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If your fabric is sheer, you may want to underline your Pendrell Blouse. I know a lot of you are already planning to underline your blouses for the Sew-Along. You may wonder, what’s the difference between lining and underlining? Underlining is different from lining, in that it’s sewn to the main fabric as a backing. […]
Today’s post is a bonus post on how to cut the Pendrell Blouse in scalloped-edge lace! All versions of the blouse would be gorgeous in lace, don’t you think? The ruffles would be adorable with scalloped lace edges, as would the pleated sleeve with a lace edge. So would the classic, sleeveless shell – gorgeous […]
Today, we’re going to cut our fabric! I’ll be cutting View A in a teal polyester print, and View B in a cream silk satin. For today’s demo, I’m cutting the teal polyester print in the draped sleeve version. I’m thinking I will just show you how to cut once, instead of showing you the […]
Here we go: Full Bust Adjustment time! Today I’ll show you how to adjust a princess seam blouse for a full bust. This is the method shown in Fit for Real People, which you may have seen before. It comes highly recommended by sewists with fuller bustlines! This pattern adjustment is a little tricky, but […]
Today, I’ll show you how to narrow the hip width on the Pendrell Blouse. That’s the great thing about sewing – you can adjust anything to fit your body no matter what your shape! What we’ll be doing today is the reverse of what I do on just about every pattern. I always have to […]
Pendrell Sew-Along #3! Just joining us? Here are links to the first Sew-Along posts: Pendrell Sew-Along #1: Prewashing your Fabric Pendrell Sew-Along #2: Measuring and Choosing Your Size The first pattern alteration is an easy one – shortening the blouse length! I’m doing this one first since it’s very straightforward. If you wanted to, you […]
Today, we’re going to measure ourselves and choose our size. We’ll measure ourselves, compare the measurements to the pattern envelope sizes, and decide which cutting lines to follow. This is also a good time to see if you’ll want (or need) to make any adjustments or alterations to the pattern. Need to catch up? Here […]
Welcome to the Pendrell Sew-Along! Before we cut, let’s talk about pre-washing your fabric. Pre-washing is basically washing your fabric before you start sewing. That’s all there is to it! There are a couple of theories and reasons why we do this step. I’ll give you the whys and hows of prewashing, and then tell […]