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Pendrell Sew-Along #10: Underlining The Pendrell Blouse

Pendrell Sew-Along #10: Underlining The Pendrell Blouse

By on January 25, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

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. [...]

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Pendrell Sew-Along #8: Bonus Post! Cutting Scalloped-Edge Lace

Pendrell Sew-Along #8: Bonus Post! Cutting Scalloped-Edge Lace

By on January 20, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

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 [...]

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Pendrell Sew-Along #6: Princess-Seam FBA (Full Bust Adjustment)

Pendrell Sew-Along #6: Princess-Seam FBA (Full Bust Adjustment)

By on January 18, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

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 [...]

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Pendrell Sew-Along #5: Altering The Hip and Waist

Pendrell Sew-Along #5: Altering The Hip and Waist

By on January 14, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

Today, I’ll show you how to narrow the hip width on the Pendrell Blouse. It’s ironic, don’t you think, that I’m showing you how to un-pear-shape the 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 [...]

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Pendrell Sew-Along #4: Shortening the Blouse Length

Pendrell Sew-Along #4: Shortening the Blouse Length

By on January 13, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

Pendrell Sew-Along, day four! Are you dying to get started sewing already? Don’t worry, just a few more posts on pattern adjustments, and we’ll be cutting in no time. Just joining us? Here are links to the first three Sew-Along posts: Pendrell Sew-Along: Supply List, Schedule & Sew-Along Badge Pendrell Sew-Along #2: Prewashing your Fabric [...]

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Pendrell Sew-Along #3: Measuring and Choosing Your Size

Pendrell Sew-Along #3: Measuring and Choosing Your Size

By on January 12, 2011 in Sew-Alongs, Tips

Day three of the Pendrell Sew-Along! 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 [...]

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