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Make a New Dress Pattern

Making something new is exciting but usually fraught with anxiety because there is always that fitting problem that pops up. You know the one; the problem that is so big in your head that it takes over your whole sewing life and you avoid many a sewing journey because you dread the tension that comes with fitting a new garment. Why are you continuing to put yourself through the stress of fitting each and every pattern you buy? Somewhere in your stash you will have a BASIC SHIFT PATTERN that, with a little

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