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Tips for working with purchased sewing patterns

April 17, by Anne Weaver. 1 Comment

While it’s tempting to think that using a purchased pattern for a sewing project will mean that all of the guesswork and decisionmaking is taken out of the project, anyone who has used a purchased pattern can tell you that is rarely the case.  Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares some tips on her blog for working with purchased patterns.  Read her tips and you might just save yourself a few gray hairs from your next sewing project.

[photo from Pickup Some Creativity]

 

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  1. Chris says

    April 17, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Thanks for including my post! I still have a lot to learn about sewing, but these tips have really helped me out.

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