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You sandwich the bodice between the two midriff panels, fold them down away from the bodice and they are wrong sides together.

Wow that’s beautiful!

You know that moment when someone mentions the exact pattern that's under your cutter right that very moment😆😆 That happened when I was cutting the pattern pieces out, and now I'm cutting the fabric! I remember when one granddaughter was in tulle skirts every day. We called her Fancy Nancy haha. Your upcoming trip sounds wonderful!!

Fun catch up! I have an almost 2 year old girl so it’s fun to see what your plans are for your little ones.

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Hi Carrie (sp?)! Love your enthusiasm for sewing and fabric...and your beautiful makes. Have you checked out Lifting Pins and Needles on TH-cam, yet? She is the Queen of Hand Basting,(among other things) which probably sounds like too much work. But! Until you have a walking foot for your machine, hand basting plackets and other areas that need topstitching will prevent the rippling you're experiencing. I don't think it's your tension that is causing the issue, but the fabric against the feed dogs being fed faster than the fabric under the foot. Also, on your full skirt, large circular hems need tiny hems so they won't ripple, The length of the skirt at the bottom of the hem is larger than the skirt is where the hem is being attached. The smaller the hem, the less difference in the length of the hem that needs to be eased in to a shorter length. If you want a large hem on a full skirt, a facing or bias binding can be used. Hope that helps! And sorry for the long, run on sentences.

I love it that you went to Goldhawk Road. I live in Surrey now but Nottinghill is where I was born & lived all my childhood.. I still go to Goldhawk Rd for any fabric I need. I make Velvet Pumpkins & crafts, I'm have the best banter with the shopkeepers ( I talk to everyone like I’ve known them for years 😂 also talk for England, which helps!😬) Thanks for sharing ❤

Great video. I am heading to London in the spring and was planning to fabric-shop. You gave me some great information. Thank you and happy sewing.

The skirt turned out so cute! The color is gorgeous. I love the upcycles. Thrift stores are a treasure trove 🤗

Adding a link to the fabric! lamazifabrics.com/products/sparkle-flowers-on-maroon-viscose-fabric

Cute skirt! You might try a walking foot for the puckering placket issue. Regardless, it looks great on you!

I was analyzing your TH-cam channel and are you struggling with subscriber and video views monetization ? I can help grow your TH-cam channel, I want to discuss your channel grow and traffic generated

Carey, you are such a natural at vlogging. It's hard to believe you are new to it. Love your projects and look forward to seeing them soon. Happy sewing

Welcome to the group! Great job. Cant wait to see what you make with all that gorgeous fabric!! Happy weekend!

Just found your channel. Your green fabric is beautiful. However, it may be too stiff for a flowy dress or skirt. The cargo-type of skirts you showed pictures of would probably be great for that fabric, but you might be disappointed with a dress made from it. I say this because you describe it as canvas-like. I'd hate for you to be disappointed with a dress that didn't have much movement and flow to it. A very experienced YT sewing vlogger took a gamble and made a garment (can't recall what) using fabric that wasn't recommended on the pattern envelope. It turned out to be an "epic fail" because it was seriously the wrong type for the garment. Would hate for you to have regrets and get very discouraged with an expensive amount of fabric. Your thrifted trench coat purchase was a great buy for $6! I understand being a fulltime working mother and trying to find time to sew. You fit in what you can! Looking forward to your makes with your fabric haul. BEAUTIFUL pieces!!!

Love the fabric haul and the top you are wearing - did you make it?

Hello, could you please add the link to the website that you had your PDF pattern sent to? Thank you.

Beautiful skirt. You got there in the end and that's how it works out sometimes. No matter how long we've been sewing, these little blunders happen but they are usually fixable. Glad I found your channel. Look forward to following you along your sewing journey.

That blossom viscose is DIVINE!❤

Hello, new subscriber here from the UK. Loved your vlog and haul. I can't wait to catch up on your playlist and future vlogs 😊

Hi. Nice to meet you. I think you said Jeri. Welcome to your first video. I saw your video you did on friday sews. You will have a great time here because we're here to support one another.😅 That is a beautiful dress on your dress form.

Hi. I'm Zelda. I didn't hear you say your name so I'm not sure what your name is. I love meeting other people who sew and I like to support them... so I have subscribed. 😅 Don't forget to go in your "About" page and put information about yourself so we can get to know you. My channel is called Zelda, Sews and that's what I love to do! Welcome to your first Friday Sews! I have a local copy shop that does printing. I was curious about PDF plotting and how much it costs per sheet.

By the way, if you haven’t had you colors done and know your color season, run, don’t walk and have it done. I love summer colors and had a large wardrobe of muted, lined wool slacks, blazers, skirts, dresses, and jumpers. Oh, the time! Oh, the cost! I’m a winter. Once I started getting tons of compliments and realized how much better I looked, I gave everything away. Get your colors done first.

