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A Tale of Two Pattern Hacks: Style Arc Fran Knit tops

Here’s my first make of 2019, and the first item to cross off of my #makenine list. This is a … More

#franknittop, #makenine, #maternitysewing, #sewingwithknits, #sezanelike, StyleArc

#memademay day 10 but really only day 2 for me. ⠀ ⠀ I made a thing that is not a mask! Then I put that thing in my body and wore it outside today.⠀ ⠀ This is the Kalle shirt dress from @closetcase.patterns and a piece of non black maternity wear. (I’m getting real sick of black, and normally I ❤️ it.) ⠀ ⠀ This dress has a ton of ease already, so I actually went with my pre pregnancy size, and then did a 1” full bust adjustment. I also lowered the front hem to align with the back. The extreme hi-lo hem is cute but not really for me and defffff not for a baby bump. I also added a self belt and belt carriers. I’m only 5’3”, and didn’t shorten this pattern anywhere, including the sleeves where I generally lop off an inch or two. ⠀ ⠀ If you look too closely you’ll notice the cuffs are of a slightly different chambray. Not on purpose but I only cut 2 cuff pieces before using the rest of the chambray for masks so here we are with a bit of light contrast. 🤷🏼‍♀️⠀ ⠀ The most important thing about this is that I conquered my fear of buttonholes! I’ve been sewing an awful long time to still be avoiding them. I have a mechanical machine (Viking 116) and hadn’t taken the time to figure out the foot. It works about 80% of the time, which is not terrible. The other times it makes one side of the buttonhole but refuses to turn and come back, so I execute a bit of a work around. ⠀ ⠀ #memademay20 #dcsews #sewing #kalleshirtdress #maternitysewing #maternitysewingpattern #isewlation #isolationcreation

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