There have been a couple times that I have had to trim away some fabric but mostly because of its bulk. But for most cases, you don’t need to trim, like we learned ‘back in the day’ ;) Thanks for you comment and for watching. Good luck with your continued teaching of your great niece!

Thank you!! 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤️

Is a small art hammer basically a hammer to crush the fibers? If so, I use the same type of thing (an actual hammer) on super thick jeans hems when the denim is really dense! Thanks for your tip and for watching :)

I know!!!! Right?!?!? 😊

Yes!!!! That’s what they look like!

Thank you ❤️Glad you liked it!

Thank you so much for your happy wishes. This dress is indeed lovely and I’m so happy with it. As for the pattern printing in all sizes… on the particular computer I used when printing this, the layer option wasn’t available. It was probably an issue with my program, and not at all the pattern file. On my other computer the layer feature works great. That’s the only reason. ;) Thank you for watching and asking your question!

So great to hear it worked well for you! Thanks for letting me know by leaving a comment ❤️

Just curious what your thought process is. If the original shoulder seam wasn't done as a French seam, and it would have been easier to replicate the original type of seam, less time consuming and less costly for my client, would the French seam have any benefit? I can see doing it this way if one doesn't have a serger, and certainly a French seam is nice for longevity. If you can provide some insight for me, I'm open to it and would love to hear it. Thank you for watching!

You might want to make a muslin of just the top part, and make any changes that would make it fit correctly for your back waist measurement. Mine is just over 15" and I think a lot of my height is in my legs. If you like the pattern, don't give up on trying it out! You might need to hem is shorter in order to fit your height though. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for your input. My review is done from my point of view, obviously. It is simply my experience. There are some sewists who expect patterns to fit without any changes (usually newer sewists), so for me it's important to document how many changes I need to make. Of course this might or might not be different from other viewers. There are people who do have my body type. I don't give my measurements, as that's too personal for me to give out. Perhaps I forgot to mention what size I made up, but I'm pretty sure it was an '8' all the way through. The range of sizes on the PDF is available on the site, if you want to see it. All the sizes are included in the PDF, which would be a good thing for me to remember to mention, even when I am trying to get a video quickly filmed and edited. That's a 'check mark' to put in my memory bank!!! Truly I thank you for watching my video and providing your input :)

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing <3 Your napkin project sounds fun :) Rolling the edges that go around a point is something you'll need to do some practice on. I would recommend going just off the edge and without pulling your threads out from your machine, lift the needle and pressure foot. Turn your fabric to the position you need it around the corner and then start just one stitch off the fabric before the feeddogs pull it under. Try that and see if it works for you. Going around corners with a serger can be a bit finicky, but you'll find something that works well enough, I'm sure :) Colossians 3:17 (in part): "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus..." I think of this when I'm sewing <3 Thanks fo much for your comment.

@@SewDarnedFunThank you for the help!

Please let me know if that was helpful or not. I hope you have great success in making your Christmas napkins! (I want to see what they look like now!!!) <3

@@SewDarnedFun I will let you know. It will be a few days before I get back in there. ☺️

You’re right! I hadn’t thought about that 😆

YES!!! A sleeveless version would be wonderful! ❤️ Great idea! Thanks so much for watching!!

I love the fuller sleeves! It would still look great with the ones that the pattern has, but I guess my preference is for more 'flutter'! ;) Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!

Excellent point. That would probably be more important to consider when fitting pants. I think I have long legs, which would explain why the torso if this pattern was so spot in! But I love the length, and don’t know where exactly the hem was intended to fall to. In my dress it falls just below my knee which is perfect!

Thanks for the observation. This pattern is made with this idea. Not all patterns have the notch off center however. Some patterns (some for knits come to mind) have the sleeve shape exactly the same in front and back) with the notch exactly in the center. It was simply an observation I briefly commented on regarding where I wanted to start measuring when I changed the sleeve. I appreciate your input and thank you for watching my videos! <3

Very true. On this sleeve pattern that is the case. Not on all sleeve patterns though ;) Thank you for the clarification!

Oh perfect timing! That's great! A muslin is always such a good idea. Let me know how you like this pattern...I think it's so cute! Yes, please steal the sleeve hack!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

That's a great question! I included 'fit out of the box' primarily because there are sewers (usually newer sewists) who expect that a pattern should fit as it is. So I just wanted to document how many changes, and what they were, to fit my particular body shape. Some pattern companies take into account common fitting issues and change their patterns to accomodate the majority of their users. Others, however, just leave the common 'problems' in their patterns so that the users end up having to change them. So I figured it might be a useful catagory to some. You said that you have this pattern. Have you made it yet? What changes do you normally have to make? Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!

Yes...if I know the skirt will fit my circumference, I don't want to waste fabric doing that. And being that this pattern has a peplum top as an option, I just cut on the top line. It's so cute I hope to make a top with this pattern, too! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! Use my sleeve hack...I love the more fluttery sleeve on this dress!

So glad you commented on this. I don’t know if it’s beneficial to others, but I like evaluating in this way.

Thank you so much!! I'm so glad I changed the sleeves, because I couldn't be happier! Thanks for watching <3

Thanks for visiting. Glad you liked the video :)

Thank you! 😊 I'm so happy with this dress! So easy and it's really comfortable! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thank you for the anniversary wishes <3 We are looking forward to our trip. The blouse I'm wearing I devised on my own. I used a blouse pattern, and made it sleeveless. I used directions on how to make a shawl collar from Peggy Sagers at Silhouette Patterns, but I made it a few years ago and don't remember the specifics on which video I watched, etc. ;)

@@SewDarnedFun Thank you! I'll look through her videos.

I found the video where she explains how to convert a regular blouse pattern to a shawl collar: th-cam.com/video/q3s-uTW0pzU/w-d-xo.html

AW! Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope this was helpful for you! ❤️

Hurray! I’m so happy to hear that!!! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I hope you subscribed ;)

Thanks for watching!

You are SO VERY welcome! Thanks for commenting and I hope you’ve subscribed! ;)

There are other markers (more like fine felt tip) that you can buy, specifically for fabric. My experience is they dry out pretty quickly...but that was quite some years ago. I love the gel pens because I can use them for writing, too, and in so many colors, I can use the different colors for different markings, or for use on certain colors of fabric. Thanks for watching and commenting, my faithful viewer! <3

Great to know that gel washes out! Since I don't ever experience the marks coming back due to cold weather, etc. I never see my marks again after I iron them. It was a game changer for me to discover these pens! I still do use a chalk marker for formal hems, though ;)

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Thanks for watching! It’s my favorite technique and the only one I use!!!

Thank you!!!

It was a new method for me! I guess I’ve not needed to make much bias. It was interesting to me that the magazine’s instructions simply didn’t work as stated. Like I said in the video…. I just might be ‘late to the party’! Thanks for watching and commenting!!!

@@SewDarnedFun came from the quilting world, and using the bias binding around a quilt to finish it. Different tracks of sewing. Love it when they collide…..

OH my dear, I'm so sorry you have this stress to deal with. Take a deep breath and practice on the portion of hem that you know will be cut off, both with your iron and with the sewing technique. Make sure your iron is clean and doens't have black buildup on it that could get on your chiffon. My iron setting is alway left on a cotton setting. My iron, however, has a special 'shoe' that I've put on it, that diffuses the steam and heat. So I don't know if it would be harsher on fabrics if I took the shoe off. I use a universal needle in either size 75/11 or 80/12. I wish you very good luck and hope that come out the other end with a big smile on your face and an excellent hem <3