Where are you finding thrifted fabric? The local Salvation Army in my area quit carrying fabric, such a bummer! Great shares!

Beautiful fabrics 😊 happy sewing!😊

This was so fun to watch! It reminded me of the excitement I felt discovering everything when I first started sewing. :) I was super tempted to get the Blair skirt but already have way too many plans on my Fall sewing list haha. So I'm really looking forward to seeing how yours turns out! That trench coat fabric that you scored would look lovely in a Blair as well. I have a Tilly and the Buttons Ness skirt made out of a bull denim that is in that beige color, and it goes with everything. The sewing culture over in the UK/Europe is really so different than it is here in the US. I'm lucky that the sewing studio we have in town does monthly sewcials, and I've gone to the frocktails for our state (Arizona) as well. Not familiar with what kinds of sewcials are available in the New England area, but I'm sure there must be something similar!

I love the skirt pattern for the green fabric . I also had a hoodie pattern from Vicky Sews and was just about t 4:32 o cut the fabric and took a quick look at the pattern and thought oh no this is too complicated and I didn’t need the stress ! So. I made the Toaster sweater into a dress and I love it .just waiting for the cold weather to wear it

The beauty of sewing is that you can wear this way for awhile, and then shorten the bodice later if you want. I like the way you styled it with the jacket.

It turned out so beautiful!!! I haven't made this pattern, but whenever you're hemming a curve, you'll tend to get that rippling effect. It's not your fault, it's the nature of the bias. You can minimize it by making the hem as narrow as possible. Or you can make a line of basting so you can draw up the fabric around the most bias sections. On the under side there will be ripples or gathers, but they won't show from the right side. And another choice is to use a bias tape for your hem. If it's lightweight fabric, you'll want to use hand-made bias from the same fabric so you keep the flowiness of the fabric. You're doing great, and I'm loving your channel! I think as sewists, we are always learning and problem solving. I love the online sewing community for all the wonderful help, inspiration, examples, etc. Happy sewing!

So glad that I found you I'm so excited to watch you on your sewing journey. Love the fabrics that you bought the colors are awesome

The dress is pretty on you, don’t change it, it looks fine👍. Sewing is a trial and error, and so far you are doing very well. Just keep a mental note for the next one, perhaps adding 1” or less could be enough. 🌸🌸🌸 Karen

Wow, your skirt is really pretty. Don’t worry, we all make mistakes 😆😆😆, and we usually learn from them. Happy sewing 🧵🪡👗👚✂️🌸🌸 Karen

I made the S9136 for my daughter, and it was my first (during COVID times), it was not a difficult make and I am sure that you will ace it 👍👍👍👍. Great first video, you are a natural on camera.🌸🌸🌸 Karen from Florida.

Great Friday Sews video 👍👍👍. I love all the fabrics that you received fro Lamazi Fabrics, can’t wait to see what you make with them😊😊😊😊. Have a great week 👗🧵🪡👚✂️

Wow you had some amazing thrift finds!! I’m excited to see your makes 🤗

😊 yay, I've done that too, so you are just fine, mistakes makes it perfect .Love it❤

Very pretty

Looks lovely on you

Can’t wait to see all your makes! Fun haul!

Fun video, I loved your thrift finds and your new fabric haul! Looking forward to seeing more of your videos 😊

Keep it and wear it.

Pretty dress but in my opinion you didn’t need to lengthen the bodice. Still looks good on you though & a very wearable toile. I’ve always added 1 inch to every bodice as I have a longer torso but recently I’ve had to shorten this on a couple of makes. Maybe pattern companies are drafting for taller bodies these days - or maybe I’m just shrinking with age 😂

@Sew4serenity thank you sooo much! Have to admit I'm definitely a little star struck to see your comment on my first vlog ☺️☺️. I love your channel and take such inspiration from you!! Btw such a bummer about the original Dressmakers ball project, totally feel what happened tho. I feel like until I get my custom adjustments right I'm in the same boat with a lot of my makes. Can't wait to see how the final project turned out tho. Seeing your other makes I have all confidence it will be fab.

Thanks for the mention in your comments . Such a lovely vlog and welcome to youtube. Have you got an instagram account? x

Don’t forget you have to make the back bodice longer if you make front bodice longer

Hey! I very much liked watching your video. It might just be good to look into the sound levels, if I could give you some advice. The sound level of the intro music and your voice are very different. But besides that, I really look forward to more videos from you!

Fun video! I love your fabric pick for your dress, definitely will be one of a kind. I’ve been sewing for a year and love it. I’m from New England, too. 😊