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Review on πŸ‘— Cute Dresses Made Easy: 25 Simple Designs for Sewing by Barbara Simmons

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Make them yours!

I loved this book so much and it met my expectations. The patterns are so simple and easy to use that it will be very easy to make them your size, no matter how tall I am, I plan to make some of these for my 12 year old daughter without bothering with complicated math and grading is really a matter of understanding how to fit your body or someone else's body. I keep seeing people refer to these dresses as "bags" but the patterns are actually recommendations! Play with them until they match, add arrows, make them your own! Use less fabric and make the waist less bulky. I can also envision making some of these shorter and wearing them as tunic style tops over jeans or leggings. I am very much looking forward to getting started on more than one project in this book. I have a huge stash of fabrics (I sew for a living) and can't wait to use some of my vintage stuff and other stuff I've bought and never used. how much ease or non-adding to the pattern to make them look good on YOU! Raise the belt, narrow the torso. This book has some great drawing techniques that you can use to create your own drawings. Be creative.

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Cord is shorter than others

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May 19, 2023
There are only diagrams, no patterns. I don't find that useful at all.