Patchwork: A Sewists Diary / Maddie Ballard ruler Lighter textiles that gather well

Lighter textiles that gather well and have enough stability to form the wave shapes

optional inseam pocket

They explain methods for sewing the shirt with or without a serger

If you think you will need more for shrinkage

clusters of gathers at center back are held in place by narrow ties

Patchwork: A Sewists Diary / Maddie Ballard ruler Lighter textiles that gather wellIn Patchwork, a charming and evocative sewists diary, Maddie Ballard explores the making (and sometimes remaking) of seventeen specific garments over a period of great change in her lifefrom a jacket lined with the embroidered Cantonese names of her female ancestors, to a dressing gown made as a gift for a dear friend, to an eco friendly, zero waste dress. As the wardrobe grows, so too does Maddie. From her first off kilter dresses and coats to