Re: dress patterns




"m_eL" <NOBODY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm wondering if anyone has any good suggestions of patterns for a few
> really
> nice dresses. Not formal, not tailored for business, but just pretty,
> feminine dresses. And they must be extremely easy.
>
> It's for myself, i used to love sewing but am dealing with some
> disabilities
> and am trying to figure out positioning of my work station so i can sew at
> least a few minutes at a time. Probably most awkward part would be laying
> out/cutting out fabric so that should be as simple as possible.
>
> I went to a Joann store yesterday and saw so many beautiful fabrics on
> clearance! I look through patterns, but sometimes easy doesn't really
> mean
> easy, and probably some of the ones NOT marked easy could actually work
> just
> fine.

what body type do you have? that will determine what looks good on you, not
"trends".


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