Monthly Archives: November 2022

Template + Jacket

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mrsmole

Time to start using my template to compare a jacket pattern for myself. This jacket has front princess seams and a center back seam. With the template under the new pattern back, we can see that the upper curve is … Continue reading →

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Plans for Nancy

Posted on November 20, 2022 by mrsmole

When Nancy spends time in Portland, she brings back such goodies for me! Here are some future projects: Butterick 6421 two-toned jacket/coat View A Vogue 1318 jacket View B Along with some Italian wool for 2 more pair of pants: … Continue reading →

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2008 and a Princess

Posted on November 11, 2022 by mrsmole

Trolling through my “aging closet”, I found this pattern and muslin I made back in 2008. At the time I was smaller and just wanted a basic blouse pattern. It fit at the time and for some reason, it got … Continue reading →

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What next?

Posted on November 5, 2022 by mrsmole

For those of you who have followed along Step 1-11 to make a sloper/muslin of a basic blouse/bodice, you probably want to know what we can do with this new template. Depending on the dimensions, you can either place it … Continue reading →

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